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Bishop criticizes production of ‘The Vagina Monologues’

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend has criticized the University of Notre Dame for once again allowing an on-campus production of “The Vagina Monologues,” a play that explicitly discusses women’s sexuality.
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Under a microscope over immigration law: Arizona’s sense of siege

DOUGLAS, Ariz. – In the weeks leading up to the scheduled enactment of Arizona’s much-debated immigration law July 29, everyday activities and conversations conveyed a sense of a state under siege, particularly in Douglas, a town of 20,000 people on the Mexican border.
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Pope’s next encyclical to cover globalization, digital divide

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI’s upcoming encyclical is titled “Charity in Truth” and covers a wide range of issues related to globalization and social justice, said an Italian report.
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Rise in soldiers’ deaths hits close to home for Fort Campbell families

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – At the July 21 Eagle Remembrance Ceremony for nine fallen Fort Campbell soldiers, families of those who made the ultimate sacrifice paused in front of portraits of their loved ones to embrace and wipe away tears while members of the standing room only crowd did the same.
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Mosley scores 35 as Panthers win BCL title

St. Frances Academy student Sean Mosley did what he does best – help lead the Panthers to another win in the Baltimore Catholic League’s 37th-anniversary tournament title.
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Beach parishes help foreign students working summer jobs feel at home

OCEAN CITY – A home-cooked meal was just what Monika Burzynska needed after her first two weeks in the United States.
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Sri Lankan navy confiscates housing built by Jesuit agency

ROME -- The Sri Lankan navy has confiscated permanent housing that a Jesuit aid agency had built for refugees affected by the country's civil war.
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Beyond Arizona law debate, common ground seen on immigration solutions

LOS ANGELES – The heated national debate over Arizona’s tough new immigration law has drawn much-needed attention to calls for immigration reform, but it also has obscured the fact that there is “actual common ground” among Americans on “key elements” of reform, according to Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles.
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LUNAFEST stops at Loyola College

Loyola College in Maryland, Baltimore, hosted LUNAFEST Feb. 28, a national traveling film festival designed to bring women together, highlight female filmmakers, promote awareness about women’s issues and raise money for breast cancer research.
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St. Patrick’s prayer service marks six months since Haiti earthquake

NEW YORK – Hope still exists in Haiti six months after a huge earthquake killed a quarter-million people in the Caribbean nation, according to the secretary-general for the U.N. Association of Haiti.
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‘Empty Bowls’ fundraiser to aid homeless citizens

St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore is gearing up for its annual fundraiser “Empty Bowls” March 15 to help operate its two facilities that aid the homeless.
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Edmondson named interim superintendent

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien named Dr. Barbara Edmondson, principal of School of the Incarnation in Gambrills, interim Superintendent of Schools.
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