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Irish prelates welcome probe of Cloyne child-protection practices

DUBLIN, Ireland – Two leading Irish Catholic churchmen welcomed news that a government commission will investigate the child-protection policy and practices in the Diocese of Cloyne.
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Why Catholic? Journey through the Catechism

At the turn of the New Year, there was much excitement around my home. It seems that TIME magazine had declared me their Person of the Year. And, God bless them, TIME did the same for you. And you. And you as well.
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Catholic bishop says Egyptian police must respond quicker to violence

LONDON – Egyptian police must act more quickly against Muslim rioters, a Catholic bishop said after 12 people were killed and two churches burned in a night of violence.
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San Francisco church, chancery vandalized with graffiti

SAN FRANCISCO – Most Holy Redeemer Church in San Francisco and the administrative offices of the Archdiocese of San Francisco were vandalized in early January with graffiti critical of the church’s support of Proposition 8, the California voter initiative that overturned last May’s state Supreme Court ruling declaring that all couples have the right to...
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Parishioner reaches out to poor and lonely

Tony DeLuca knows what it’s like to be broke. Twelve years ago, he was laid off from a vending company and didn’t know how he would make his mortgage payment. That’s when a friend suggested he call his home parish of St. Dominic in Hamilton where his sons served as altar boys. Through St. Dominic’s...
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Pacione, youth ministers receive honors

For several decades, Mark Pacione was the tireless champion of youth ministry in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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Pilgrims celebrate St. Elizabeth Ann Seton bicentennial

Two hundred years after St. Elizabeth Ann Seton journeyed from Baltimore to Emmitsburg to found the first women’s religious community in the United States, more than 600 pilgrims converged on the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton to kick off a yearlong celebration of her achievement.
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U.S. urged to stop Marianas trafficking

WASHINGTON – A Filipina forced into the sex trade and raped hours after her arrival in the Northern Mariana Islands appealed to U.S. senators to change immigration and labor laws in the commonwealth. “I know there are other women out in the (Mariana Islands) community like me,” Kayleen Entena said in her Feb. 8 testimony...
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John Paul II opened the doors to Christ

He proclaimed Christ – “always and everywhere.” In this way, Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II, manifested his holiness. And for the way he lived his life, he has been declared among the “blessed” of the church by his successor, Benedict XVI.
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Knee surgery an entertaining experience for Notre Dame father

The Decision For Mark Broderick, 51, the pain in his knees from arthritis has interrupted his quality of life and the activities he loved for years. He finally decided it was time to have knee replacement to end his agony. Mr. Broderick, director of student activities at Loyola College in Maryland, was young and healthy,...
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Electronic giving makes donating to church easy

More parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore are turning to a relatively new way of encouraging parishioners to donate to their church: electronic giving. Instead of using weekly envelopes, parishioners agree to have a set amount of money transferred automatically from their checking or savings account to their parish. Some donors choose to have their...
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Vatican says bin Laden’s death cause for reflection, not rejoicing

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican said the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, a man who sowed division and hatred and who caused “innumerable” deaths, should prompt serious reflection about one’s responsibility before God, not rejoicing.
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