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Worker arrested in connection with murder of Polish priest in Tunisia

WASHINGTON – A man who worked at the Salesian mission where a young Polish missionary priest was found murdered was arrested in connection with the death.
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PEOPLE, PLACES, THINGS

For the second time, St. Pius X School, Baltimore, received the School of the Year Award from the Maryland Center for Character Education for the school’s Character Education program. This program promotes values and ideals to help students achieve their fullest potential and future success and to become better Christians and citizens in today's challenging...
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Teens forever changed by Justice Action Week

For many suburban children and teenagers, there is one Baltimore.
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Faith leaders bring personal testimony to Texas dialogue on death penalty

HOUSTON – Religious leaders, including Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, brought personal testimony and the beliefs common to their faiths to a recent dialogue on the death penalty.
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Unaccompanied migrant and refugee children a U.S. and global issue

FAIRFAX, Va. – David Siegel takes a highly personal view of his job as acting director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement in the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Parishioners should show patriotism

I was saddened to see many parishioners exiting the church this July 4th holiday weekend during the last song of the Mass, “O Beautiful for Spacious Skies.” Because the song is a patriotic selection, I thought that everyone would stay and give their respect, especially since we were only going to sing two verses. My...
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Don’t stop at Catholic classrooms

I would like to take issue with a statement made by Archbishop O’Brien in “Thoughts on Our Church” (CR, Jan. 27). He wrote, “Those of us close to Catholic education can well attest to the many benefits of our schools, whose graduates: Pray better and more often …” I have my doubts that it is...
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Cardinal Keeler sees prayer garden as ‘holy ground’

As construction workers arranged yellow fall annuals and wiped down a wrought-iron fence at the Pope John Paul II Prayer Garden, Cardinal William H. Keeler surprised them.
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Marriage by the light of the Baltimore Basilica

Almost every groom at the start of a Baltimore Basilica wedding chokes up and tears up as his bride walks down the aisle in the striking setting on Cathedral Street.
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Obama names 12 to White House faith-based advisory council

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has named replacements for half of the one-year positions on his Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
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St. Joseph team heads to Tanzania

Malaria is among the maladies adversely affecting the quality of life in Tanzania.
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Deacon gives advice to newlyweds

One of Deacon Charles Hiebler’s greatest joys as a permanent deacon is witnessing weddings. Working with young couples preparing to commit their lives to one another helps strengthen his own faith and life commitments, he said.
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