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Pope asks for increased efforts by Catholics, Jews for peace, justice

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI expressed hope that Catholics and Jews would feel a greater desire to work for peace and justice in a troubled world.
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Father Funk, Frederick pastor, dies

Father Wayne G. Funk, the longtime pastor of St. John the Evangelist in Frederick who was known for his encouraging, pastoral presence, died Feb. 16 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. The 70-year-old priest had battled cancer for nearly five years.
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Mount St. Mary’s and Loyola mourn deaths of students

Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg and Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore are mourning the deaths of two of their students.
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Bishops support stiffer penalties for child sex abuse

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky’s four Catholic bishops expressed support for a bill in the state Legislature that would stiffen penalties for people in a position of trust who sexually abuse minors and for people who fail to report such abuse.
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Israeli president, pope meet, express hopes for Middle East peace deal

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy – As the first direct peace talks in two years between Israeli and Palestinian leaders were launched in the United States, Pope Benedict XVI and Israeli President Shimon Peres met in a private audience.
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St. Matthew offers support to families of parishioners

When the priest applied ashes to Mercy Kinyanjui’s forehead Ash Wednesday at St. Matthew, Northwood, the act symbolized more than just the start of Lent.
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Successful Clarksville school begins new year

CLARKSVILLE – As Linda Wilson waited in the main hallway of Clarksville’s St. Louis School on the morning of Aug. 25, she couldn’t contain her enthusiasm.
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Second collection to fund disaster aid

When parishioners in the Archdiocese of Baltimore drop donations in the basket for the second collection Feb. 16 and 17, their dollars will help Catholic Relief Services address humanitarian emergency needs – big and small, domestic and abroad.
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In message to nuns, pope says Mother Teresa models ‘Christian virtue’

VATICAN CITY – Blessed Teresa of Calcutta is “an exemplary model of Christian virtue” who showed the world that an authentic love for others opens the door to knowing and being with God, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Tornadoes cause death, destruction across mid-South

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Father Ernest Hardesty, pastor of Assumption Parish in Atkins, said he witnessed “three miles of destruction” from a twister that hit his community Feb. 5.
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Blakefield bone marrow drive draws more than 750

When Loyola Blakefield mothers and supporters organized a bone marrow drive at the school Aug. 17, they hoped 500 people would come for cheek-swab testing.
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Pope says Lent is time of conversion, return to God

VATICAN CITY – Lent is a time to return to God’s loving embrace and to remember that true happiness can only come from being a friend of Jesus, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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