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January 19, 2012

Pope calls sex abuse scandal ‘countersign’ to Gospel of life

WASHINGTON – One of the “countersigns to the Gospel of life” in the United States is the sexual abuse of minors, a situation “that causes deep shame,” Pope Benedict XVI told about 300 U.S. bishops gathered April 16 in the crypt church at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington.
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January 19, 2012

Aug. 15 feast day marks Mary’s assumption into heaven

While Catholics are normally obligated to attend Mass on the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, they are not required to do so this year because the Aug. 15 feast falls on a Saturday.
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January 19, 2012

‘Lidia’ of public television fame to cook for pope in New York

NEW YORK – Lidia Matticchio Bastianich has cooked for her fair share of VIPs, including first lady Laura Bush and the presidents of Japan and Chile. Nothing, however, comes close to cooking for Pope Benedict XVI.
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January 19, 2012

As schools go green, students learn stewardship

Collecting and recycling drink pouches, planting bay grasses and installing organic gardens are just some of the myriad activities Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore have engaged in as they “go green.”
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January 19, 2012

Ground broken for Pope John Paul II Prayer Garden

For someone who relished the great outdoors, the late Pope John Paul II would certainly be pleased with the outdoor prayer garden that is being carved out of the corner of Charles and Franklin streets in downtown Baltimore.
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January 19, 2012

Cartoon mocks faithfully departed

Your snarky cartoon (CR, July 30) was too mocking and misleading and unworthy of a Catholic newspaper. May the souls of the faithfully departed rest in peace. The newly proposed health care reform is scary, especially for the elderly. It mocks their rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Where are the watchdogs...
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January 19, 2012

Universities must teach church’s intellectual tradition

PITTSBURGH – In America and the world today, many people perceive religion and intellectual life as adversaries, but a major task of a Catholic university is to counteract this view by revealing the depth and riches of the Catholic intellectual tradition, according to Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago.
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January 19, 2012

Emmitsburg to celebrate St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Two hundred years after St. Elizabeth Ann Seton arrived in Emmitsburg to found a ministry of education, hundreds of Catholics will commemorate her entry into town as they witness a live Aug. 2 reenactment complete with a horse-drawn Conestoga Wagon. The special event is one of the highlights of a weekend of bicentennial celebrations July...
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January 19, 2012

Revised prayer does not reverse Vatican II teaching

Pope Benedict XVI’s revised prayer for the Jews for use in the Tridentine-rite Good Friday liturgy does not indicate any form of stepping back from the teaching of the Second Vatican Council, the Vatican said.
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January 19, 2012

Three US-based theologians reappointed to international commission

VATICAN CITY – Three theologians who teach in the United States were appointed to second terms on the International Theological Commission, an advisory board to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
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January 19, 2012

Human trafficking is central issue of women’s conference

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A 15-year-old girl in Wisconsin walked to a park near her home. She met a young man. The two young people talked, flirted, laughed. The young man offered marijuana to the girl.
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January 19, 2012

Salute our American heritage with prayer

Through the good graces of Bill and MaryAnn Albaugh I was invited to give the invocation before the Towson Fourth of July Parade. I received a number of requests for that prayer, so I thought I would reprint it, along with some additional commentary.
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