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Study finds more optimism, less depression among weekly churchgoers

WASHINGTON - Past studies have shown that those who attend religious services at least weekly tend to live longer and healthier lives. Now, new research indicates that frequent churchgoers also face those additional years with more optimism and greater social support than other people.
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Galileo case showed church didn’t respect science, official says

VATICAN CITY – As scholars and theologians continue to debate the heresy trial of Galileo Galilei, a Vatican official said that a failure to understand the boundaries between faith and science was at the heart of the church's condemnation of his ideas.
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West Baltimore churches transition into one parish

As the congregations of St. Peter the Apostle, St. Martin and St. Jerome churches in West Baltimore prepare to unite as one in February, they will celebrate a final weekend Mass in their respective houses of worship Jan. 26 and 27.
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Archbishop O’Brien welcomes former Episcopal order of nuns into church

Ten members of a formerly Episcopal order of nuns made history Nov. 1 when Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien received their religious community into the Catholic Church as a diocesan priory.
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Religious honored for decades of service at jubilee Mass

At the conclusion of Mass May 23, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien looked out into the first few pews of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Homeland, and observed 46 clergy and religious celebrating milestone jubilees.
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Holy Childhood Association appeals to today’s kids

Catholic schools and religious education programs not only educate children about their faith, they also help children grow spiritually, including teaching them to become missionary.
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Ireland to close embassy to Holy See, but diplomatic relations continue

DUBLIN – Ireland will close its Embassy to the Holy See in what has been described by officials as a cost-saving measure.
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Curley dedicates $4 million arts building

Saying Baltimore’s Archbishop Curley High School was following in a long Catholic tradition, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien helped break ground on the school’s $4 million arts facility May 19.
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Pope warns diplomats that conflicts threaten global stability

VATICAN CITY – Addressing diplomats from around the world, Pope Benedict XVI warned that numerous armed conflicts and social disorders have left global stability in a fragile situation.
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Deacon Misulia’s passion lifted Libertytown

Nothing was going to keep Deacon Michael Misulia from assisting Masses – not illness or age – at St. Peter the Apostle in Libertytown.
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Catholic commencements draw high-profile speakers, award recipients

WASHINGTON – Though the University of Notre Dame’s May 17 commencement with President Barack Obama’s speech dominated news coverage of U.S. Catholic college graduations, other Catholic institutions of higher education have sent their graduates off with memorable ceremonies as well.
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Share in the anniversary celebration of Marriage Encounter

Did you once use a Marriage Encounter weekend to get fired up about each other? You can rekindle your relationship and your memories of Marriage Encounter at the Worldwide Marriage Encounter International Convention in California this June.
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