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January 19, 2012

Phoenix parishes to become nonprofit entities

PHOENIX – The Phoenix Diocese is undertaking a comprehensive restructuring process so that its civil organization matches the one already in place canonically.

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January 19, 2012

Zenit editors resign over differences with Legionaries of Christ

ROME – The six editors of the Catholic news agency Zenit have resigned, saying the agency has become too closely identified with the Legionaries of Christ.

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January 19, 2012

Hope for lasting peace grows with US proposal to reduce nuclear arms

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s recent move to open a new round of nuclear arms reduction talks this year represents the best opening since the presidency of Ronald Reagan to make meaningful cuts in the world’s nuclear weapons stockpiles, according to faith-based disarmament advocates.

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January 19, 2012

Patriots continue to improve

With only a handful of varsity players and a majority of junior varsity players, John Carroll School’s indoor soccer program (5-1-2 as of Jan. 14) is in the hunt for the IAAM A Conference championship, just three weeks away.

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January 19, 2012

Court weighs rights of church to fire teacher as an exception to law

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court justices struggled Oct. 5 with where to draw the line for what is known as a ministerial exception that exempts religious institutions from some civil laws when it comes to hiring and firing.

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January 19, 2012

Dockery to present dramatic reading of Jesuit priest’s poems

Baltimore actor Seamus Dockery will present a dramatic reading of the Marian- and Christ-centered poetry of Jesuit priest Gerard Manley Hopkins May 3 at 4 p.m. to celebrate the Marian month of May and the reopening of the Chapel of Grace at St. Ignatius.

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January 19, 2012

MLK Day honored with blood drive and testing

In memory of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Office of African American Ministries of the Archdiocese of Baltimore and the American Red Cross will sponsor a blood donation drive and a bone marrow testing Jan. 21 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at St. Frances Academy, Baltimore.

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January 19, 2012

Archbishop Hannan, 98, laid foundation for Baltimore CYO, counseled Kennedy

Retired Archbishop Philip M. Hannan of New Orleans, a World War II paratroop chaplain, counselor to President John F. Kennedy, and staunch defender of civil rights and the unborn who began his ministry in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Sept. 29 at age 98.

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January 19, 2012

Adult leaders honored for service to youth

As he looked out over the crowd for the 55th annual Archdiocese of Baltimore Division of Youth and Young Adult Ministry Recognition Celebration, retired auxiliary Bishop William C. Newman thought about baseball.

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January 19, 2012

Pregnancy centers can’t meet demand without help

A few years ago, the Greater Baltimore Center for Pregnancy Concerns (GBCPC) experienced such a crushing budget crunch it was forced to close its offices in Highlandtown and Dundalk.

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