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Legion of Christ must be thoroughly investigated

Pope Benedict XVI should realize that his 2006 decision to let Father Marcial Maciel Degollado retire to live a life of prayer and penance, and let it go at that with the hope that Maciel would fade in memory after his death, is no longer sufficient.
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Burke shines as father, coach

Zack Burke, the head boys’ lacrosse coach for Archbishop Spalding High School in Severn, is the father of two young sons, with one on the way.
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On hottest days of the year, Our Lady of Hope loses air conditioning

With Baltimore-area temperatures topping 100 degrees, July 23-24 was not an ideal time to be without air conditioning. That’s exactly the predicament parishioners of Our Lady of Hope found themselves in, however, as the Dundalk faith community lost power and could not restore its church’s air conditioning even after power came back online.
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Speakers suggest ways to join pro-life, social justice efforts

WASHINGTON – At a Feb. 25 workshop during the annual Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington, speakers asked for a show of hands from those who worked in pro-life ministries for their diocese or parish. A majority of workshop participants raised their hands.
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Parakeet pastor finds joy in feathered friends

In the quaint fenced courtyard at the entrance to the friary at St. Casimir in Canton, the sweet chirping of birds can be heard, seemingly from the surrounding trees.
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University student says she’s honored to be Miss Indian Oklahoma 2011

WASHINGTON – Devon Frazier, a sophomore at St. Gregory’s University in Shawnee, Okla., says she “felt completely honored” when she heard her name called for the “prestigious title” of Miss Indian Oklahoma 2011 at the Oklahoma Federation of Indian Women’s annual pageant in McAlester, Okla.
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Archbishop O’Brien raises concerns about Legion of Christ

Concerned that the Legion of Christ stifles the free will of its members and lacks transparency, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien told the religious order’s director general that he cannot in good conscience recommend that anyone join the Legion or Regnum Christi, its affiliated lay movement.
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Bodies of parents of St. Therese of Lisieux exhumed in France

WARSAW, Poland – The remains of the parents of St. Therese of Lisieux, France, have been exhumed as French Catholics await the couple’s expected beatification.
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Archbishop O’Brien, Camp GLOW rekindle yearly bond

SPARKS – Mary Ann Basta brought the gifts of Mass to Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien July 12, then looked to a friend.
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Mount St. Mary’s uncovers location of 200-year-old chapel

What’s old is what’s new again at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg.
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Cardinal blesses showroom featuring Peruvian woodwork

Cardinal William H. Keeler, former archbishop of Baltimore, blessed a new showroom on South Charles Street featuring the Peruvian woodwork of the Artesanos Don Bosco June 3.
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After Mumbai bombings, Indian bishops call for unity against terrorism

VATICAN CITY – Indian bishops called for unity in the country’s fight against terrorism a day after three bombs in Mumbai left at least 17 people dead and more than 140 injured.
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