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Bishop Morin calls claims against CCHD’s work ‘outrageous’

Members of the U.S. bishops' subcommittee overseeing the Catholic Campaign for Human Development reassured their fellow bishops and donors that “no group that opposes Catholic social or moral teaching is eligible for funding” from their domestic anti-poverty campaign.
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Southwest Liturgical Conference gathering links Eucharist

TUCSON, Ariz. – Eucharistic justice calls everyone “to see ourselves and all others in the same light in which the Father sees us,” said Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory in remarks prepared for the Southwest Liturgical Conference study week in Tucson.
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Vatican hopes U.S. will lift Cuba embargo, archbishop says

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican consistently has criticized the U.S. embargo against Cuba and hopes the Obama administration will lift the restrictions, recognizing the fact that they cause untold suffering for the Cuban people, a Vatican official said.
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Archbishop reflects on first Baltimore Christmas, need for vocations

My first Baltimore Christmas has been delightful, days of prayer and celebrations – overflowing congregations at the Basilica of the Assumption for the Christmas Vigil Mass and the Midnight Mass at our Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. Monsignors Hobbs and Armstrong and their staffs offered us all glowing examples of what solemn liturgies can do...
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Builder shares memories of Kirkleigh Villa and 1926

Jay Leno flaunts his fleet of custom automobiles, and Imelda Marcos was infamous for her shoe closet.
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Orsulak a ‘natural talent’

Though his father is a former Baltimore Oriole, senior Joe Orsulak – a phenomenal middle-distance runner for Loyola Blakefield – knew running, not baseball, was for him.
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Murdered Jesuits honored 20 years after their deaths in El Salvador

WASHINGTON – Twenty years after they were killed at Central American University in San Salvador, along with their housekeeper and her daughter, six Jesuit priests are being honored by the Salvadoran government, the U.S. Congress and Jesuit institutions.
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Mercy art program encourages creativity

Gently sponging bright shades of green and blue onto a timeline display folder for an art project at Mercy High School in Baltimore, 15-year-old Lindsay Scheve admitted art wasn’t exactly her forte. But taking the required introduction to art class at Mercy has opened up a whole new world for the sophomore student.
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“While Rome Burns …”

“No one has to have an abortion. To all of those in crisis pregnancies, I pledge our support and our financial help. Come to the Catholic Church. Let us walk with you through your time of trouble. Let us help you affirm life. Let us help you find a new life with your child, or...
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Armed men kill Oblate priest in southern Philippines

COTABATO, Philippines – An Oblate priest was shot to death when he resisted armed men trying to take him from his southern Philippine mission, said the congregation’s Philippine superior.
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Churches working to ensure everyone is counted in 2010 US census

WASHINGTON – Churches have a crucial role to play in ensuring that everyone is counted on Census Day 2010, April 1.
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Changing terms and hearts seen as key to debate

WASHINGTON – The immediate future looks a bit grim for those who work on trying to improve the lot of immigrants in the United States.
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