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Archbishop Curley High School receives $1 million capital campaign gift

To kick off Archbishop Curley High School’s capital campaign, Father Michael Martin, O.F.M. Conv., stepped up to the microphone on April 25 to tell a story about his grandfather’s vision.
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A vibrant local church

Though I have previously been reluctant to use this column as a sort of “calendar review” – a rundown of my comings and goings – I thought such an exercise this week might prove beneficial, given the significance, if not the volume, of the events which occurred in the Archdiocese last week. Though I detail...
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Vatican official calls liturgical renewal ‘irreversible path’

VATICAN CITY – Liturgical renewal launched by the Second Vatican Council is an “irreversible path” and has not been affected by Pope Benedict XVI’s concession on wider use of the Tridentine rite, a Vatican official said.
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Gambrills pastor honors old Baltimore

The No. 19 ran along Harford Road, stopping in front of St. Dominic Parish. That line is also the origin of the small shelter just north of St. Francis of Assisi Church.
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Shuman and Rakosky push for excellence

A pair of lions are making their mark on the field events in the IAAM B Conference for track and field this season.
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Apostolic visitation questionnaire sent to U.S. religious orders

WASHINGTON – Questions about membership, living arrangements, the ministries in which members participate and spiritual life, including the practice of prayer and the frequency of Mass, are included in a questionnaire sent Sept. 18 to 341 congregations of women religious in the U.S.
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Zimbabwean church leaders: Opposition voters targeted for torture

CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Zimbabwe’s Christian leaders have called for international intervention in the country’s crisis, saying that those accused of voting for the opposition in March 29 elections are being tortured, abducted and murdered.
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Text of Vice President Dick Cheney’s remarks at papal departure

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Here is the White House text of U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney’s remarks at the farewell ceremony for Pope Benedict XVI at John F. Kennedy International Airport April 20.
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Archdiocese releases standardized test scores

Students in Catholic schools within the Archdiocese of Baltimore performed better than the national average on standardized test scores in every age group tested, according to data released Sept. 10 by the archdiocese.
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Pope urges young people to banish evils of drugs, poverty, racism

YONKERS, N.Y. – Addressing a crowd of 25,000 young people and seminarians, Pope Benedict XVI spoke of the “monster” that cast a shadow over his own childhood and urged the current generation to banish the darkness that exists today.
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USCCB, CHA officials encouraged about Obama’s address on health care

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s pledge to continue the ban on the use of federal funds for abortion and to maintain conscience protections for health care workers in any health reform legislation was welcomed by two officials of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the president of the Catholic Health Association.
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