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Pope appeals for suspension of fighting in Libya

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI appealed for a suspension of fighting in Libya and the immediate start of a serious dialogue aimed at restoring peace to the North African country.
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New Orleans youth leader challenges young people

OCEAN CITY – Scott Miller walked over to Ansel Augustine Nov. 23 and planted a kiss on the top of his forehead.
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Bishop Walsh School institutes vocations program

CUMBERLAND – When Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien visited Bishop Walsh School in Cumberland soon after his Oct. 1 installation, he challenged students and faculty to come up with ways of raising awareness about vocations to the religious life.
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Voices of Faith

In the span of three days, the power of concerned faith communities of Maryland was on display as people of varying religious traditions recently came together to positively impact the political process in our state on three very important issues.
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At last, couple celebrates holy matrimony

They took their vows of marriage – again, 35 years after the first time. This time, though, the two lifelong Catholics wed in their church.
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‘A dream fulfilled, a vision realized’ Sisters Academy celebrates first graduating class

The size of the first graduating class of Sisters Academy of Baltimore, Lansdowne, is the same size of some Catholic families. Although the 10 girls are not all Catholic nor are they sisters, their connection over the past four years since the school opened has been like a family, more distinctively – a sisterhood.
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Catholic school students lobby in Annapolis in support of BOAST

ANNAPOLIS – More than 200 students from Catholic and other nonpublic schools left shiny apples for their state lawmakers March 16 – not the edible kind, but symbolic paper cutouts meant to garner support for a long-sought business tax credit benefitting public and nonpublic schools.
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Remember the unsung heroes

The unsung heroes of life are mostly found in the obituaries! I read the ‘front’ pages of the newspaper to learn the bad news – financial disasters, political challenges and stories of murder, mayhem and misery. But the obituaries contain the stories of the people who really do make the world go round. Here I...
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St. Wenceslaus is ‘beacon of hope’ in Baltimore

One by one, the banners were carried to the altar of St. Wenceslaus on May 18.
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Millersville parishioner has a ‘burst’ of faith in book

Kevin Wells could very well be a modern day Job. In his candid memoir, “Burst: A Story of God’s Grace When Life Falls Apart,” Wells details how he rose above challenges – infertility, adoption fraud and the murder of his uncle – with faith as his compass.
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Vatican newspaper says economic experts are confusing

VATICAN CITY – In the midst of a financial situation of great uncertainty, consumers have a right to be confused, said an article in the Vatican newspaper.
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St. Martin’s Home resident turns 100

A 35-year resident of St. Martin’s Home for the Aged, Catonsville, which is run by the Little Sisters of the Poor, turned 100 years old. Imelda Smith commemorated the milestone birthday with the Little Sisters, residents, staff and friends in the St. Martin's Home auditorium.
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