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Bishops vote to create new subcommittee to certify ecclesial ministers

BELLEVUE, Wash. – The U.S. bishops have decided to move the responsibility for certifying Catholics for ecclesial ministry from a separate civil corporation in Milwaukee to the Washington headquarters of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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Galileo deserves honor, gratitude of Catholic Church, says Vatican

VATICAN CITY – Galileo Galilei, who had been condemned by the Catholic Church’s Holy Office, was a genius and a man of faith who deserves the appreciation and gratitude of the church, the Vatican said.
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Carey, Ancarrow lead lady Patriots lacrosse

With only two one-goal losses on the season, the John Carroll Patriots are making their mark on the girls’ Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland’s A Conference lacrosse league. Posting a 7-2 league record (8-2 overall), the Lady Pats are under the direction of head coach Krystin Porcella, a 1994 John Carroll School, Bel Air, grad,...
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Northeast Baltimore partnership strengthens city, schools

We are writing to share the story of a collaborative initiative that points in a positive direction towards the vision of strong schools for all of Baltimore’s children. As participants in a unique partnership with a neighborhood association, a Catholic school, a traditional public school and a public charter school, we certainly understand the complexity...
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People, Places, Things

Towson Catholic High School’s 2008 homecoming queen, Ashley Ryan, participated in the 50th annual Liberty Bowl Parade Jan. 1 in Memphis, Tenn., as America’s homecoming queens represented St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
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T.O.R.C.H. support group keeps home school fire lit

Anita DiGregory hasn’t an inkling on how to pronounce any of the Latin words in her son’s lessons, but that doesn’t prevent the mother of four from continuing her call to home school. “I absolutely love home-schooling and I wouldn’t do it any other way,” said Mrs. DiGregory. “It is so rewarding. I get to...
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Mayoral candidate proposes $10,000 vouchers for city students

Otis Rolley, a Democratic challenger to Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, wants to give $10,000 education vouchers to students in the city’s worst-performing middle schools – vouchers that could be used at Baltimore’s Catholic and other nonpublic schools.
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A Super Steel Invasion

Several weeks ago, Emma Horning’s Annapolis public elementary school was caught up in purple passion. The Fridays before Ravens games had children looking to don the colors of Baltimore’s National Football League franchise.
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Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act upheld

UPDATED WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court upheld the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act in a 5-4 decision April 18. The ruling was lauded by abortion opponents, including President George W. Bush, who called partial-birth abortion an “abhorrent procedure” in an April 18 statement from the White House. “Today’s decision affirms that the Constitution does not...
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Sister ‘Kitty’ Nueslein filled many needs

St. Peter’s Adult Learning Center honored its founder, Religious Sister of Mercy Katherine Nueslein, in a May 27 dedication ceremony of a newly acquired building on Hollins Street. The building was renamed the Sister Katherine Nueslein Center. The St. Peter’s Adult Learning Center was founded by Sister Katherine in 1982 to provide programs for an...
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Oblate Sisters look to providence once more when it comes to fundraising

When fire destroyed the novitiate house of the Oblate Sisters of Providence in 1945, building a new one was essential. But how can one raise $1 million, let alone $3 million?
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Women form Catholic group to blend cultural diversity

The April 29 inauguration of a Nigerian woman’s group is expected to attract about 40 natives of the African nation to St. Matthew, Northwood, in an effort to foster moral and Christian family values and help new immigrants adjust to life in the United States. The women of the Nigerian Igbo Catholic Community have been...
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