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US church’s costs for clergy sex abuse topped $436 million last year

WASHINGTON – U.S. dioceses and religious orders spent more than $436 million in 2008 on settlements and other costs related to clergy sex abuse, a decrease of 29 percent over the $615 million paid out in the peak year of 2007.
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Group hopes education helps undercut violence in Darfur

NYALA, Sudan – An ecumenical relief organization working in Sudan’s Darfur region is hoping to undercut violence by educating displaced people about human rights and peace. For instance, the organization – Darfur Emergency Response Operation – has helped displaced women build more efficient cooking stoves, lessening the number of trips they have to make out...
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Matching mission at the heart of Loyola’s tuition costs

People might look at the Loyola Blakefield’s stately Towson campus and think the students who attend there can easily afford the $16,845 tuition, which includes fees.
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PEOPLE PLACES THINGS

For 20 years, former school parent Arlene King has enriched the celebration of Black History Month at Mount de Sales Academy, Catonsville, by creating an exhibit for the students.
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Vatican publishing house: New page, new director, new ideas

VATICAN CITY – With a new director at the helm, the Vatican publishing house is turning a new page.
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Knights called to foster Christian unity, carry out new evangelization

DENVER – The archbishop of Quebec told members of the Knights of Columbus gathered in Denver for their convention he hoped they would be transformed, just as the first disciples had been transformed at the Transfiguration.
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Economists say Catholic ethics could benefit global economic policy

WASHINGTON – Economists from Catholic institutions worldwide may differ in their approach to solutions for the economic crisis, but all agree a global strategy is required.
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Supporters pray for beatification of Father Solanus Casey

DETROIT – Donald Veryser, a member of Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish in suburban Grosse Pointe Woods, was among the many supporters of Capuchin Father Solanus Casey’s cause for sainthood who came to St. Bonaventure Monastery in Detroit July 28-29 to pray for his beatification.
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Across political spectrum, HHS action draws religious liberty protests

WASHINGTON - When it comes to issues of religious freedom, Bill Donohue thinks the Obama administration has put religious employers between a rock and a hard place.
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Healey kicks Baltimore soccer into high gear

Kevin Healey made his way through a room full of Baltimore Blast sponsors inside 1st Mariner Arena Feb. 20, shaking hands with nearly every one.
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Priest heads south after lengthy career in western Maryland

After his father died, Father Gerald F. LaPorta suggested to his mother, “Let’s go someplace where it’s warmer.”
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‘Colbert chaplain’ brings young adults to church

The line inside St. Ignatius Church July 29 started in the parish hall and stretched all the way upstairs into the church narthex. Hundreds of people came to see Father James Martin, the Jesuit priest who has become one of America’s most well-known clergyman and have him sign a copy of his bestselling book “The...
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