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Pope greets Tour de France cyclists, urges respect of values in sports

LES COMBES, Italy – World-class cyclists racing in the Tour de France received special greetings from Pope Benedict XVI.
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Russian bishops urge new president to work with religious

WARSAW, Poland -- Russia's Catholic bishops have urged the newly elected president, Dmitri Medvedev, to strengthen ties with religious communities and help remove bureaucratic obstacles to the work of foreign clergy in the country.
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Archbishop visits homes to talk priesthood

God has a purpose for each person he creates. It’s our job to discern what that purpose is and live it out faithfully.
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Sister Mary Benedicta Viebeck, S.S.N.D.

A memorial service was held for Sister Mary Benedicta Viebeck, S.S.N.D., on March 1 at the Villa Assumpta chapel in Baltimore.
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Passage of Indiana legislation gives push to Maryland BOAST tax credit

As Indiana became the seventh state to pass a scholarship tax credit that helps provide school choice, Catholic leaders in Maryland called on lawmakers to approve a similar initiative in the Free State.
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Conference links spirituality, sustainability

The spirituality of sustainability is the focus of a one-day conference in Baltimore on April 26.
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New Jersey parishioner collects sewing machines for poor in Africa

HILLSBOROUGH, N.J. – Clare S. Liptak is combining her Catholic faith with a love of sewing to help the poor in Africa stitch together a better life.
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Sandboxes and seminar rooms

Driving through the Cleveland suburbs recently, I had a great life-imitates-art moment: a sign on Interstate 271 announcing two impending exits, one for “Harvard Rd.” and the other for “Chagrin Blvd.”
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Towson Catholic community struggles with closing

An almost funereal feeling permeated the air of Towson Catholic High School’s parking lot July 7.
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Bishop tackles religious education by teaching class

Try explaining vocations to a room full of third-graders. Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski, eastern vicar, gamely took charge of the third-grade religious education class at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Homeland, Feb. 24 and did just that.
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Former baseball star works with special needs people

Like any boy playing baseball, Frank Kolarek dreamed of being in the big leagues and maybe even playing in the All-Star Game.
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Town agonizes over mill closure, its effect on community

PORT EDWARDS, Wis. – The production of pulp and paper products is synonymous with the small Wisconsin town of Port Edwards. Together with the other towns and cities in the La Crosse Diocese that straddle the Wisconsin River – including Nekoosa, Wisconsin Rapids, Stevens Point, Mosinee and Wausau – Port Edwards is and always has...
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