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Bishop Lori outlines religious liberty issues at fall general assembly

After a lengthy report from the chairman of a new Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said he came away from a recent meeting with President Barack Obama encouraged about some aspects of religious rights concerns.
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Gators make it two in a row

Seton Keough High School senior Erin Brooks was the first female athlete in IAAM history to win all four of her events.
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Magic Senior Simply Dazzling on the Field

Mercy High School is home to one of the top soccer programs in the country. A key member of those varsity squads is Alexandra Niedoba, who has been a force to be reckoned with on the soccer field since her freshman year.
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Bishop praises court for affirming voters’ right to define marriage

WASHINGTON – Speaking on behalf of his fellow Catholic bishops in California, Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton praised the California Supreme Court for upholding the voters' affirmation of marriage as the union of a man and a woman, but expressed disappointment that the court permitted an estimated 18,000 same-sex couples to remain legally married.
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Cardinal Foley calls trip to Holy Land inspiring, informative

VATICAN CITY – U.S. Cardinal John P. Foley said his first trip to the Holy Land as grand master of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher was “both inspiring and informative.”
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Bishop Rozanski dedicates renovated parish center at St. Andrew by the Bay

From top to bottom, St. Andrew by the Bay’s recently restored parish center is a significantly different place from what it had been.
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Flu forces high school seminary to hold graduation behind closed doors

MOUNT CALVARY, Wis. – High school graduation is a long-awaited day for seniors, a time when they’re warned about tripping across the stage as they receive their diplomas in front of family and friends.
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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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Spalding senior takes hits, keeps on ticking

Brady McCaffrey is often the unsung hero on the football field for Archbishop Spalding in Severn.
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Good Sam nurse offers support to arthritis patients

Karen Kansler was only in her early 50s, but arthritis in her hip was already robbing her of many of the greatest joys of her life. The on-the-go parishioner of St. Isaac Jogues in Carney had to give up bowling, golf and dancing. Even walking with her husband was becoming a chore.
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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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