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Catholic Men’s Fellowship continues to branch out

It’s a Saturday morning in February, when many a working man is enjoying an extra hour of sleep. Cars pull off of Harford Road and onto the lot behind St. Ursula in Parkville, where sunrise over Essex peeks through bare trees.
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John Carroll will maintain current enrollment

The John Carroll School in Bel Air has no plans of expanding its enrollment beyond the level it has maintained in recent years. Following a six-month study to determine its ideal size, school leaders decided to keep enrollment within the 800-900 range, according to a Jan. 28 announcement. There are currently 860 students at the...
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‘Day in the life’ varies, according to individual

As families investigate different levels of elder care available for loved ones, developing a day-to-day mental picture of a facility or type of care can be as important as the basic facts.
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Citing ‘looming crisis,’ Zambian bishops call for government integrity

LUSAKA, Zambia – Zambia’s Catholic bishops urged the government to tackle a variety of problems, including corruption, the economy and poverty.
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Sister blends faith, medicine in training top pediatric docs

Sister Karen Schneider, R.S.M., M.D., was just a fourth-year medical student when she found herself managing a malaria outbreak in a remote village in Guyana.
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Monuments, museums not only sites drawing summer tourists to Washington

WASHINGTON – As the nation’s capital, Washington has been visited by millions since its official founding July 16, 1790.
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Speaker Pelosi should protect life, liberty of unborn

“Pope meets with Speaker Pelosi” (CR, Feb. 26) included the speaker’s statements in a “Meet the Press” interview, that “We don’t know when life begins” and “I don’t think anybody can tell you when life begins, human life begins.” They are a reminder of how much prayer is needed this Lenten season. If we do...
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Tickets for papal events available on Feb. 6

If you want to see Pope Benedict XVI celebrate Mass in Washington or New York during his April 15-20 visit to the United States, you’ll want to be at your computer keyboard at 9 a.m. on Feb. 6. That’s when the Archdiocese of Baltimore will open its Web site for online ticket requests for the...
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Part of California tuition aid bill for undocumented students now law

LOS ANGELES – Marking what community leaders labeled as a milestone and a historic moment, California Gov. Jerry Brown July 25 signed a portion of the state’s DREAM Act and urged Californians to “invest in the people” and to “engage in the debate.”
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Gang priest to speak at 30th Social Ministry Convocation

Peacebuilding will be the focus of the 30th annual Social Ministry Convocation March 7 at The Seton Keough High School in Baltimore.
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Respect for life requires ongoing vigilance

The annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., always provides a very public way for pro-life advocates to show their support for the sanctity of life.
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Founding president of Christendom College dies at age 79

FRONT ROYAL, Va. – Warren H. Carroll, founding president of Christendom College in Front Royal and a leading Catholic historian and author, died July 17 in his sleep at his Manassas home, according to Timothy O’Donnell, Christendom’s president.
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