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Bishops’ survey looks at U.S. Catholics’ views on marriage

WASHINGTON – Although nearly three-quarters of American Catholics say they are somewhat or very familiar with church teachings on marriage, many mistakenly believe that a non-Catholic spouse must promise to raise the couple’s children as Catholic and that church teaching accepts divorce in cases of marital infidelity.
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Mount St. Joseph grad to call the Preakness

“He is well known around the Mount for his impersonations of teachers and during his spare time, you can most likely find him at the race track.”
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Funeral for surgeon killed in Iraq fills Philadelphia cathedral

PHILADELPHIA – The Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul was filled Jan. 5 for the funeral Mass of Dr. John P. Pryor, 42, a U.S. Army Reserve major and the trauma program director for the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Benedictine sisters score needed funds during Super Bowl

PHOENIX – While the NFL and advertisers used Super Bowl XLII as a chance to further their enterprises and increase profits, some Benedictine sisters in Phoenix used the big game as an opportunity to further the work of the Catholic Church in spreading the Gospel.
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MCC issues statement on Maryland legislation creating college tuition equity for immigrant teens

The Catholic Church has long advocated for legislation which the Maryland General Assembly finally passed this year to provide in-state college tuition to Maryland’s immigrant children. Today’s bill signing should be celebrated by all who recognize this measure as a just, practical, and humane way to allow these young men and women to continue their...
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Building the future on solid ground

Everyone knows the Scripture story from the Gospel of Matthew when a wise man plans to build a house. His thoughts took him to build on solid rock instead of sand. The rock was meticulously chosen, because that wise man wanted a strong future in his house.
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Married love about more than hearts, flowers and feelings

There’s an interesting transformation that happens in stores right after the Christmas holidays. As the sights and sounds of Christmas disappear, suddenly store shelves are filled with Valentine’s decorations, candies and gifts.
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Pro-life official says he has sometimes faced ‘ultimate evil’

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Looking back at 30 years of pro-life work for the Catholic Church, Richard M. Doerflinger said he sometimes felt he had come into “contact with something very close to ultimate evil.”
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Financial crisis calls for new economic model, solidarity, pope says

VATICAN CITY – The current financial crisis should be seen as a challenge to find new economic models that promote honesty, development and concern for the environment, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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U.S. education secretary visits school in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS –The St. Peter Claver seventh-grade students were studying heredity and genetics when U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings dropped in for a visit Jan. 31. Teacher Rachel Pleis was using M&M candies in different colors to emphasize her points.
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Cumberland town meeting addresses need for parish restructuring

CUMBERLAND – In an April 28 town meeting marked by a combination of hopefulness, apprehension and anger, approximately 250 people gathered at St. Mary in Cumberland to ask questions about a proposal to create a new area parish out of five existing ones.
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Pope calls for peace, help for world’s children

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Christmas with a call to peace and a plea on behalf of the world’s children.
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