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Archdiocese collects scrap metal for statue of Pope John Paul

MEXICO CITY – The Archdiocese of Leon is collecting scrap metal to create a life-size statue of Pope John Paul II.
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East Baltimore churches, school to reorganize

Redemptorist and archdiocesan leaders unveiled a plan Feb. 5-6 to establish a new bicultural, bilingual parish at Sacred Heart of Jesus in Highlandtown.
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Poverty amid plenty focus of Arundel meeting

Persistent pockets of poverty amid the wealth of Anne Arundel County will be the focus of a 7 p.m. town hall meeting Oct. 27 at St. Bernadette, Severn.
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Pope to proclaim year dedicated to St. Paul

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI plans to proclaim a year dedicated to St. Paul, in preparation for the 2,000th anniversary of the apostle’s birth, the Vatican said. The pope was scheduled to announce the commemorative year at a vespers service June 28 in the Basilica of St. Paul’s Outside the Walls in Rome, on...
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Letter unveils parish changes in East Baltimore

The following letter was read at Feb. 5-6 Masses at the Catholic Community of St. Michael and St. Patrick in Fells Point, Sacred Heart of Jesus in Highlandtown and Our Lady of Pompei in Highlandtown. It concerns the future of those parishes, Hispanic ministry in the area and Archbishop Borders School in Highlandtown.
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Mount St. Joe finishes first phase

Mount St. Joseph High School president Brother James M. Kelly, C.F.X., recently approached a longtime supporter of the school with a request that might not be too popular in these days of financial belt-tightening.
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Hong Kong cardinal calls 10 years under China ‘series of frustrations’

WASHINGTON – For people in Hong Kong, the first 10 years of Chinese rule has been “a long series of frustrations,” said Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun. “On the surface, everything is like before,” Cardinal Zen told Catholic News Service in Washington May 30. However, he added, Chinese government authorities “are not keeping their...
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Ruling a Victory … and a Reminder

The good people who operate pro-life crisis pregnancy centers and all who value the sanctity of human life celebrated a great victory this week. The Baltimore City law requiring these centers to post signs stating that they do not provide abortion and contraceptive services was declared unconstitutional by a U.S. District Court judge.
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Students handle business at hand despite economy

The stock market is ebbing and flowing, banks are seeking bailouts and businesses across the country are struggling.
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Meeting parents of kidnapped British girl, pope offers prayers

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI, meeting the parents of a 4-year-old British girl apparently kidnapped while the family was on vacation in Portugal, blessed a photograph of the little girl and offered his prayers. Kate and Gerry McCann, the Catholic parents of Madeleine, who has been missing since May 3, met the pope at...
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Pope says online social networks can help spread the Gospel

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI invited Christians to join online social networks in order to spread the Gospel through digital media and discover “an entirely new world of potential friendships.”
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Subway ads in New York offer riders first step to heal after abortion

NEW YORK – Riders on 1,000 New York City subway cars are seeing advertising messages aimed at being a first step toward healing for the many people affected by abortion.
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