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Annapolis series taps in political passions, while educating

As people stumbled in and out of busy Annapolis watering holes on a chilly Oct. 7 evening, a group of young adults sat on the second floor of the Dock Street Bar and Grill and just wanted to talk Catholic theology and politics.
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Brooklyn students greet Pope Benedict as he arrives in New York

NEW YORK – Pope Benedict XVI arrived at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport slightly ahead of schedule April 18, but two students from the Brooklyn Diocese’s Catholic schools were ready for him.
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Get on the bus for the March for Life

The following parishes and Catholic organizations are sponsoring transportation to the March for Life in Washington, Jan. 24. Call the numbers listed for more information.
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Everything but Knowledge

Talk about going back to the drawing board! As a senior person trying to avoid tiresome nostalgia, I am still driven to see the chasm-like gap between the mid-20th century, with all its faults, and the present. And it happened fast. Instant communication with the rest of the globe, once a marvel, is now hand-held,...
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Jesuits urge Haitian government to make plans to fight hunger crisis

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti’s bishops and a group of Jesuits in the country called on the government to put in place short- and medium-term plans to address the hunger crisis driven by a hike in world food staples.
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Events in Washington, around U.S. to mark 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade

WASHINGTON – Tens of thousands of pro-lifers from all over the United States are expected to travel to the nation’s capital for events marking the Jan. 22 anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion.
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Deacons and future deacons celebrate ministry

In his ministry as a deacon, St. Francis of Assisi was beloved for his legendary humility and his unwavering commitment to the Catholic Church. On the Oct. 4 feast day of the popular saint, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien encouraged current and future deacons of the Archdiocese of Baltimore to look to St. Francis as a...
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Peruvian villagers fear eviction in Amazon land conflict

BARRANQUITA, Peru – The knock at Father Mario Bartolini’s door came a little after 8 p.m. April 10. On the porch stood Robert Romero Rios, his face creased with worry and his rubber boots caked with mud.
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In Haiti, educators make do, but progress hampered by lack of funds

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – For the first time in St. Antoine School history, the teachers are worried about their sixth-grade girls.
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Synod head says it was logical to invite rabbi to biblical synod

VATICAN CITY – Inviting a Jewish scholar to address the world Synod of Bishops on the Bible was logical given the role of the Scriptures in Jewish life, said the head of the synod office.
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Cardinal Keeler honored for resolving new Catholic-Jewish tensions

WASHINGTON – While presenting Cardinal William H. Keeler with a special honor April 14 in Washington, leaders of the Anti-Defamation League said the retired archbishop of Baltimore recently alleviated tensions between Jews and the Vatican.
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Savior of world is found among poor, not in halls of power, pope says

VATICAN CITY – Christ, the king of the world, is not found on the thrones of power or in the hallways of learning, he is found defenseless among the poor and humble, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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