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Banquet recognizes teachers’ years of service and excellence

No red carpet led to the Embassy banquet room of glittery Martin’s West, nor were there zoom lenses slung around the necks of paparazzi as they strained to see who stepped out of the line of limos. Neither television cameras nor famous actors were anywhere in sight.
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Bishops support extension of trade protections for Haitian garments

WASHINGTON – U.S. bishops have called on the Senate to support the extension of favorable trade status for Haitian-made garments.
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Pope hopes to help heal wounds of priestly sex abuse during U.S. trip

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO THE U.S. – Pope Benedict XVI said he hoped to help heal the wounds of priestly sex abuse during his visit to the United States and promised steps to ensure that such acts do not happen again.
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Same-sex marriage law prompts changes in D.C. agency’s employee benefits

WASHINGTON – Catholic Charities of the Washington Archdiocese has told staff members that a new same-sex marriage law in the District of Columbia has forced the agency to make changes to its health care coverage for spouses of employees.
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Vatican says Olympics should foster peace, not conflict

VATICAN CITY – The Olympic Games and sports in general should be activities that foster peace and dialogue, not political wrangling and conflict, said one Vatican official.
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Haiti clinic run by U.S. foundation has kept doors open since quake

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A Haiti clinic built and operated by a Nashville-based nonprofit foundation sustained some cracks in the Jan. 12 earthquake and the aftershocks that followed, but it has remained open and the staff continues to treat patients.
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Mount de Sales student lives on through art

A malfunctioning traffic light in Howard County changed the lives of many in January 2006. Mount de Sales Academy, Catonsville, 2005 alumna Tara Howard, 18, died in a car accident because of it.
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Pope names bishops for Scranton, Ogdensburg dioceses

WASHINGTON – Pope Benedict XVI has named Monsignor Joseph C. Bambera, 53, as bishop of the Diocese of Scranton, Pa., and Father Terry R. LaValley, also 53, as bishop of the Diocese of Ogdensburg, N.Y.
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Gaels hope to reach the top in 2008

As basketball teams are wrapping up their seasons and the high school academic year is more than half over, it could only mean one thing: The Mount St. Joseph, Irvington, baseball season is finally underway.
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Catholic scholars ask pope to slow process of Pope Pius XII’s cause

WASHINGTON – Nineteen Catholic scholars of theology and history are asking Pope Benedict XVI to slow the process of the sainthood cause of Pope Pius XII.
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Nun pleads guilty to theft from the Omaha Archdiocese

OMAHA, Neb. – Notre Dame Sister Barbara Markey, internationally renowned for her pioneering work in marriage preparation, has pled guilty to a charge of stealing more than $1,500 from the Omaha Archdiocese.
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Politicians who support gay marriage are not Catholic, says cardinal

VATICAN CITY – Public officials who openly support same-sex marriage cannot consider themselves to be Catholic, said an Italian cardinal.
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