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Archdiocese reaches agreement with more than 500 claimants

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Archdiocese July 15 announced the largest church settlement of sexual abuse lawsuits to date, agreeing to pay more than 500 alleged victims a total of $660 million.
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Norbertine priest honored for a lifetime dedicated to catechetics

DE PERE, Wis. – Through all his years as an author and as an educator, Norbertine Father Alfred McBride has invited people to grow in their faith and in their relationship with God.
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Parents keep the games going at Cathedral

They take play seriously at the School of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen – and not just the kids.
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Special Mass offered to Filipino teachers as they arrive in Baltimore

With the arrival of about 110 new teachers from the Philippines to fill open slots in Baltimore area schools, the Catholic community seized the opportunity to welcome about 65 of the foreign educators with a special Mass and reception July 11.
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Gators Runner Eschews Pain for Competition

The saying, “no pain, no gain,” takes on a very literal meaning for Seton Keough senior Rebecca Stevick.
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Pope says global migration should favor encounter, not conflict

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI appealed for generosity to the world’s migrant population, saying the movement of peoples should foster a peaceful encounter between civilizations and not conflict.
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Pope relaxes restrictions on use of Tridentine Mass

UPDATED VATICAN CITY – In a long-awaited overture to disaffected Catholic traditionalists, Pope Benedict XVI relaxed restrictions on the use of the Tridentine Mass, the Latin-language liturgy that predates the Second Vatican Council.
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College graduates urged to keep texting in check, stay connected to God

WASHINGTON - Today’s college graduates are all too familiar with texting and using online social networks, but they were advised to keep these tools in check so they can stay connected to God and others.
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Ring bells for inauguration, life

Arcbhishop Edwin F. O’Brien has asked parishes and schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore to ring their bells at noon on Jan. 20, for the inauguration of Barack Obama as president of the United States, and on Jan. 22, to mark the 36th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C.
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Catholic lay leader says China will continue to elect, ordain bishops

HONG KONG – A Catholic lay leader from Beijing said China will continue to “self-elect and self-ordain” bishops.
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Archbishop Dolan, Rep. Ryan exchange letters on House’s budget for 2012

WASHINGTON - The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the chief author of the recently passed House budget for 2012 have exchanged letters discussing the moral implications of the federal budget debate.
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Heartened by growth of eucharistic adoration

What a delight to have counted four more parishes in our archdiocese who have answered the call for scheduling eucharistic adoration to foster religious vocations (CR, Jan. 8). They have joined the ranks of the 53 parishes previously listed (CR, July 31, 2008).
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