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Spain’s atheists continue other countries’ ad campaigns on buses

MADRID, Spain – Catholic and religious leaders have denounced slogans questioning the existence of God planned for buses in Barcelona and other Spanish cities.
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Archbishop Lipscomb retires; Bishop Rodi successor

WASHINGTON – Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Oscar H. Lipscomb, 76, of Mobile, Ala., and has named Bishop Thomas J. Rodi of Biloxi, Miss., as his successor.
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Women’s Alliance continues support of urban schools

Betty Contino felt the Holy Spirit moving her at the conclusion of the second annual luncheon for the Women’s Alliance of Partners in Excellence. She spontaneously rose to her feet.
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Catholics gear up for March for Life

Two days after President-elect Barack Obama is inaugurated, thousands of Catholics from the Archdiocese of Baltimore will join tens of thousands of prolife supporters from across the country in urging the new president and Congress to protect the sanctity of life.
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Archdiocese to mark bicentennial with special events

Baltimore Catholics have a lot to celebrate this spring. April 8 marks the 200th anniversary of the elevation of the Baltimore diocese to archdiocesan status by Pope Pius VII, and Catholic leaders have planned a host of special events to mark the historic event.
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World Day for Prayer for Vocations is May 15

As a pediatric gastroenterologist at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maria Grazia Clemente has devoted the last several years of her life to helping sick children and researching liver disease. The 47-year-old parishioner of Our Lady of Victory in Arbutus is now on the road to becoming a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur...
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Canadian author, journalist Bernard Daly dies of cancer

TORONTO – Bernard Daly – author, journalist and one of the most influential lay members of the Catholic Church in Canada – died peacefully Jan. 2 at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto after losing a battle with cancer. He was 83.
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Girl Scout earns top medal

Fifteen-year-old Samantha Deangler earned the Spirit Alive medal from the Girl Scouts, one of the highest medals she can earn as a senior Scout.
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Priest-psychologist sees ‘signs of grace’ in abuse scandal

BURLINGTON, Vt. – A priest-psychologist said he sees “signs of grace” amid the darkness of the clergy sexual abuse crisis.
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Galileo’s jubilee: Vatican takes part in star-studded celebrations

VATICAN CITY – As more than 130 countries celebrate the International Year of Astronomy, the Vatican also turned its gaze toward the heavens.
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Vatican discusses Saudi king’s idea to initiate dialogue

VATICAN CITY – The importance of marriage and the family and the values needed to sustain family life can be an appropriate starting point for interreligious dialogue, said an official of the Pontifical Council for the Family.
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Thousands return to Vatican to give thanks for pope’s beatification

VATICAN CITY – In the same square where Pope John Paul II was shot by a would-be assassin almost 30 years ago, thousands of people returned to thank God for the gift of his life and for his beatification.
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