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Singing for the pope, a singular experience

NEW YORK – Performing for a papal event is not just another gig, even for those whose names are usually rendered in boldface type.
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Ireland cracks down on Mass-card abuses at newsstands

DUBLIN, Ireland - The Irish government is clamping down on the sale of pre-signed Mass cards at newsstands and by other vendors.
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Festival of the Arts to provide evangelization tool

St. Bernardine, Baltimore, will use its April 13 Festival of the Arts event as both an evangelization tool and to help ring in the parish’s 80th anniversary.
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Effort to force Towson Catholic to remain open stalls in court

A Baltimore County judge dismissed an injunction July 24 to keep Towson Catholic High School open.
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Legislature passes measure to set up death penalty study

Richard J. Dowling, executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference, praised the Maryland General Assembly for passing legislation to establish a commission that will study the death penalty in Maryland.
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Promoting vocations in the Hispanic Community

Too often we hear people saying that we are in a crisis of vocations, and that the number of priests is too small for the huge needs of the church. Is that true? Well, it depends how one sees reality.
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Sen. Obama’s speech on race seen as a model

WASHINGTON – Sen. Barack Obama’s speech on race March 18 at Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center may or may not significantly affect his prospects for being elected president in November, but either way it charted a new course for how race can be discussed in the United States.
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Pope thanks doctors, well-wishers for treatment, prayers

ROMANO CANAVESE, Italy – Pope Benedict XVI thanked the doctors who treated his broken wrist and thanked everyone who prayed and expressed their concern for him.
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Pope likely to address provocative, fundamental themes

VATICAN CITY – People speculating on what Pope Benedict XVI will say in the United States in April would do well to look at what he said at the Vatican on Palm Sunday.
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Vatican dismisses bin Laden’s charges of pope’s campaign

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican spokesman dismissed Osama bin Laden’s accusations of an anti-Islam campaign by Pope Benedict XVI, noting the pope’s efforts to dialogue with Muslims.
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Pope, Canadian prime minister discuss respect for life, economics

VATICAN CITY – When Pope Benedict XVI and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper met at the Vatican July 11, their discussions included protecting human life and the traditional family in Canada as well as development and peace abroad.
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