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Pope, British prime minister discuss values needed in global economy

VATICAN CITY – Hard work, solidarity and other ethical values must be part of the world’s response to the global economic crisis, said Pope Benedict XVI and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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Vespers service celebrates music, liturgical ministers

St. Cecilia Evening Vespers, which will include a blessing of liturgical and music ministers, will be held at 7 p.m. on Nov. 11 at the Marikle Chapel at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore.
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Father Martin, ‘Colbert Report chaplain,’ says lighten up

Jesuit Father James Martin is on a mission to get Catholics to lighten up.
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Korea’s first cardinal, bold human rights’ defender, dies at age 86

VATICAN CITY – Korea’s first cardinal, an outspoken defender of human rights, died in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 16 at the age of 86.
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Bon Secours Spiritual Center offers calming effect

Some groups that visit the Bon Secours Spiritual Center (BSSC), Marriottsville, request the Rocking Chair Room.
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Church-run schools need public financial support, Vatican envoy says

VATICAN CITY – A Vatican official praised church-run schools as valuable components of modern education, saying they deserve public financial support and must not be muzzled on moral issues.
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Catholic philanthropist offers millions for truly lifesaving ideas

WASHINGTON – Since founding the Gerard Health Foundation in 2001, retired Catholic businessman Raymond B. Ruddy has given away millions to fund pro-life causes, abstinence education and efforts to end the HIV and AIDS pandemic.
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Parishioners give Archbishop O’Brien a rock-star’s reception

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien figured out a way to fill the pews during a regularly scheduled 8:15 a.m. weekday Mass at Our Lady of Fatima, Baltimore. He showed up.
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West Point chaplains feel ‘sense of privilege’ in ministering to cadets

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Augustinian Father Edson Wood has a campus ministry assignment like none other.
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Catholics celebrate life of Mother Lange

Every day, Deacon B. Curtis Turner glances at the image of Mother Mary Lange hanging on his wall at St. Frances Academy in East Baltimore and offers a prayer.
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Vatican, Bosnia-Herzegovina sign accord

VATICAN CITY – An accord designed to guarantee religious rights and freedoms for the Catholic Church in Bosnia-Herzegovina formally went into effect Oct. 25 during a special ceremony at the Vatican.
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Money, political clout set tone for N.Y. debate over same-sex marriage

WASHINGTON – It was a fight involving an age-old definition of marriage, with several Catholics playing key roles.
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