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Archbishop catches glimpse of new church construction

LIBERTYTOWN – As workers installed ceiling lights, prepared walls for a coat of paint and erected a sanctuary platform on what was a bustling construction site April 10, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien got a sneak peek of the new St. Peter the Apostle Church now rising in Libertytown.
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Archbishop O’Brien raises health care concerns

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien called on Catholic physicians and medical professionals to “persevere and stay the course” in standing up for the sanctity of life even in the face of “widespread and vociferous opposition.”
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Cards blank the Dons, remaining undefeated in league play

It only took one inning of offense to notch another MIAA A Conference win for the Calvert Hall College High School Cardinals baseball team, which trounced Loyola Blakefield 9-0 on April 7 on the Cards’ new home field.
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Two Catholic agencies team up to offer small loans to working poor

BELLEVILLE, Ill. – Car payments, school fees, new tires, insurance payments, even funeral costs: Sometimes the money to keep a person from slipping over the edge just isn’t available.
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Questions remain after Catholic pharmacist loses appeal

MADISON, Wis. – Although a Wisconsin judge upheld the official reprimand of a Catholic pharmacist who refused to dispense a contraceptive drug to a college student or transfer the prescription to another pharmacy, debate on the issue of conscience rights was continuing in the state.
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Poker-playing priest wins big for parish on TV game show

GARDEN CITY, S.C. – A poker-playing priest from South Carolina is one step closer to winning $1 million for his church’s building fund.
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Students pledge 500,000-plus community service hours

WASHINGTON – More than 500,000 community service hours have been pledged by Catholic school students and other Catholic youths in honor of Pope Benedict XVI’s 81st birthday.
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EWTN officials Mother Angelica, Deacon Steltemeier get papal honors

IRONDALE, Ala. – Pope Benedict XVI has awarded the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Cross to Mother Mary Angelica, founder of the Eternal Word Television Network, and Deacon Bill Steltemeier, chairman of EWTN’s board of governors, for distinguished service to the church.
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Allergic population on the rise, but so are medical advances

As a child, Wesley Cianchette of Baldwin dealt with severe asthma, and a host of environmental components could trigger attacks that left him breathless.
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Mercy CEO: Reasons abound for health care reform

We are in the midst of one of the most significant health care debates since the formation of Medicare. Why is this debate happening?
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The Gaza I Live

Most Americans think of Gaza as a place of suffering and militancy, but the reality is that Gaza is home to some of the most inspiring and creative people in the Middle East. For the past two years, as the area’s representative for Catholic Relief Services, I’ve traveled there as much as I can. I...
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Supreme Court declines to stop order on release of Bridgeport diocesan documents

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court declined Oct. 5 to intervene in orders by Connecticut courts requiring the Diocese of Bridgeport to release thousands of pages of material from 23 lawsuits settled against six priests who were sued in sexual abuse cases.
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