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Two Catholic agencies team up to offer small loans to working poor

BELLEVILLE, Ill. – Car payments, school fees, new tires, insurance payments, even funeral costs: Sometimes the money to keep a person from slipping over the edge just isn’t available.
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Bishop Malooly confirms nine deaf teens

IJAMSVILLE – Without uttering a word, nine teens from Central Maryland conveyed their love for their church using signs and gestures during a first-ever archdiocesan confirmation liturgy for the deaf community May 13.
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Poker-playing priest wins big for parish on TV game show

GARDEN CITY, S.C. – A poker-playing priest from South Carolina is one step closer to winning $1 million for his church’s building fund.
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After nearly four decades, New Cathedral Cemetery employee to retire

For Anne Lucido, the complexities of life and death are part of the job – literally. The St. Agnes, Catonsville, parishioner has worked at New Cathedral Cemetery in Baltimore for 37 years.
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EWTN officials Mother Angelica, Deacon Steltemeier get papal honors

IRONDALE, Ala. – Pope Benedict XVI has awarded the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Cross to Mother Mary Angelica, founder of the Eternal Word Television Network, and Deacon Bill Steltemeier, chairman of EWTN’s board of governors, for distinguished service to the church.
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John Carroll women’s lax defeats McDonogh 11-6

Reaching perfection in anything is a daunting task, especially in the realm of sports. But for The John Carroll School, Bel Air, “the sky’s the limit,” at least that was the mantra on the back of the Lady Patriots’ shirts for the 2008 IAAM A Conference lacrosse championships on May 10 at St. Paul’s School...
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Mercy CEO: Reasons abound for health care reform

We are in the midst of one of the most significant health care debates since the formation of Medicare. Why is this debate happening?
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Holy Communion offers spiritual strength to the sick

For years, Horace Wisniewski faithfully brought Holy Communion to the sick and dying throughout Dundalk. But after a heart attack slowed him down about a year ago, the roles changed. Now the 90-year-old extraordinary minister of Holy Communion relies on others to bring the Eucharist to him.
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Supreme Court declines to stop order on release of Bridgeport diocesan documents

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court declined Oct. 5 to intervene in orders by Connecticut courts requiring the Diocese of Bridgeport to release thousands of pages of material from 23 lawsuits settled against six priests who were sued in sexual abuse cases.
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Catholic aid agency already in Myanmar faces travel restrictions

BANGKOK, Thailand – A Catholic aid agency already working in Myanmar when Cyclone Nargis struck has been grappling with travel restrictions as it tries to assess the situation and help survivors in the Irrawaddy delta region.
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At Maryvale, teacher fosters love of literature

Some literature lovers assail Hollywood incarnations of William Shakespeare’s works, but Carol Malone has a different take.
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Blazers badminton wins four consecutive championships

In her 14th season with the Notre Dame Preparatory School badminton program, Head Coach Therese Maguire knew her team of 25 was going to be strong – but strong enough to capture another championship?
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