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Myanmar cyclone victims try to survive amid devastating losses

LEIEINTAN, Myanmar – Pascal Than Hlaing is just one of many who are grieving in Leieintan, a village where only one house is left standing and the Baptist and Catholic churches had their roofs torn open.
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‘Baby Joseph,’ focus of end-of-life debate, dies at home in Ontario

WINDSOR, Ontario – A 20-month-old Canadian boy who was at the center of an end-of-life debate died at home Sept. 27.
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Economy affects decisions of graduates

When the economy had some college seniors worrying about finding jobs after graduation, Cassandra Bales remained calm.
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Vietnam POW bracelet worn 40 years after war

Most people don’t recognize the plain, nickel-plated bracelet that circles the right wrist of Sister Stacy Gunnip, S.S.N.D. They think it’s an ID bracelet.
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Former high school track coach charged

A former track coach at Archbishop Spalding High School in Severn has been charged by Anne Arundel County Police after the school and the Archdiocese of Baltimore reported to county authorities possible boundary violations involving the coach and a minor. Following is a letter to parents of Archbishop Spalding students dated Sept. 26 regarding the...
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Holy Family grieves over murder-suicide of five parishioners

The Holy Family Catholic Community in Middletown is still in a state of deep mourning following a murder-suicide that claimed a parish family of five.
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Doctor: Drinking water important for good health

Fitness gurus have said it so many times and with such certainty that it almost seems like a given: drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day for good health.
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Pope says Catholic-Jewish dialogue important for society

BERLIN ¬ The Nazi “reign of terror” clearly demonstrated the depths of evil that men are capable of when they deny God and the dignity of all people he created, Pope Benedict XVI told leaders of Germany’s Jewish community.
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Priest not surprised by Scottish woman’s performance on British TV

LONDON – The audience snickered and the judges of “Britain’s Got Talent” either rolled their eyes or allowed their blank expressions to betray their bemused skepticism as the awkward-looking middle-aged woman told them she wanted to be as famous as the popular British actress and singer Elaine Paige.
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Archbishop asks governor to veto bills

Concerned that two bills passed by the Maryland General Assembly would “significantly erode” the definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien is urging Gov. Martin J. O’Malley to veto Senate Bills 566 and 597.
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New Orleans Catholic Charities gets $15 million for oil spill victims

NEW ORLEANS - Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of New Orleans has received the largest single grant in its history - $15 million from the Baton Rouge Area Foundation - to oversee a collaborative of nonprofit organizations that will provide direct assistance, counseling and job force training to coastal Louisiana fishing families affected by the...
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Immaculate Heart of Mary students flourish in Spanish Spelling Bee

Lucas Dernetz might not be former New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath yet, but he’s pretty good at following through on guarantees.
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