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Supporters pray for beatification of Father Solanus Casey

DETROIT – Donald Veryser, a member of Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish in suburban Grosse Pointe Woods, was among the many supporters of Capuchin Father Solanus Casey’s cause for sainthood who came to St. Bonaventure Monastery in Detroit July 28-29 to pray for his beatification.
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Youth pilgrimage opens eyes, hearts in Cumberland

CUMBERLAND – Young Catholics from across Allegany and Garrett counties put their faith on display April 9.
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Pioneering Josephite priest dies

Father Robert “Rocky” Kearns, a pioneering Josephite priest, pastor and superior general who was active in the social justice movement, died in an Alabama hospital Dec. 6 from complications of cancer. He was 72.
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Priest heads south after lengthy career in western Maryland

After his father died, Father Gerald F. LaPorta suggested to his mother, “Let’s go someplace where it’s warmer.”
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Severna Park confirmation students plant hope

For one Anne Arundel County woman, it was a much-anticipated annual rite of passage.
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Towson Catholic student a Page worth reading

Ever since she was a little girl, Catherine Warner has been the curious sort.
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Ecology: Key to teaching young people about Christian morality

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI believes ecology could hold the key to teaching young people about Christian morality.
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Priests ministered to Catholic soldiers on both sides during Civil War

ALBANY, N.Y. - In 1863, a joint committee of Congress held a hearing to assay how the Civil War was proceeding after two years of combat. A number of experts were summoned to testify, including General Benjamin F. Butler.
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U.S. nun murdered in Brazil in 2005 honored with human rights prize

UNITED NATIONS – A U.S. nun who was murdered in 2005 while she worked to defend the rights of poor farmers in the Brazilian Amazon region has been named a recipient of a prestigious U.N. human rights prize.
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Curriculum mapping helps schools, teachers

Catholic elementary schools throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore are keeping precise track of what’s happening in the classroom thanks to a computerized process known as curriculum mapping.
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Church giving seen rebounding, but Catholic picture may be different

WASHINGTON – Church giving is beginning to rebound from challenges posed by the recession, according to a new survey involving mostly Protestant churches.
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Keep focus on FOCA

The letter “Don’t be fooled by venomous writers” (CR, Nov. 27) attacked four of the five letters published in the Nov. 20 issue, which expressed anger and concern over legalized abortion. Three of those four letters addressed the Freedom of Choice Act. The letter falsely claimed one of the letter writers was praying for the...
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