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New abortion laws take effect, questions loom on Medicaid funding

WASHINGTON – As two Kansas abortion clinics prepared to close their doors because of new licensing requirements that took effect July 1, a federal judge blocked enforcement of a South Dakota law mandating a 72-hour waiting period and setting several informed consent provisions.
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Hospitals won’t comply with unjust laws and won’t close, bishop says

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Catholic Health Association’s board of trustees recently reaffirmed its opposition to any attempts by Congress or President Barack Obama to broaden abortion access and its commitment to keep Catholic hospitals open, Bishop Robert N. Lynch of St. Petersburg said in a Feb. 6 blog entry.
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Cards celebrate water polo win

The Calvert Hall College High School, Towson, Cardinals dominated the competition on Oct. 27 during the MIAA water polo championships. No one could touch them, making it seven straight MIAA championship titles since 2001.
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Lessons from my 80-year-old grandpa

Leave it to Grandpa to put things in perspective. It was half way through our second annual Christmas party, and I was flitting around, refilling glasses and collecting empty plates.
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Faith-based investors to apply ‘green’ index in investment decisions

WASHINGTON – The Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility said Feb. 5 it would use an index measuring how “green” publicly traded corporations are to help it make investment decisions and push for more eco-friendly business practices.
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Fundraisers grab imagination and donations

Most people’s eyes glaze and they put a protective hand on their wallet when they hear the word fundraiser.
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Vatican report on child protection for UN to be ready in autumn

VATICAN CITY – A United Nations-mandated report on compliance with international obligations regarding the protection and rights of children will be ready for submission this autumn, a Vatican diplomat said.
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IND seniors PAL around with Oak Crest residents

Caitlin Melvin thought she was in for a simple day of basketball with senior citizens.
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Surgeons pitch in to transofrm former Catholic school

NEW ORLEANS – Dr. David Knight normally treats his hands with tender loving care because they are the pampered instruments of his livelihood.
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Church Chatter: Hampden school turns cans into cash award

St. Thomas Aquinas Elementary School in Baltimore’s Hampden neighborhood won $1,000 and top state honors in the first Great American Can Roundup – School Challenge.
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New York archdiocesan Catholic high schools to become self-sufficient

NEW YORK – The New York Archdiocese has announced that the 10 archdiocesan Catholic high schools it operates will become self-sufficient, effective with the start of the 2009-10 school year in September.
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Catholic radio hits Frederick County airwaves

After nearly four years of prayer, fundraising and labor, Catholic radio has hit the airwaves in Frederick County. Holy Spirit Communications made its first broadcast on Oct. 13 on FM 89.9 WMTB, the 100-watt radio station of Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg.
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