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Glyndon parishioner’s book tells story of healing

After decades of keeping a painful secret, D. Wayne Coffey has stepped forward to tell the story of how an uncle sexually abused him for years beginning at age 5.
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From St. Barnabas to St. Pius – A Journey of a Parish

(This is the first article in a two-part series.) There is a banner at St. Pius dated July 12, 1931. The date represents the 78th anniversary when the congregation of St. Barnabas located at West Biddle Street and Argyle Avenue relocated and became the congregation of St. Pius V located four blocks away.
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Atlanta archbishop recuperating after prostate surgery

ATLANTA – Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Atlanta was recuperating at home following a Nov. 5 surgical procedure for early-stage prostate cancer at Emory University Hospital, and he was expected to resume a limited work schedule in December.
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Canadian Catholic students help U.S. athletes recall meaning of sports

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Members of the USA Bobsled & Skeleton Federation were surprised and grateful at the welcome they received when they spent four days training at a Catholic school in Vancouver before the Feb. 12-28 Winter Olympics.
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Pope: Welcome repentant women who had an abortion

VATICAN CITY – Abortion can never be justified, but women who repent after having an abortion should be welcomed back into the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI told the bishops of Kenya.
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Life of a former slave continues to inspire

During Black History Month this story out of Denver introduces us to yet another saintly woman. To rise out of slavery and then dedicate her life to enhance the quality of life for others continues to inspire. Julia Greeley is such a woman.
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Shareholder resolutions seen as increasing in influence

WASHINGTON – Despite the threat that the Securities and Exchange Commission will limit the future use of shareholder resolutions, a top official of Christian Brothers Investment Services said he expects the use of such resolutions to continue and to gain support in 2008.
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Pope, at homeless shelter, says church will not abandon poor

ROME – Pope Benedict XVI paid a visit to a church-run shelter for the homeless and said concrete acts of charity were essential expressions of the Christian faith.
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Pope, at audience, encourages Christians to read Bible

VATICAN CITY – To know God and to know how to live their lives, Christians must read the Bible, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Memories about Harambee

This year, Harambee celebrates 25 years. Over the years, more than 1,000 young people have participated in the Office of African American Ministries’ Harambee youth program. Some have wandered away from Catholicism, but three women have remained connected in the Archdiocese of Baltimore through friendship and ministry in the church.
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Cavs, Dons upset volleyball competition

Both Loyola Blakefield, Towson, and Archbishop Spalding High School, Severn, came into the MIAA volleyball finals as second seeds, yet both came out victorious on Nov. 2 at Archbishop Spalding.
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