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Papal honorees span the archdiocese

Cross Pro Ecclesia Et Pontifice Carol A. Augustine Augustine served more than 40 years as a religious educator. She was a religion teacher and director of religious education at St. Matthew in Baltimore before beginning a 26-year ministry at the Catholic Center. She held positions of increasing responsibility including: coordinator of Catechist Formation and Leadership...
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President Bush earned his praise

In comparing the second President Bush’s position on life to President Obama’s, Jeannette Mollenkopf (CR, May 14) says she doesn’t “get it.” Perhaps I can help. Mollenkopf makes the point that Catholics criticize Obama for supporting abortion, but give Bush a pass for his support of capital punishment.
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Archbishop decries immigration raids at meat plants in six states

The archbishop of Denver decried the immigration raids conducted at meatpacking plants in six states Dec. 12 by federal authorities to arrest workers in the country illegally who were suspected of participating in an identity theft scam. "The mass arrest of unauthorized workers in Colorado and across the country this week once again puts a...
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Remembering Father Shaum

The late Father David Shaum’s impact on the church (CR, Oct. 13) is far wider than the Mount St. Mary’s University community. During his time in Emmitsburg, he assisted at many parishes in Frederick, Washington and Carroll County, as well as in parishes in Pennsylvania along its border with Maryland.
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Pope affirms support for Palestinian state, says Mass in Bethlehem

BETHLEHEM, West Bank – Pope Benedict XVI arrived in the Palestinian territories May 13 and immediately declared the Vatican’s support for an independent Palestine.
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Vivacious St. Mary’s minister shares special connection with teens

For Ginny Dauses, the 2,000 minutes included in her cell phone plan just aren’t enough. After all, the St. Mary High School, Annapolis, campus minister is constantly fielding calls from young people who want to say hello, see how she is doing, talk about their problems or ask what is on the schedule for the...
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Blakefield senior gets his kicks

For Loyola Blakefield senior Jamie Dubyoski, playing one sport in the fall isn’t enough to whet his competitive appetite.
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Visiting Holocaust memorial, pope says hatred must never reign again

JERUSALEM – On his first day in Jerusalem, Pope Benedict XVI visited the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and said the suffering of Jews under the Nazi extermination campaign must “never be denied, belittled or forgotten.”
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Pope seeks prayers for trip; Turkish security to be unprecedented

ANKARA, Turkey (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI asked for prayers for his pilgrimage to Turkey, as the Turkish government announced unprecedented security measures to protect the pontiff and the Vatican confirmed the pope would visit a mosque during his trip.
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U.S. House passes Protect Life Act in bipartisan vote

WASHINGTON – The U.S. House Oct. 13 passed the Protect Life Act, which applies long-standing federal policies on abortion funding and conscience rights to the health reform law.
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Mount de Sales community mourns loss of 2006 graduate

The Mount de Sales Academy community is mourning the loss of Amy Adams, a 2006 alumna who died May 3.
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St. Blaise

St. Blaise was a physician and a bishop in Armenia. He healed men and animals alike. When a ruler began to persecute Christians, St. Blaise was arrested and thrown into prison for refusing to recant his faith. St. Blaise is said to have saved a child who was choking on a bone while he was...
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