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Catholic leaders mourn death of U.S. Muslim leader

WASHINGTON – Catholic interreligious leaders mourned the death of Imam Warith Deen Mohammed, who after his father’s death assumed the leadership of the Nation of Islam, a controversial U.S. “Black Muslim” group, and guided it toward more conventional Islamic faith and practice.
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Spalding program gives competitive edge

Kids are flocking to it. It’s an off-season program that makes student-athletes faster, stronger and better, and it’s free to the student body of Archbishop Spalding High School, Severn.
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Pope meets Iraqi Catholics receiving medical treatment in Rome

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI met privately Dec. 1 with two dozen Iraqis who were injured when their cathedral in Baghdad was attacked Oct. 31.
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Over time, Latin American church leaders change response to HIV, AIDS

MEXICO CITY – The Catholic Church in Latin America is changing its approach to the continuing epidemic of HIV and AIDS, and many are welcoming the changes.
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Sailors swim past McDonogh’s 51 consecutive wins

Talk about a whirlwind week for the Mount de Sales Academy swim team. To start the week, the Catonsville Sailors faced perennial power McDonogh School on Jan. 23 during their regular IAAM A Conference season and up-ended McDonogh’s 51-game winning streak for the win. The team took that momentum right into Jan. 27 and the...
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Vatican has not endorsed genetically modified food, official says

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican did not endorse an 11-page final statement in favor of easing restrictions on and allowing more widespread use of genetically modified crops, especially in poorer nations, said a Vatican official.
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Catholic Education: A Right or a Luxury?

The toll our sluggish national economy has taken on the average American family is reported nearly every day by the news media and is evident in almost every aspect of our daily lives. It seems like everything costs more these days, from groceries to gasoline to the electric bill. For many people, the substantial increase...
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Pro-life message resounds long after march

WASHINGTON – When the tens of thousands of participants at the annual March for Life returned to their homes, some after longer bus rides than others, many of them put away their placards, marching gear and talking points for another year.
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Concern grows over wage theft from low-income workers

WASHINGTON – Wage theft is one of the biggest problems facing low-wage workers as well as American taxpayers, said the leader of Interfaith Worker Justice.
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Archbishop O’Brien dedicates pastoral center in Walkersville

WALKERSVILLE – Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien lifted a pair of gigantic scissors and playfully gave them a few quick snips in the air before cutting a bright red ribbon that officially marked the opening of a new $2.8 million parish center at St. Timothy in Walkersville Sept. 7.
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Mount St. Joe grabs another indoor title

The MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships took place on Jan. 18 at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex, Landover. The date was different, the head coach was new, but the end result was the same with another Mount St. Joseph High School walk-away title championship.
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