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Notre Dame gets lessons from “The Mouse House”

There may not be a Space Mountain on campus, but Heidi Fletcher hopes the College of Notre Dame of Maryland can be more like Disney World.
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U.S. bishops decry violence against Christians around the world

WASHINGTON – Two U.S. bishops condemned recent attacks on Christians, offering support to Orthodox Christians in Egypt and asking State Department officials to urge other governments to better protect human rights, particularly religious freedom.
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PEOPLE, PLACES, THINGS

Social Justice classes at Towson Catholic High School joined forces with Immaculate Conception, Towson, to provide nutritious Sunday dinners for clients at Our Daily Bread Employment Center. This new venture partnering adults and teens serves more than a meal – it gives students an opportunity to learn from a higher generation about the graces of...
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Three former Anglican bishops received into Catholic Church in London

LONDON – Three former Anglican bishops were received into the Catholic Church just hours after they officially gave up their ministries in the Church of England.
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Vatican official: Death penalty support denies basic Christian belief

ROME – Support for the death penalty is a denial of the basic Christian belief that God can turn any person from a life of sin, a Vatican official told a group of justice ministers, judges and lawmakers examining positions on capital punishment.
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Chairman of USCCB committee praises US Senate for ratifying arms pact

WASHINGTON – The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace praised the Senate for ratifying a new arms control treaty with Russia Dec. 22, saying it was important that senators “joined across party lines” to support the New START treaty.
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Agencies say world powers are failing to bring peace to Holy Land

LONDON – A group of major world powers is failing to bring peace to the Holy Land, said a report by aid agencies and human rights groups.
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Miracle child: Adoption at year-end finally makes parents of Catonsville couple

Snow fell outside the Catonsville home of Nathan and Kate Kleintank Dec. 10. Nathan held his swaddled, month-old son, Joshua, and gently kissed his forehead.
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PEOPLE, PLACES, THINGS

Susan Skiles, a parishioner of St. Bernardine, Baltimore, and St. Bartholomew, Manchester, has published a children’s book, “The Lamplighter,” the first in a planned series of 10 “Tell Me Nana Books” targeted for ages 2-10. With the aim to encourage children to treat others with kindness and compassion, the story offers fresh ideas on challenging...
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Prayer campaign promotes peace before Southern Sudan independence vote

JUBA, Southern Sudan – Every Saturday, Natalina Mabo walks through the streets of Wau on her way to another house of worship. With her are several hundred people following a candle lantern – they call it a “peace torch” – that symbolizes their longing for an end to the violence that has racked the south...
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Sudanese refugee counts blessings

Renounce your Catholic faith, his boss said, and convert to Muslim. James Okeny refused, and lost his job as a result.
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Our Lady’s message at center of new film

Tim Watkins wants people to know the truth about Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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