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Keep FOCA in headlines

In response to “FOCA is a threat to Catholic health care,” by Louis C. Breschi, M.D. (CR, Feb. 12), I will join with you in fighting to protect human life and our religious freedom to serve human life and health with integrity. I also say that I tried to do this by not voting for...
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Pope says intellect, faith not mutually exclusive

VATICAN CITY – Being a Catholic and sharpening one’s intellect through higher education are not mutually exclusive, Pope Benedict XVI told a group of Catholic students.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Baltimore has special connection to popularizing devotion to the Infant of Prague

PRAGUE – Kneeling silently before the 18-inch high statue of the Infant of Prague May 25, Maureen Stansell seemed awed and overjoyed.
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Taking a look at poignant moments of history

Sometimes I feel unable to recount history in the proper way or with the amount of supplication or pride I feel is required. But as a layperson in a church where vocations are declining, I believe this particular history is critical and useful for African-Americans and Catholic laity. It’s the story of Lincoln and Julia...
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Magic upset top seed in semis, win title

It was a most amazing season for the Mercy High School, Baltimore, volleyball team this fall. As the Magic headed into post-season tournament, they had been struggling to find their rhythm.
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Hindu militants storm Catholic school, demand enrollment for children

VATICAN CITY – About 50 Hindu extremists burst into a Catholic school in southern India, demanding enrollment for two children, the Vatican missionary news agency Fides reported.
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Ads urge Catholics to see the light – and go to confession

If you haven’t been to confession in a while, the Archdiocese of Baltimore has a message for you.
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Quintuplets teach couple lesson in patience

OLATHE, Kan. – It takes a village to raise a child. When Kate and David Brooks found out they were expecting for the second time, they had no idea how true those words would become for their family. Shortly thereafter, the couple found out that Kate was carrying not one, but five babies. Quintuplets.
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Mount event draws more than 200 youths

EMMITSBURG – Father Brian Nolan tossed a Frisbee that floated above the grass of Echo Field on the campus of Mount St. Mary’s University June 30. A group of teens grasped for the disc with a fervor that matched the atmosphere of the day.
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Education meetings begin with sobering statistics

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien delivered sobering statistics of declining enrollment in Catholic schools Feb. 10 during a consultation meeting with more than 100 parish priests and pastoral life directors.
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St. Ambrose parishioner to hold vigil for murdered son

As Barbra Swann prepared for a Nov. 11 vigil at the Northeast Baltimore site of her son’s 2006 murder, she took a moment Oct. 30 to pray for guidance at St. Ambrose, Park Heights.
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Church Chatter: Immaculate Heart of Mary School honors scientific minds

Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Baynesville held its first science fair, in the interest of expanding its science and technology program. Students from the upper grades were judged May 26 by four professionals.
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