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Father Holthaus retires, but love of calling remains

On the day of his ordination, Father Paul G. Holthaus was approached by his second-grade teacher, Sister of St. Joseph Inez Loyola.
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Archdiocese establishes office for worship

Monsignor Robert J. Jaskot is stepping down as chancellor of the Archdiocese of Baltimore to take on a new role as director of a new archdiocesan office for worship.
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New Testament provides description of vocation

On June 19, Pope Benedict XVI will officially inaugurate The Year for Priests. The opening of this special year takes place on the 150th anniversary of the death of St. John Vianney, the patron of parish priests. As the president-rector of St. Mary’s Seminary and University, the first Catholic seminary in the United States, it...
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Plans to fly Blessed Pier Giorgio’s body to World Youth Day

ROME (CNS) -- Logistical details are being finalized in an attempt to fly the body of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati to Sydney, Australia, for veneration by young people at World Youth Day in July.
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Catholic Family Expo aims to deepen faith

As Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien was about to begin his homily for the Catholic Family Expo Mass June 12, he paused in front of the altar.
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Youths focus on God at Religious Education Congress

ANAHEIM, Calif. – “Nowhere you’ve been or anything you’ve ever done in your life has taken you more than one step away from Christ,” speaker Steve Angrisano told a sold-out arena of high school students and their chaperones in Anaheim.
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Monsignor McGovern retires after 42 years of priesthood

Few aspects of his priesthood have given Monsignor James O. McGovern greater joy than being with the people he serves. It’s been an honor, he said, to be present for special moments in their lives.
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Pope appeals for peace in Iraq after kidnap of archbishop

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI appealed for peace and security in Iraq after kidnappers abducted Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho of Mosul, Iraq, and killed the three people who were traveling with him.
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Schools close, but legacies remain

The memories came back to Stephanie Avery June 7, as she walked around the hall of Catholic Community School of South Baltimore.
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Kidnappers take Iraqi archbishop, kill his three companions

ROME – Kidnappers abducted Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho of Mosul, Iraq, and killed the three people who were traveling with him.
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Parishioner wants 103rd birthday to benefit her church

When Anne Morrissey celebrates her 103rd birthday May 13th she wants family, friends and well-wishers to take the money they would have spent on gifts and donate it to the restoration fund of St. Peter the Apostle, Libertytown – her beloved parish of 71 years. The feisty Libertytown centenarian with the slight Irish brogue said...
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Regensburg Diocese warns excommunication looms for Lefebvrist priests

OXFORD, England – Officials in the Diocese of Regensburg, Germany, have said plans by the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X to ordain new priests without Vatican consent at a local seminary will lead to their excommunication.
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