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A Parish and Its Pastor: A Perfect Fit

In his office at St. Vincent de Paul in Baltimore City, Father Richard T. Lawrence speaks about the relationship between Psalms 22 and 23.
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Bishop Madden has moving visit to Rwanda

In meeting with survivors of the Tutsi Genocide in Rwanda, Bishop Denis J. Madden was struck by the inner turmoil endured by so many in the years following the conflict.
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Father Warczynski dies at 91

Father Leon K. Warczynski, the former longtime pastor of Sacred Heart of Mary in Graceland Park who led efforts to build a new parish school and inspired priestly vocations, died Oct. 19 at Stella Maris in Timonium. He was 91.
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Father Witherup elected superior general of Sulpicians

In a July 11 meeting near Paris, delegates from 11 countries elected Father Ronald D. Witherup, S.S., the 26th superior general of the Sulpicians. Father Witherup most recently served for more than a decade as his society’s provincial leader of the Baltimore-based Province of the United States.
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Pakistan’s bishops seek curbs on extremism to protect freedoms

LAHORE, Pakistan – Church commissions and human rights organizations in Pakistan have called on the government to allow “freedom of conscience and expression” by curbing increasing extremism in the country.
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Law of God will prevail

Everything we do in life is controlled by law. Law governs our lives from the moment we are conceived, and the law governs the probate of our estate after our death, and law controls everything between conception and death.
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St. Mary parishioner left lasting legacy

If the measure of a man is in his family, then the influence of Col. Patrick J. Donohoe will stretch a long, long time.
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CHA president affirms bishop’s role in interpreting health directives

WASHINGTON – In an exchange of letters with the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the head of the Catholic Health Association has affirmed that the local bishop is the “authoritative interpreter” of the ethical and religious directives that guide Catholic health care.
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Poignant moments, some surprises in new film about late pope

VATICAN CITY – Pope John Paul II was lightly wounded by a knife-wielding priest in Portugal in 1982, one year after a gunman tried to kill him in St. Peter’s Square, according to one of the late pope’s closest aides.
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Bishop Malooly’s friends and family say he will be missed.

During a July 4 family get-together, Bishop W. Francis Malooly gathered his family around him. There was big news to share, and he wanted to tell them before it reached the ears of the faithful in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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Educators outline ways Catholic schools contribute to wider society

PORTLAND, Ore. – Love or hate their politics, new House Speaker John Boehner, a Republican from Ohio, and Democratic Vice President Joe Biden are products of Catholic education. Both men rose from humble circumstances.
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New Knights’ survey outlines Catholic views on host of moral issues

WASHINGTON – American Catholic voters in 2008 tend to be more moderate and less liberal than U.S. voters as a whole, according to a survey commissioned by the Knights of Columbus and released Oct. 14.
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