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Archbishop O’Brien celebrates Mass at Camp GLOW

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien didn’t blink an eye as the hugs kept coming. He smiled as the participants of Camp GLOW (God Loves Our World) approached throughout the July 24 Mass he celebrated at the Monsignor O’Dwyer Retreat House in Sparks.
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St. Joseph Medical Center will name chapel after cardinal

St. Joseph Medical Center will name its chapel, which is undergoing a renovation, after Cardinal William H. Keeler.
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Eagle of the Cross honorees “hard-wired for God”

Julia Schmidt looks at serving others as a natural extension of Catholicism.
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College asked not to rent space to pregnancy group

WORCESTER, Mass. – Bishop Robert J. McManus of Worcester has asked Jesuit Father Michael C. McFarland, president of the College of the Holy Cross, to revoke the college’s agreement to rent space on campus for an Oct. 24 conference sponsored by the Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy.
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Maryland Catholic parish rooting for one of its own in World Cup

DAMASCUS, Md. – When the U.S. men’s national soccer team takes the field in South Africa June 12 to face England in the World Cup, parishioners from St. Paul Parish in Damascus will be rooting for one of their own.
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Guard carrying collection money robbed outside St. Pius X

A guard working for Dunbar, an armored transportation service and security provider, was robbed outside of St. Pius X, Rodgers Forge, July 22.
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Mission Sunday collection is Oct. 22-23

When the second collection basket is passed to parishioners in churches throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore Oct. 22-23, they will be contributing to the Mission Sunday worldwide evangelization efforts.
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Religion has unassuming role in Spain’s most-cherished sport

MADRID – On June 11, Spanish soccer fans will gather at Blessed Manuel Domingo Sol Catholic Church in Madrid to watch host nation South Africa play Mexico in the first game of the FIFA World Cup.
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As South Africans get World Cup fever, some Catholics remain skeptical

DURBAN, South Africa - Although World Cup fever is sweeping South Africa, some Catholics are skeptical about its long-term effects. The German Catholic news agency KNA visited South Africa to talk to people about their expectations for the 64 soccer matches that begin in the country June 11.
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Designer handbag auction to benefit Sisters Academy

It’s a fact of female life – most women love handbags and shoes. To divert from the standard “bingo in a basement” event, the young-spirited Baltimore City Division I Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians (LAOH) are hosting a September event called “Bags to Riches” to profit Sisters Academy of Baltimore.
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Indiana diocese strained by upsurge in Burmese refugees

The country of Myanmar – formerly called Burma – is attracting international attention as the military government there has used violent means to disperse peaceful pro-democracy demonstrators.
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Eucharistic Hospitality

Part two of the column that appeared in this space last week regarding the New York Times will appear in next week’s Catholic Review.
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