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January 19, 2012

Theologians’ task is to reflect on truth taught by church, pope says

VATICAN CITY – While theologians can make valuable contributions to society’s reflections on justice, peace and ecology, their main task is to reflect on the truth of Christian revelation and not simply its practical applications, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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January 19, 2012

A ‘routine’ year: Pope’s 2011 calendar holds full slate of events

VATICAN CITY – For Pope Benedict XVI, the 2011 calendar already holds a full slate of meetings, liturgies and foreign trips.
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January 19, 2012

Three Rosie the Riveters proudly remember World War II work days

In the early 1940s when women wore dresses instead of pants and worked inside the home, a phenomenon occurred – Rosie the Riveter applied for a job.
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January 19, 2012

Year in Review: Quake recovery moves slowly as Haiti tackles growing cholera epidemic

WASHINGTON – Not much has changed in the region around Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital, since a magnitude 7 earthquake leveled just about anything that was standing.
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January 19, 2012

No instructions needed on how to exercise vote

I am a Catholic who proudly voted for Barack Obama and the slots referendum, which will allow the Preakness to stay at Pimlico. The slots referendum passed in Allegany County, in spite of a letter in my church bulletin suggesting parishioners vote against it. I don’t need instructions from the church or the pulpit on...
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January 19, 2012

Parishes benefit from Haiti partnerships

Instead of asking for presents for her seventh birthday, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Edgewater, parishioner Sophie Smith asked her friends to help sponsor a child in Haiti. Sophie, her brother Sam Smith and other young people have taken the lead in raising money for Our Lady of Perpetual Help’s new sister parish, St. Elizabeth...
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January 19, 2012

Nativity museum reopens in Bethlehem in time for Christmas celebration

BETHLEHEM, West Bank – Traditional ceramic and wood Nativity scenes from Spain share center stage along with miniature wooden box reproductions from Mexico, an almond-eyed baby Jesus from Thailand and a hanbok-clad Holy Family from Korea at the newly reopened International Nativity Museum.
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January 19, 2012

New St. Agnes parish center brings everyone home

Father Carl F. Cummings and Susan Banks couldn’t contain their glee. The pastor of Catonsville’s St. Agnes and its elementary school principal watched as the eighth grade girls’ basketball team became the first group to use the new $4 million parish center.
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January 19, 2012

Diocese works to eliminate stigma of AIDS

SHENYANG, China (CNS) -- For World AIDS Day, the nuns leafleted the train stations in Liaoning province, and members of parish youth groups handed out information at parishes. But while many agencies offer AIDS awareness programs for World AIDS Day each Dec. 1, the Diocese of Liaoning offers such programs year-round, said Immaculate Heart of...
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January 19, 2012

Irish High Court allows chapter of abuse report to be published

DUBLIN – Ireland’s High Court ruled that a previously withheld chapter from a report on the Catholic Church’s mishandling of child abuse can now be published.
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January 19, 2012

Archbishop calls summit to plan successful future of Catholic schools

In the wake of declining enrollment and increasing financial challenges, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien is convening a January education summit of priests to help strengthen Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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January 19, 2012

Bishops note Obama’s historic win but worry about his abortion policy

WASHINGTON – Several U.S. bishops have noted the historic nature of President-elect Barack Obama’s election as the first African-American to win the White House, with one describing it as “a moving and significant moment” and another expressing hope it will usher in “a new era of racial harmony.”
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