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Vatican agency says at least 37 church workers killed in 2009

VATICAN CITY – An uptick of violence against Catholic Church workers in the Americas contributed to almost doubling the number of missionaries who were murdered in 2009 compared to the previous year, the Vatican’s Fides agency said.
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Designer handbag auction to benefit Sisters Academy

It’s a fact of female life – most women love handbags and shoes. To divert from the standard “bingo in a basement” event, the young-spirited Baltimore City Division I Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians (LAOH) are hosting a September event called “Bags to Riches” to profit Sisters Academy of Baltimore.
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Policy changes, interaction with faith leaders mark Obama’s first year

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama’s first year in office was packed with major news of interest to the world, but there was much to report about his interactions with faith leaders and on other topics of religious interest.
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World Youth Day kicks off in Sydney with Mass, dancing, testimonies

SYDNEY, Australia – World Youth Day officially kicked off July 15 with an opening Mass celebrated by Sydney Cardinal George Pell before an estimated 140,000 people.
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Mercy nuns who are siblings celebrate life, decades of ministry

PITTSBURGH – They grew up with each other in Pittsburgh. They played and prayed together. They even got into the same line of work.
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New associate superintendent named

After nearly three decades working for the Maryland State Department of Education, including 14 years as the deputy state superintendent of administration, Dr. A. Skipp Sanders is joining the archdiocesan school system as an associate superintendent.
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‘Make room’ for cultural diversity this season

More than 2,000 years ago there was a family that was searching for a place to give birth to the Son of Man. In their journey for finding a place to be hospice they came across many obstacles. The major obstacle was that of communion, of finding a place of empathy, of trust and of...
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Baltimore bishops hail Bishop Malooly’s appointment

Bishop W. Francis Malooly’s brother bishops in the Archdiocese of Baltimore hailed his July 7 appointment as the new bishop of Wilmington as a sign of Pope Benedict XVI’s confidence in Baltimore’s native son.
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CBS to broadcast Christmas concert from South Dakota cathedral

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A special Christmas concert will be broadcast from St. Joseph Cathedral in Sioux Falls at 11:35 p.m. EST Christmas Eve on CBS.
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Deacon gives advice to newlyweds

One of Deacon Charles Hiebler’s greatest joys as a permanent deacon is witnessing weddings. Working with young couples preparing to commit their lives to one another helps strengthen his own faith and life commitments, he said.
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Marriage preparation is ‘a gift’

When it comes to marriage preparation, the first place couples should turn is the church in which they are getting married.
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Pope Benedict presents pallium to Archbishop O’Brien

ROME – In a solemn ceremony rich in ancient symbolism, Pope Benedict XVI placed the pallium, a white woolen vestment, around the shoulders of Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien June 29 at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
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