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January 19, 2012

St. Eligius

St. Eligius, a metalworker born in France circa 590, was the “master of mint” under King Clotaire II. As Eligius became famous for his work, he also became rich. He generously helped the poor, and he built churches and a monastery. Eligius was ordained a priest circa 640 and later became a bishop. He converted...

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January 19, 2012

Laity has its say in parish planning process

Make better use of social media to spread good news that is millennia old.

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January 19, 2012

Measures promoting human dignity top concern for Catholic advocates

WASHINGTON – Promoting Catholic social teaching to politicians at the White House and in Congress is like riding a teeter-totter: first up and then down. The direction depends on the issue being debated and the party in power.

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January 19, 2012

Youthful supreme knight of Peter Claver sees God’s hand leading him

WASHINGTON – When Fredron DeKarlos Blackmon was elected to lead the Knights of Peter Claver last September, it was a natural progression of his involvement as a professional lay Catholic.

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January 19, 2012

MCC concerned about bill that could promote suicide

After receiving a terminal diagnosis, the last thing someone needs is counseling from groups that promote suicide, Nancy Paltell said.

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January 19, 2012

‘Our Lady of the Mountains’ formed, Monsignor Hannon to take Catholic Center post

A new parish is forming in Western Maryland. Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien announced June 12 that he has accepted the recommendation of the Mountain Maryland Regional Planning Commission to unite the five existing Cumberland-area parishes into one faith community with a single pastoral staff, effective July 1.

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January 19, 2012

Year of St. Paul past halfway point

When Sister Mary Josephine Fritz entered the postulancy program as a Good Shepherd Sister 70 years ago, she asked her superior if she could take Paul as her religious name. The young postulant had always dreamed of becoming a missionary like St. Paul and hoped to claim the saint as her special patron.

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January 19, 2012

On world stage and behind closed doors, Vatican works diplomatic levers

VATICAN CITY – Vatican City is the world’s smallest state, but it’s still considered a diplomatic nerve center, a place where the universal church meets global politics.

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January 19, 2012

Sri Lankan bishop joins hunger strike urging protection of civilians

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Bishop Thomas Savundaranayagam of the war-torn Diocese of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka has joined 300 Christian and Hindu hunger strikers urging action to protect civilians caught in the ethnic conflict.

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January 19, 2012

‘Gym rat’ writes, produces, directs film on Catholic women’s hoops team

WASHINGTON – Imagine being able to write a movie about something that you were a part of, even if it was just a little bit.

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January 19, 2012

Black History Month starts with celebrating family

We greet Black History Month 2009 celebrating the 20th anniversary of The National Day of Prayer for the African-American Family with new hope and the blessed assurance that “we’ve got something to celebrate.”

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January 19, 2012

Vatican experts say tomb shows how Christian art grew from pagan Rome

VATICAN CITY – A newly restored third-century family tomb shows the gradual flowering of Christian funerary art as it grew out of ancient Rome’s multireligious and pagan cultures, said members of a Vatican archaeological commission.

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