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Pope says humans must never be exploited for research

VATICAN CITY – Human beings, including embryos, must never be manipulated or exploited for scientific and medical research, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Harford parishioner makes a clean sweep

Growing up as a parishioner of St. Patrick, Havre de Grace, Mary Ann Lisanti learned to have a deep appreciation for the beauty of creation around her.
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Ukrainian bishops address evangelization, youths

Ukrainian Catholic bishops focused on evangelization, priestly formation and youth ministry during their worldwide synod, said the major archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.
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Latin America begins feeling ripples of clergy sexual abuse crisis

LIMA, Peru - As clergy sex abuse scandals in Europe made headlines worldwide, bishops in Latin America expressed support for Pope Benedict XVI. But observers say it is just a matter of time before the upheaval that has struck the United States and Europe hits Latin America.
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Immigration reports have familiar ring

WASHINGTON – A stack of reports helps define some of the human consequences of the gnarled U.S. immigration system.
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Priest apologizes for not recalling letter about halting Murphy trial

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A priest who was involved in the canonical trial of a priest accused of abusing deaf children decades ago has admitted he made a mistake when he said then-Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert G. Weakland never told him to halt the trial.
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Priests welcome Archbishop O’Brien

More than 400 priests, some shaking hands and waving as they went, slowly processed down the main aisle of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen before Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien’s installation.
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Doctor and his team make a difference in Haiti

It’s in Dr. Dan Bochicchio’s nature to answer the call for help. The Baltimore VA Medical Center anesthesiologist and member of the Army National Guard has helped treat thousands of people over the years.
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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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Christ’s passion is model for Christian pilgrimage, pope says

VATICAN CITY – Celebrating Palm Sunday Mass for 50,000 people at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI said the passion of Christ is a model for every Christian’s spiritual pilgrimage through life.
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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 Benedict accepts resignation of Ireland’s Bishop Magee

DUBLIN, Ireland – Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Bishop John Magee of Cloyne, more than a year after the bishop requested that an apostolic administrator be appointed to run the diocese. As he stepped down March 24, Bishop Magee, 73, offered an apology to victims of abuse by clergy in his diocese.
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