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Pope tells young people power of Holy Spirit can transform world

SYDNEY, Australia – With prayer and openness, young people can receive the power of the Holy Spirit and transform the world, Pope Benedict XVI told participants at World Youth Day.
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Friends of Mercy to hold final dinner

Friends of Mercy (FOM), an all-volunteer nondenominational membership support group for those dealing with broken relationships, separation, divorce or widowhood, is dissolving.
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Baseball home opener on Good Friday ends 20-year attendance streak

HAMTRAMCK, Mich. – Michael Ochab’s 20-year streak of rooting for the Detroit Tigers as part of the opening day crowd is coming to an end. Home opening day this year falls on Good Friday, April 10.
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Second graders say reading together is more fun

If they must read over the summer, they may as well read together.
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Census: Earlier weddings, higher marriage rates mean more divorces

WASHINGTON – The highest divorce rates for both men and women tend to be in states where the marriage rate is also highest, according to a report issued Aug. 25 by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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The church universal – right here in Baltimore!

It is fascinating to hear a recounting of a Catholic’s first visit to Rome.
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Churches in Chad, Sudan, Djibouti appeal for more priests, religious

NAIROBI, Kenya – Catholic leaders in Chad, Sudan and Djibouti have appealed for more priests and religious.
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Church Chatter: Pompei Hispanic youth go the distance for Peru missions

A five-month outreach project of Our Lady of Pompei Parish in Highlandtown and its Hispanic youth group netted more than 36,000 pounds of food, which is en route to Peru and the Don Bosco missions in the Andes.
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Archbishop kicks off anti-violence week

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien pledged the support of the Catholic Church in preventing youth violence during a March 23 press conference with Baltimore Mayor Shelia Dixon kicking off Youth Violence Prevention Week.
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iServe project offers teens time for community service

Michael Boscolo of Greencastle, Pa., spent two days last July sorting food, painting a wall mural and helping the staff at Food Resources, Inc. in Hagerstown as part of the iServe project.
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9/11 costs hard to count – in lives, dollars, rights or security

WASHINGTON – Quantifying the costs of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States is a bit like trying to get your hands around the ocean.
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The Irish Brigade

The poet W.B. Yeats spoke of a fellow Irishman: “Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy.”
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