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St. Mary’s, Annapolis, gets dazzling upgrades

No matter how many times Father John Kingsbury walks into Marian Hall these days, he always finds himself marveling at the St Mary’s of Annapolis structure.
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In message to Muslims, cardinal touches on violence

In a message to the Muslim world, a leading Vatican official denounced terrorism and all violence committed in the name of religion.
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Detroit Archdiocese, losing $42,000 a day, announces restructuring

DETROIT – A major financial restructuring plan for the Archdiocese of Detroit, which is losing approximately $42,000 per day, calls for a 29 percent decrease in the number of employees, the sale of buildings, moving administrative support offices to a more cost-efficient property in the city, and the elimination of the subsidy for The Michigan...
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Summit works to secure Catholic schools’ future

As educational leaders gathered Sept. 19 to collaboratively enhance struggling Catholic schools in the Mid-Atlantic states, they were reminded Catholic education is a unique institution that should persevere for the good of the church, community, country and future generations.
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Pope John Paul II built strong Catholic-Jewish ties, priest says

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – While the groundwork for improving Catholic-Jewish relations was laid out in the Second Vatican Council document “Nostra Aetate,” Pope John Paul II showed Catholics how to carry out the intentions of the document’s authors, said a priest who serves as a consultant on ecumenical and interreligious affairs to the U.S. Conference of...
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Shackled and cuffed: Prisoners need pastoral attention

VATICAN CITY – Prison doors may be locked shut, but people must not close their eyes to the inmates behind bars.
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Priest confirms excommunication; will keep urging women’s ordination

WASHINGTON – Maryknoll Father Roy Bourgeois has confirmed his excommunication from the Catholic Church but said he has not changed his view that women who are called to priesthood should be ordained.
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Children must be guided early on with God’s law

VATICAN CITY – Young children must be guided from a very early age with moral law so that they will have direction as they weather life’s storms and resist its temptations, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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New Jersey bishops launch state campaign against same-sex marriage

TRENTON, N.J. – In New Jersey, where a vote on same-sex marriage is anticipated soon after the November elections, the state’s Catholic bishops are urging local Catholics to help uphold the sanctity of marriage as a bond between a man and a woman.
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USCCB urges greater U.S. resettlement assistance

WASHINGTON – The U.S. government should provide resettlement aid for 25,000 Iraqi refugees in the next fiscal year, 10 times the number expected to arrive by the end of the year, said one recommendation of a new report by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on the Iraqi refugee crisis in the Middle East.
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Judge upholds law requiring doctors to tell women abortion ends life

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A federal judge in South Dakota ruled Aug. 20 that a 2005 South Dakota law requiring doctors to inform patients that abortion kills a human being is constitutional.
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Pope says church is called to be like Mary

VATICAN CITY – On the feast of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pope Benedict XVI said the church is called to be like the mother of God and look to Christ. The church is called to pay witness to the sanctity of life and work toward a future of peace, he...
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