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Bayhan is new principal of St. Mary’s High School, Annapolis

Making St. Mary’s High School in Annapolis more widely known is at the top of the agenda for Richard Bayhan, the school’s new principal and a parishioner of St. Mary, Annapolis.
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Archbishop Gregory kicks off John Carroll Lecture series

Noting that American society places a high importance on relationships, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Atlanta kicked off this spring’s John Carroll Lecture Series with a talk on the connections between bishops and their priests.
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Vatican official: Pope pained by clerical sex abuse in Los Angeles

PIEVE DI CADORE, Italy – Pope Benedict XVI’s closest aide said the pope was pained and concerned by the “devastating scale” of clerical sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
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Knights of Columbus provide “courage lions” to hospitalized children

John Ramming is amazed by the growth that the Courage Unlimited Program he founded has experienced in just a few years.
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Black Catholic congress opens in Buffalo with 2,000 participants

More than 2,000 black Catholics from nearly 100 U.S. dioceses traveled to Buffalo, N.Y., July 12 for the start of the 10th National Black Catholic Congress.
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Religious attacks by the media must be rejected, say officials

VATICAN CITY – Anti-religious commentary distributed by media outlets can create tensions and incite violence and therefore must be rejected, said Vatican and Muslim representatives.
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Bishops speak about new Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien

Baltimore bishops reacted positively July 12 to news of the appointment of Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien as Baltimore’s 15th archbishop, describing the new leader as “a good shepherd in the sense that he will be a good teacher, a good pastor of souls.”
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Bishops, other Catholics urge bipartisan action on health care reform

WASHINGTON – As Democratic and Republican leaders gathered in Washington for a health care summit convened by President Barack Obama, the U.S. bishops and other Catholic leaders urged all parties to commit themselves to health care reform that is affordable, accessible and protects the life and dignity of every person.
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Pope relaxes restrictions on use of Tridentine Mass

LATE BREAKING 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. The pope said Mass celebrated according to the 1962 Roman Missal, commonly known as the Tridentine rite, should be made available...
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Rite of Election draws catechumens and candidates closer to the church

Although she was raised Methodist, Amanda Nelson didn’t place a lot of attention on her faith growing up. After marrying a Catholic and recently having her son baptized in the Catholic Church, the 30-year-old decided to explore the religion of her husband more closely.
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CRS clinic in Zambia helps orphans affected by HIV/AIDS

WASHINGTON – Nearly two years ago in the southern African nation of Zambia, Natasha Kangwa became an orphan and was diagnosed with HIV.
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Momentum builds to cancel international debt owed by Haiti

WASHINGTON – It took a major earthquake, but momentum is building to cancel all of the remaining debt that Haiti has taken on from several international financial institutions.
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