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Catholics converge on Annapolis for Lobby Night

ANNAPOLIS – Catholics flexed their political muscles in a big way Feb. 18 when about 600 parishioners from across the state converged on the capitol to lobby their lawmakers on key issues related to the sanctity of life, education and social concerns.
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Bishops reaffirm doctrinal concerns with Fordham theologian’s book

WASHINGTON - The nine members of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Doctrine have reaffirmed their concerns that a 2007 book by Fordham University theologian Sister Elizabeth A. Johnson is “seriously inadequate as a presentation of the Catholic understanding of God.”
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Vocations summit held in Libertytown

It’s no accident that St. Peter the Apostle in Libertytown has five men in formation to become archdiocesan priests and one woman preparing to take her vows as a Daughter of St. Paul.
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Sister Dorothy Marie Thomas, O.S.F.

A funeral Mass was offered for Sister Dorothy Marie Thomas, O.S.F., at Assisi House in Aston, Pa., on Feb. 13. Sister Dorothy Marie, formerly Sister Marie Gonzaga, died on Feb. 9. She was 89.
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Nancy Paltell honored with Culture of Life Medal

Faced with a General Assembly and a string of governors who have mostly opposed pro-life legislation in the last decade, Nancy Paltell doesn't have the easiest job in Annapolis. That doesn't stop the pro-life lobbyist from being one of the leading voices in support of measures that champion respect for life from conception until natural...
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Pope meets religious leaders, highlights God’s role in human history

NAZARETH, Israel – Meeting with Catholic and other religious leaders in Nazareth, Pope Benedict XVI returned to a running theme of his Holy Land pilgrimage: that God intervenes in human history, offering people a real reason for hope.
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Archbishop Burke seeks dissident priest’s reconciliation

ST. LOUIS – Archbishop Raymond L. Burke of St. Louis said Feb. 5 that he is “safeguarding the unity of the church” by insisting that a suspended and excommunicated priest associated with the lay board of a suppressed parish meet with him.
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Boulder’s field of crosses moves faithful, shows abortion’s impact

BOULDER, Colo. – A pro-life project to build and display 3,300 crosses in memory of the number of babies aborted daily drew more than 80 willing participants at Sacred Heart of Mary Church in Boulder.
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Gov. O’Malley signs death penalty restrictions

Gov. Martin J. O’Malley signed a bill May 7 that imposes significant restrictions on the death penalty in Maryland. The new law allows capital punishment only in murder cases where there is biological evidence, videotaped evidence or a videotaped confession.
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Lourdes bishop says Mary sought devotion to Jesus

LOURDES, France – Mary did not seek devotion from St. Bernadette Soubirous and Catholics but instead sought devotion to Jesus and the Eucharist, said Bishop Jacques Perrier of Tarbes and Lourdes.
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Archbishop O’Brien dedicates expanded Seafarers’ Center

DUNDALK – Clergy, volunteers, donors and friends gathered Oct. 15 to celebrate the dedication and ribbon cutting for the newly renovated and expanded Apostleship of the Sea Stella Maris International Seafarers’ Center. Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien presided over the prayer service and blessed the center’s new chapel and outdoor monument.
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New center aims to reintroduce St. Thomas Aquinas to modern world

WASHINGTON – A conviction that the 13th-century writings of St. Thomas Aquinas can foster a fruitful dialogue with contemporary culture is the true cornerstone of the newly built academic center and theological library recently inaugurated at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington.
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