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They’re never too old to shoot hoops

Move it or lose it. That theme applies to a basketball team from Towson that does get around. Gil Hoffman, Frank Lastner and Paul McGillicuddy have ties to local parishes, but the Archdiocese of Baltimore will be in the figurative rear-view mirror come August, when the men head to California for a national tournament.
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Mexican family gave up dream because of state law

TULSA, Okla. – Sergio Garcia is a man who has taken a tremendous risk – and lost. Garcia and his wife, Lola, are illegal immigrants from Mexico. Because of a new Oklahoma state law, they made the difficult decision to give up the dream they have worked toward for the past eight years and planned...
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Italian abuse victim asks to meet pope, wants norms applied

VATICAN CITY – Francesco Zanardi walked almost 350 miles to deliver a letter asking Pope Benedict XVI to meet Italian victims of clerical abuse and to work harder to ensure bishops around the world follow Vatican norms for dealing with accusations of abuse.
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Pope’s pilgrimage will take message of peace to land of conflict

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI is set to begin a weeklong visit to the Holy Land, a pilgrimage in the footsteps of Christ and a journey through a political and interreligious minefield.
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Archbishop O’Brien to form priest advisory council

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien has begun the process of establishing his presbyteral council, a key consultative body of priests from throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore required by the Code of Canon Law.
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Pittsburgh bishop calls accusation made against him ‘false, offensive’

PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Bishop David A. Zubik has strenuously denied an accusation made on a website that he had sexually assaulted a student decades ago while he served at a Catholic high school in the Pittsburgh Diocese in the 1980s.
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Palestinian refugees asking pope to take their story to the world

AIDA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank – When Pope Benedict XVI comes to the Aida Refugee Camp May 13, Um Omar will climb to the balcony on the top floor of her building and wave both her hands in a victory sign in his direction.
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Deacons’ wives say sacrifices enrich their lives

Severna Park resident Keith Chase is well aware he has an understanding and supportive wife.
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Pius XII not to blame for Holocaust

I have heard several times on local public radio station’s news that certain groups are pointing a finger at Pope Pius XII and accusing him of not doing anything to help prevent the Holocaust.
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Archdiocese, parishes reach out to those in emotional pain

From Canton to Parkville, pastors say they are seeing parishioners struggle daily with economic issues.
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Teams gather to supports two students

As Thanksgiving approached, the boys and girls soccer programs from The John Carroll School, Bel Air, put words into action on Nov. 20 in a benefit all-star soccer game at Harford Community College. The teams and a core group of volunteers arranged this fundraiser, named “Independently We Compete, United We Stand,” to benefit two special...
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New chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Lebanon at national shrine

WASHINGTON – In a ceremony reflecting their Lebanese heritage, Maronite Catholics gathered Sept. 23 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception for the consecration of a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Lebanon.
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