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Bishops to Congress: Set aside partisanship for genuine health reform

WASHINGTON – Three leading U.S. bishops called on members of Congress Jan. 26 to “set aside partisan divisions and special-interest pressures” to achieve genuine health reform.
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Technology a priority for schools in archdiocese

Kids will blog anyway – why not teach them how to blog correctly? So goes the general mindset of the Division of Catholic Schools in its major effort to stay ahead of technology, beginning with a strategic plan spearheaded in 2000.
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St. Thomas Aquinas principal is a mother for all

School Sister of Notre Dame Marie Rose Gustatus once dreamed of having a big family with many children.
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Supporting abortion is monumental scandal

It is foolish to think eliminating the death penalty is the “final step” to civilizing the world (CR, July 17). Each generation faces a world under Satan’s influence. The final step is dying with Christ.
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Catholic schools pay dividends for students, families

A brigadier general acknowledges that her success is due in part to the training she got in Catholic schools. She got used to the discipline and uniforms, and finds the lessons useful as a she leads the Maryland National Guard.
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Pope leaves Australia after thanking WYD volunteers

SYDNEY, Australia – Pope Benedict XVI’s first pastoral visit to Australia concluded July 21 with a farewell ceremony at Sydney’s international airport, where he told an audience of invited guests, including church and civic officials, how much he had enjoyed his July 12-21 stay.
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Notre Dame task force calls for new policies, research on life issues

WASHINGTON – A task force appointed in September by Holy Cross Father John I. Jenkins, president of the University of Notre Dame, has issued a set of preliminary recommendations designed to “broaden and deepen the pro-life culture” at the university.
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Religious differences can’t stop dialogue, pope tells Australians

SYDNEY, Australia – Differences among Christians and between Christians and other religions cannot be ignored, but they also cannot be an excuse to stop dialogue, Pope Benedict XVI told religious leaders in Sydney.
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Tips to help Social Security treat others with kindness, respect

This is a true story. A couple of weeks ago I went to the Social Security Office on West Road in Towson to apply for Social Security and Medicare. I was told that I had to apply a few months before or after my 65th birthday on March 1. (Subsequently I have learned that I...
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Pro-life lawmakers urge end to federal funds to abortion providers

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., led other pro-life lawmakers in the House in calling for Congress to end federal funds for Planned Parenthood and other family planning organizations that provide abortions.
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Christophers distribute new pamphlet on abortion

NEW YORK – A new brochure distributed by the Christophers addresses abortion not as a religious issue but as one of human rights.
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St. Mary parishioner left lasting legacy

If the measure of a man is in his family, then the influence of Col. Patrick J. Donohoe will stretch a long, long time.
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