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Bishop Malooly installed as 9th bishop of Wilmington

WILMINGTON – In his 38 years of priestly ministry in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Bishop W. Francis Malooly earned a reputation as a man of good humor, deep commitment to his faith, genuine humility and a pastoral sensitivity to others.
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Norton has coached Gaels baseball team for 25 years

For the past 25 years, Dave Norton has been at the helm of Mount St. Joseph High School, Irvington, baseball. Steeped in the tradition of baseball excellence, Norton beams with pride, recalling the number of players and their families who have touched his life for more than a quarter of a century. “Along with my...
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In new book, pope discusses 2008 trip to United States

VATICAN CITY – In a new book, Pope Benedict XVI said that his trip to the United States “revitalized the positive energies of the faith” at a time when the clerical abuse scandal was back in the headlines.
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Catholic health conference coming to Baltimore

The teachings of Pope John Paul II will be explored at the Catholic Medical Association’s 77th annual Educational Conference, which will be held in Baltimore Oct. 8-11.
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Maryland native to showcase portraits

Joseph Sheppard, an internationally acclaimed painter/sculptor will present an exhibition of more than 50 drawings, paintings and sculpture at the arts program gallery of the University of Maryland University College through June 18.
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By the numbers: College of Cardinals is unique global institution

VATICAN CITY – The church’s 24 new cardinals will join a unique institution that has grown dramatically in membership and has gradually been internationalized in recent decades.
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North American College welcomes largest incoming class in 40 years

ROME – The Pontifical North American College welcomed its largest incoming class in 40 years Aug. 28 when 61 seminarians arrived.
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Virginia Tech professor describes events after massacre

ROANOKE, Va. – Deacon Michael J. Ellerbrock of St. Mary Parish in Blacksburg had just wrapped up his 9 a.m. class at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg April 16 “when it all happened,” he said. A gunman, later identified by police as student Cho Seung-Hui, shot and killed two people in a residence hall and then...
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Retirement communities offer culinary delights

Residents of Oak Crest Retirement Community in Parkville have ovens in their homes, but Del Lloyd has noticed that many people only use them for storage.
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Thurmont parish celebrates Labor Day with fun

THURMONT – Just as Jane Sprague finished heaping creamy globs of homemade potato salad into a large bowl, it was time to fill another – and then another and another. Hundreds of hungry visitors had gathered in the parish hall in eager anticipation of the chicken dinner at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Thurmont...
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Returning to work after retirement may help reduce stress

Fallston resident Marge Rupp sees no reason to end her 40 years of work at St. Michael the Archangel School, Overlea, just because she recently celebrated her 80th birthday.
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College to become Notre Dame of Maryland University

The College of Notre Dame of Maryland will become the Notre Dame of Maryland University Sept. 9, 2011, 116 years after the institution had its first day of class.
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