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What’s a Norwegian Protestant doing singing for pope in a synagogue?

NEW YORK – On Fridays and Saturdays, Daryl Henricksen, a Protestant, sings a cappella, in Hebrew, at the historic Park East Synagogue in New York. On Saturday evenings and Sundays, he’s a member of the mixed adult choir and the cantor for four Masses at Resurrection Catholic Church in Rye, N.Y.
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Kansas bishops decry end of state program for pregnant women in need

TOPEKA, Kan. – The Catholic bishops of Kansas told Gov. Mark Parkinson that his administration’s decision to end state funding in 2010 for a program that helps women facing crisis pregnancies “will have grave repercussions for some of the most vulnerable among us.”
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Archbishop discusses peace-building, maintaining peace in Burundi

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Archbishop Evariste Ngoyagoye of Bujumbura, Burundi, came to the Conference on the Future of Catholic Peace-building with a story of Catholic engagement that brought about peace in Burundi. He left with a renewed sense of the vigilance necessary to maintain peace and justice in his country.
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Thanks for work done on home

I wish to express my thanks and gratitude to the Archdiocese of Baltimore and the Micah Experience Group Workshop (CR, Aug. 6).I was one of the people chosen to have work done to my home. A group of five high school students and one adult did much-needed painting. They were pleasant, hard-working and a pleasure...
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St. Mary’s lax lights up the field

On April 18, a very special ceremony will take place during halftime of the St. Mary’s High School boys’ lacrosse game as the No. 4 Saints face the No. 3 Loyola Blakefield, Towson, Dons at St. Mary’s new turf field at St. John Neumann, Annapolis.
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Mountain climber’s mission organization combines climbing, good works

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Gary Fallesen said God sent him a message about starting a Christian climbing organization.
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Faithful excited to be part of papal Mass in Washington

WASHINGTON – The tumultuous applause that greeted Pope Benedict XVI at the beginning of the April 17 Mass in Nationals Park was indicative of the excitement of the faithful at attending the first public U.S. Mass celebrated by the pope, who is concluding his third year as pontiff.
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What message should Catholics send Congress on health care reform?

WASHINGTON – As the House of Representatives headed out of Washington for a five-week summer recess, with the Senate soon to follow, members of Congress were vowing to listen to their constituents’ views on health care reform.
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Pope, Bush discuss fighting terrorism while respecting human rights

WASHINGTON – In a meeting at the White House, Pope Benedict XVI and President George W. Bush discussed the problem of terrorism and how to confront it while respecting human rights.
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New leadership team will guide Oblates

The year 2009 represents 180 years of love, service and dedication to the church community by the Oblate Sisters of Providence. The Africentric column of The Catholic Review highlighted the event with five articles on the historical happenings within the congregation.
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Undaunted missionary spirit

The following is Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien’s April 13 homily from the bicentennial Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore.
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Mexico jails alleged cartel gunman implicated in cardinal’s murder

MEXICO CITY - An alleged drug-cartel gunman implicated in the 1993 murder of Cardinal Juan Posadas Ocampo of Guadalajara, Mexico, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after being found guilty of weapons-related offenses.
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