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January 19, 2012

Baltimore native Sister Mary Ruth Hening, R.S.M, dies at 93

A funeral Mass for Sister Mary Ruth Hening, R.S.M., was offered April 28 at The Villa, Baltimore. Sister Mary Ruth died April 25. She was 93.
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January 19, 2012

Mercy doc, St. Leo parishioner, honored as humanitarian

When it came to choosing the Mildred Mindell Cancer Foundation’s Humanitarian of the Year for 2011, it was a no-brainer –at least for the foundation’s then co-president, Susan Manekin.
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January 19, 2012

Riding the black history trail, again

February is national Black History Month and as such, we will take another ride along the black history trail, highlighting memorable events relating to black Catholic history in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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January 19, 2012

Vatican responds to changes in theological thought

VATICAN CITY – In its recent document on unbaptized children, the Vatican’s International Theological Commission demonstrated how church teaching can be responsive to changes in theological thought, Christian beliefs and the “signs of the times.” The document, published April 20, critiqued the traditional understanding of limbo, arguing instead that there was good reason to hope...
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January 19, 2012

Report finds fewer priests celebrating more Masses at fewer parishes

WASHINGTON – More U.S. Catholics are attending Masses at fewer parishes staffed by a rapidly declining corps of priests, according to a new report on “The Changing Face of U.S. Catholic Parishes.”
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January 19, 2012

Poverty Forum offers new solutions to aid marginalized people

WASHINGTON – Eighteen individuals with expertise in anti-poverty initiatives and poverty reform efforts have put forth a multitiered proposal that they say can help reduce poverty for Americans living on the margins.
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January 19, 2012

World must do more to support Iraqi refugees

ROME – The international community must do more to welcome and support the thousands of refugees daily fleeing the “horrific violence” in Iraq, a Vatican official said. “The world is witnessing an unprecedented degree of hate and destructiveness in Iraq,” which not only destroys the “social tissue and the unity of Iraq,” but is exerting...
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January 19, 2012

Creating the world of God

My good friend, Jim Haas – historian, writer, musician, religious educator, etc. – offered a great quote to me. He said: “To think that the universe came to be by chance (that order comes from chaos) is comparable to believing that we could throw all the parts of a Lexus up into the air, and...
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January 19, 2012

What’s happened to our grads in Gaza? university asks

As the bombs fell on the Gaza Strip, Bethlehem University wondered and worried about the fate of its graduates there.
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January 19, 2012

Animal rights group asks pope to quit wearing fur

VATICAN CITY – An Italian animal rights group called on Pope Benedict XVI to stop wearing fur out of “respect for the sacredness of the lives of all living creatures.” The Italian Anti-Vivisection League made the appeal ahead of the pope’s April 22 visit to the Italian city of Pavia, where he was to receive...
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January 19, 2012

Woo set to shepherd continuing growth of CRS with business expertise

WASHINGTON – Eight years ago Carolyn Woo was like many Catholics when it came to knowing about the work of Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services.
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January 19, 2012

Crash claims 9/11 widow heading to Jesuit school’s scholarship event

WASHINGTON – Beverly Eckert, a victim of the Feb. 12 plane crash near Buffalo, N.Y., was en route to present a scholarship award in honor of her late husband at Jesuit-run Canisius High School in Buffalo.
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