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Glendon to receive Medal at Notre Dame; honorary degree for President Obama under protest

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Mary Ann Glendon, a professor at Harvard Law School who recently stepped down as U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, will receive the University of Notre Dame’s Laetare Medal at commencement ceremonies May 17.
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Dons, Gaels share football title

Junior Leon Kinnard, Loyola Blakefield’s multi-talented quarterback, confidently led the Dons to a share of first-place honors in the MIAA A Conference football league, ending their season with another routing of the Calvert Hall College High School Cardinals on Thanksgiving Day at M&T Bank Stadium by a score of 33-10.
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Military members, their families enjoy sharing faith with many cultures

MADRID – Although he and his group were unable to get very close to welcome Pope Benedict XVI to World Youth Day, Erick Arellano, a senior airman with the U.S. Air Force, still felt the excitement of being among the thousands that packed the Spanish capital’s Plaza de Cibeles.
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In Africa, pope warns of erosion of values, ‘tyranny of materialism’

YAOUNDE, Cameroon – Celebrating Mass with more than 40,000 Catholics in Cameroon, Pope Benedict XVI urged African families to reject the “tyranny of materialism” and other social changes that risk eroding the continent’s traditional values.
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Report linking crucifixes, Chinese sweatshops denied

NEW YORK – There is no “conclusive evidence” to back up allegations that crucifixes sold in the gift shop at St. Patrick’s Cathedral and other religious goods stores were made in Chinese sweatshops, the Archdiocese of New York said in a Nov. 21 statement.
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St. Joseph doc reveals treatment for people with sweaty palms

J. Edgar Hoover was known to distrust anyone whose hand was sweaty or clammy when he shook it. It is believed that many an FBI candidate was rejected as a result.
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Pope’s condom comments latest chapter in sensitive church discussion

YAOUNDE, Cameroon – Pope Benedict XVI’s declaration that distribution of condoms only increases the problem of AIDS is the latest and one of the strongest statements in a simmering debate inside the church.
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St. Leo pastor accused of abuse, removed from ministry

The pastor of St. Leo church in Little Italy has been removed from ministry by his religious order and stripped of his faculties to function as a priest.
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Diocese of Orange increases its bid for Crystal Cathedral

ORANGE, Calif. – The Diocese of Orange has upped its bid to buy the Crystal Cathedral complex in Garden Grove from $50 million to $53.6 million.
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Adoration is key attitude toward Eucharist, even at Mass, pope says

VATICAN CITY – Because Christ is truly present in the Eucharist, adoration must be a Catholic’s primary attitude toward the Blessed Sacrament at Mass as well as when praying before the tabernacle, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Cavs sought three-peat in MIAA championship

The Archbishop Spalding Cavaliers entered the MIAA B Conference football championships looking for their third title in as many years.
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Nuns help London residents displaced by rioting

LONDON – Catholic nuns who live near London neighborhoods hit by riots are working with local authorities to help – and even counsel – homeless victims.
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