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January 19, 2012

1st Northeast Baltimore Spanish Mass attracts more than expected

Maria Santini of Parkville received an early Christmas present during her weekly visit to St. Michael the Archangel, Overlea. Dec. 3 – a Mass celebrated in her native Spanish language The Venezuelan-born parishioner of the church joined her two daughters and bilingual husband, along with more than 100 fellow Spanish-speaking Catholics, for the parish’s first...
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January 19, 2012

Kyrgyzstan Jesuit denies local Christians were targeted in fighting

WARSAW, Poland - A Polish priest ministering in Kyrgyzstan refuted reports that local Christians were targeted for religious reasons during recent violence against Uzbek communities but warned that many people were left “fearful and in need” after the fighting.
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January 19, 2012

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton was born into a wealthy, Episcopalian family on Aug. 28, 1774, in New York City. At age 19, she married William Magee Seton and had five children. After her husband died, Elizabeth was a poor widow. She converted to Catholicism in 1805. She started a school for girls in Baltimore at...
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January 19, 2012

U.S. included in annual trafficking report rankings for first time

WASHINGTON – The United States is included in the State Department’s annual report on human trafficking for the first time in the report’s 10-year history.
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January 19, 2012

Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes

The Blessed Virgin Mary began appearing to a young girl named Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France, Feb. 11, 1858. The authenticity of the apparitions was confirmed by the church in 1862, and the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes has been observed worldwide since 1907. Many people make pilgrimages to Lourdes, which they find to...
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January 19, 2012

Veteran displeased with content, timing of Magliano column

I wanted to express my extreme displeasure at the column “A Catholic reflection on Memorial Day” (CR, June 3).
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January 19, 2012

St. Frances of Rome

St. Frances of Rome was married at age 12, had three children, and was widowed after 40 years of marriage. She spent her entire life helping the sick and the poor. She founded the Oblates of the Tor de’ Specchi (Collatines). It is said that an archangel guided her throughout her life, lighting the road...
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January 19, 2012

Mercy student’s artistry extends beyond school walls

As captain of the varsity volleyball team, treasurer for the National Honor Society and a National Art Society member with a 4.0 grade point average, 18-year-old Johanna Laue has been in the spotlight at Mercy High School in Baltimore.
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January 19, 2012

St. Isidore of Seville

St. Isidore of Seville was born in Spain around the year 560. He loved to learn and was a great student. He succeeded his brother to become the archbishop of Seville, Spain, around 601. He encouraged the establishment of seminaries in every diocese. St. Isidore also wrote a dictionary, an encyclopedia and a history of...
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January 19, 2012

Martyred Polish priest beatified at Mass in Warsaw in front of 140,000

WARSAW, Poland – A martyred Polish priest was praised for standing against the oppressive forces of communism when he defended human rights in his sermons during a beatification Mass in the Polish capital.
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January 19, 2012

St. Anthimus

St. Anthimus was a parish priest in Rome. He converted people, including a Roman prefect. However, in retaliation for converting the prefect, Roman officials condemned St. Anthimus to death by drowning. When the saint was thrown into the water, it is said he was rescued by an angel. St. Anthimus continued to preach his faith...
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January 19, 2012

Eucharistic Hospitality

Part two of the column that appeared in this space last week regarding the New York Times will appear in next week’s Catholic Review.
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