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NIH approves 13 embryonic stem-cell lines for funding; more expected

WASHINGTON – Thirteen human embryonic stem-cell lines have been approved for use in federally funded research and approval of many more lines is expected to follow, the head of the National Institutes of Health announced Dec. 2.
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High-flying IND grad has 10 years of straight As

Maria Kroat was a second-grader the last time she saw a “B” on her report card. For the next decade, the parishioner of Our Lady of Hope in Dundalk earned nothing but straight As – making her one of the top students at Our Lady of Hope-St. Luke School in Dundalk and the Institute of...
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Minnesota family says prayers to Blessed Seelos cured teen’s cancer

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Not too long ago, 14-year-old Joey Schwartz had never heard of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos.
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Catholic student association launches pilgrim news Web site for WYD

PERTH, Australia – The Australian Catholic Students Association has kicked off a Web site linking international pilgrims with Australian Catholics as they prepare for World Youth Day in July.
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National Pastoral Life Center to close Nov. 30; key programs continue

WASHINGTON – A gradual decline in funding in recent years is forcing the National Pastoral Life Center to close Nov. 30.
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The Mass Part 5: The Consecration

Now that the bread and wine — the fruit of our lives — are at a dignified place on the altar, the assembly stands and begins a dialogue with the priest that’s difficult to translate:
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Monsignor Bevan is permanently removed from ministry

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien has permanently revoked Monsignor Thomas Bevan’s faculties to function as a priest as a result of what the archbishop called “credible allegations of child sexual abuse made against him.”
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The nobility of Cardinal Dulles

If the United States had a nobility, Avery Dulles would have been born into it. His great-grandfather, John W. Foster, and his great-uncle, Robert Lansing, both served as Secretary of State. So did his father, John Foster Dulles, who also negotiated the post-World War II peace treaty with Japan. Avery Dulles’s uncle, Allen Dulles, was...
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Social seniors bloom at Charlestown

Sherry Parrish looks at the residents of Charleston Retirement Community in Catonsville and feels inspired.
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Governor plays politics with death penalty, MCC leader says

Gov. Martin J. O’Malley bowed to political pressure from pro-death penalty lawmakers when he directed the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services to begin crafting rules for the use of lethal injections in state executions.
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Bishops approve revised directives on withdrawal of food, water

The U.S. bishops overwhelmingly approved a revision to the directives that guide Catholic health care facilities, clarifying that patients with chronic conditions who are not imminently dying should receive food and water by “medically assisted” means if they cannot take them normally.
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Together, husband and wife get degrees at College of Notre Dame

Andrew Newton was jealous when his mom and dad tried on their graduation caps and gowns.
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