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Vatican defends Pope Pius XII’s wartime actions

ROME – Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican secretary of state, strongly defended Pope Pius XII’s wartime actions and said he had coordinated church efforts that saved the lives of many Jews. Cardinal Bertone spoke Jan. 24 at the presentation of the Italian translation of the book “The Righteous: The Unsung Heroes of the Holocaust,” by...
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Hecklers accuse pope of covering up abuse, demand his resignation

LONDON – Groups of hecklers greeted Pope Benedict XVI at various stops in London, holding up banners condemning clergy sexual abuse and demanding the pope’s resignation.
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Religious leaders urge renewed peace initiative

WASHINGTON – Several Catholics were among nearly 40 U.S. religious leaders who called on President George W. Bush to launch a new Israeli-Palestinian peace initiative. “We ask that you make Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking, in the context of a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace initiative, an urgent priority for your administration,” the leaders said in a letter delivered to...
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Population authority to give talk at Cathedral Sept. 30

Steven W. Mosher, president of the Population Research Institute, will give a speech titled “The Overpopulation Myth: Flawed Science, Faulty Math and Reasoning,”.Sept. 30 at 7:00 p.m. at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.
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New book offers inside glimpse of John Paul II’s life

ROME – Pope John Paul II consulted with top aides about possibly resigning in 2000 and set up a “specific procedure” for papal resignation, says a new book by the pope’s former secretary. The pope eventually decided that it was God’s will that he stay in office, despite the illness that left him more and...
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Concert Series set for Cathedral of Mary Our Queen

The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland has announced its 2010-11 music series. Below are concerts scheduled through the end of the year. Unless otherwise indicated, the programs are free.
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Usual images of heaven don’t impress Christians

VATICAN CITY – A recent sermon by the papal preacher, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, took aim at John Lennon’s famous line, “Imagine there’s no heaven,” saying it represented an empty, secularized vision of human destiny. But an Italian biblicist, Father Carlo Buzzetti, has approached the question from a different angle: The modern church, he said,...
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Baltimore’s Bishop Spencer installed for Military Archdiocese

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for U.S. Military Services ordained one of Baltimore’s own as the next auxiliary bishop of the military archdiocese during a Sept. 8 Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
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Alumni programs keep graduates connected

Some graduates go back just for the sandwiches. The buffalo chicken wrap is popular, as is The Kevin Special: hot roast beef, melted provolone, barbecue sauce, mayonnaise, onions, lettuce and French fries (yes, French fries) wrapped in a flour tortilla. Both are favorites of students and alumni in the dining hall at Loyola Blakefield, Towson.
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Pope to highlight ongoing relevance of Newman in visit to Britain

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to travel to Great Britain to personally beatify Cardinal John Henry Newman will give him an opportunity to highlight Cardinal Newman’s teaching about the relation between faith and reason, the role of conscience and the place of religion in society.
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Humility and Excellence; a winning combination

There were two things that Kirk Salvo took away from his high school wrestling days at Mount St. Joseph, Baltimore, humility and excellence. Now into his second season as the Gaels head coach, Salvo, ’84, challenges his wrestlers to focus on the same.
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Haitian dance troupe performs Sept. 9 benefit in Towson

The Resurrection Dance Theater of Haiti will perform in Towson Sept. 9, at 7 p.m., at Central Presbyterian Church. The professional troupe includes members of the St. Joseph family of orphanage-like facilities outside of Port-au-Prince, St. Joseph’s and Wings of Hope.
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