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U.S. ambassador: Pope’s visit to be thought-provoking

ROME – The new U.S. ambassador to the Vatican said she expects Pope Benedict XVI’s upcoming visit to the United States to be a thought-provoking event for Catholics, non-Catholics and international representatives.
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Emotions aside, a look at TC’s closing

The past week has been a difficult one for everyone who supports Catholic education in our Archdiocese, most especially those people with ties to Immaculate Conception Church and Towson Catholic High School.
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Pope: Death of Iraqi archbishop ‘act of inhuman violence’

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI called the kidnapping and death of an Iraqi archbishop “an act of inhuman violence that offends the dignity of the human being and seriously harms the ... coexistence among the beloved Iraqi people.”
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Nuns discuss Vatican visitation of US religious orders on NPR show

WASHINGTON – Mother Mary Quentin Sheridan, superior general of the Religious Sisters of Mercy in Michigan, said she sees nothing wrong with the Vatican checking in on women’s religious communities in the United States.
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Pakistan blast kills more than 20, damages Catholic buildings

LAHORE, Pakistan – A massive suicide bomb targeting a government building killed 23 people and badly damaged Catholic buildings in Lahore.
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U.S. archbishop is part of Legionaries’ visitation that starts July 15

ROME – A Vatican-ordered apostolic visitation of the Legionaries of Christ and their institutions will begin July 15, and the papal delegates carrying out the investigations will include U.S. Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Denver.
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Priest says Ireland losing its faith, needs to be evangelized

DETROIT -- Just as St. Patrick evangelized Ireland in the fifth century, an Irish priest studying in Detroit says the Irish of the 21st century now need the new evangelization called for by the late Pope John Paul II.
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Pope urges G-8 leaders to listen to poor, continue development aid

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI asked leaders of the world’s wealthiest countries to “listen to the voice of Africa” and poor countries during their summit in Italy.
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Archbishop O’Brien celebrates Mass at St. Mary’s Seminary

Calling it the “main preoccupation” of the seminary to “create priests after the heart of Christ,” Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien celebrated Mass with the board of trustees, seminarians, administrators and members of the St. Mary’s Seminary community in Roland Park, March 3.
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New poll finds growing ‘religion gap’ between old, young Americans

WASHINGTON – There is a growing “religion gap” between older Americans and those under 30, according to a new Pew Research Center Social & Demographic Trends survey.
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Gaels take runner-up in both the MIAA and MAPHL

It was an up and down season for the Mount St. Joseph, Irvington, ice hockey team this year. According to longtime head coach Erv Terwilliger, who is in his 17th season with the program, “We played well through the first half of the season. We beat DeMatha early on, which was great but I think...
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Father Isaac Karoor retires in archdiocese that supported him

Father Isaac Karoor laughed when asked what he thought about his upcoming retirement. He called to mind a favorite saying from his native India: “The best time to get out of the choir is when you can still sing.”
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