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U.S. bishops decry violence against Christians around the world

WASHINGTON – Two U.S. bishops condemned recent attacks on Christians, offering support to Orthodox Christians in Egypt and asking State Department officials to urge other governments to better protect human rights, particularly religious freedom.
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Part Two: On Integrating a Southern Catholic high school

The students in Charleston had a different way of life. Some of the boys actually drove the school buses. Many of the students had cars and during the warm months, surf boards were attached to the top of the cars. After school, the kids headed for the restrooms and returned to their cars in surfing...
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Ellicott City church plans parish center

Parish leaders at St. Paul in Ellicott City have completed a master plan that calls for the demolition of a duplex on parish grounds and replacing it with a two-story parish center. As part of the master plan, the entrance on College Avenue will be widened to allow for safer ingress and egress.
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Three former Anglican bishops received into Catholic Church in London

LONDON – Three former Anglican bishops were received into the Catholic Church just hours after they officially gave up their ministries in the Church of England.
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Doors – not china – on couple’s Habitat for Humanity gift list

NEW ORLEANS – Instead of receiving china, crystal and silver as wedding gifts, Leora Madden and Tony Gambell will accept nails, windows, doors, hinges and other building materials.
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Cardinal Keeler’s sister Helen dies

A funeral Mass for Helen Keeler, sister of Cardinal William H. Keeler, was offered July 4 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Toronto. Ms. Keeler died June 28 of cancer. She was 60.
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Chairman of USCCB committee praises US Senate for ratifying arms pact

WASHINGTON – The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace praised the Senate for ratifying a new arms control treaty with Russia Dec. 22, saying it was important that senators “joined across party lines” to support the New START treaty.
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Campaign ‘08: Iraq War poses major challenges for next president

WASHINGTON – The legacy of President George W. Bush will be framed primarily by one event: the ongoing war in Iraq. WASHINGTON – The legacy of President George W. Bush will be framed primarily by one event: the ongoing war in Iraq. At five and a half years and running, the Iraq War – portrayed...
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Memorial 5K salutes a true champion

To many, Jim McCoach was a legend in the world of local runners, particularly those in the high school community. He died in 2006, and on July 1 a 5K run/walk will take place in his honor at Oregon Ridge Park.
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Miracle child: Adoption at year-end finally makes parents of Catonsville couple

Snow fell outside the Catonsville home of Nathan and Kate Kleintank Dec. 10. Nathan held his swaddled, month-old son, Joshua, and gently kissed his forehead.
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French priest keeps alive memories, uncovers graves of Ukrainian Jews

WASHINGTON – Father Patrick Desbois said he will never forget one of the first interviews he had with an elderly man who saw Nazi soldiers murder Jews in Ukraine.
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Cardinal Keeler discharged from hospital

UPDATED Following his June 25 release from The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Cardinal William H. Keeler is back at his downtown residence and will undergo outpatient rehabilitation at Mercy Medical Center, according to archdiocesan spokesman Sean Caine. Although the cardinal’s seven-day hospital stay following a June 18 surgery to drain an accumulation of cerebrospinal...
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