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Would President Obama be good for black America?

When I was a teenager, my formative, if largely vicarious, political experience was the civil rights movement. It was a time of great issues bravely contested, a moment replete with heroes and villains. It was George Wallace vowing “Segregation forever!” Bull Connor setting dogs on demonstrators, and Klansmen bombing black churches. It was the March...
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Suit seeks minimum of $250,000 in damages from Catholic Online

WASHINGTON – A prosecutor in an upcoming civil trial is seeking a minimum of $250,000 in punitive damages from Catholic Online, a California media organization, and its president, who are accused of diverting funds intended for charitable causes.
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Pilgrim pope: Journey to Spain highlights traditional, modern faith

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI has said he’s heading to Spain Nov. 6-7 as a pilgrim, and the trip will give him an opportunity to participate in the most popular foot pilgrimage in Europe, the “camino” or journey to Santiago de Compostela.
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Bishop Malooly makes lasting impression on pastors, parishioners of St. Thomas More

Bishop W. Francis Malooly may be the vicar for the western part of the archdiocese, but for some 23 years he has made his home in the 300-family, urban vicariate church of St. Thomas More in Baltimore.
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Bishop Malooly confirms nine deaf teens

IJAMSVILLE – Without uttering a word, nine teens from Central Maryland conveyed their love for their church using signs and gestures during a first-ever archdiocesan confirmation liturgy for the deaf community May 13.
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Vatican says it hopes Iraq does not execute Tariq Aziz

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican hopes the death penalty will not be carried out against former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz, 74, said the Vatican spokesman.
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Deacon dad to enter priesthood

For 31 years, John Rapisarda has referred to Deacon Gregory Rapisarda as “Dad.”
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After nearly four decades, New Cathedral Cemetery employee to retire

For Anne Lucido, the complexities of life and death are part of the job – literally. The St. Agnes, Catonsville, parishioner has worked at New Cathedral Cemetery in Baltimore for 37 years.
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Synod asks pope to drop restrictions on married Eastern-rite priests

VATICAN CITY – Members of the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East formally asked Pope Benedict XVI to change Vatican rules that technically prohibit the Eastern Catholic churches from ordaining married men outside the traditional homeland of their churches.
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Investment banker’s little bond fund goes nationwide for immigrants

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Massachusetts investment banker and philanthropist Robert Hildreth’s success in business means Luis Delgado, a Mexican immigrant arrested in an immigration crackdown on a Maryland roofing company June 30, will get to be with his wife and children for the months it will take his legal case to be adjudicated.
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John Carroll women’s lax defeats McDonogh 11-6

Reaching perfection in anything is a daunting task, especially in the realm of sports. But for The John Carroll School, Bel Air, “the sky’s the limit,” at least that was the mantra on the back of the Lady Patriots’ shirts for the 2008 IAAM A Conference lacrosse championships on May 10 at St. Paul’s School...
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Light for our Journey

In addressing the need for reconfiguration of our parish schedules one principal driving force is the age and declining numbers of priests available to celebrate the large number of Masses – many of which are unnecessary given the current Mass attendance figures.
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