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Faith groups urge U.S. restore habeas corpus for noncitizen detainees

WASHINGTON – A host of Catholic organizations have joined similar Protestant, Jewish and Muslim groups in a coalition to urge a reversal of one part of last year’s Military Commissions Act that eliminates habeas corpus for noncitizens held in custody.
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Boston Archdiocese says no ‘categories’ of students will be excluded

BRAINTREE, Mass. – A new Catholic schools admission policy in the Archdiocese of Boston says schools must “not discriminate against or exclude any categories of students” while at the same time acknowledging the autonomy of parish and school officials to make admissions decisions at the local level.
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Educators ready for legislative battles

Delivering a fiery speech Oct. 6 at the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Conference for Catholic Educators, superintendent Dr. Ronald J. Valenti told a crowd of hundreds that the fight for financial equality among schools has begun.
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Diocese continues push for amendment to abuse-related legislation

UPDATED WILMINGTON, Del. (CNS) -- A bill that eliminates Delaware's statute of limitations for civil suits in child sexual abuse cases and opens a two-year window for courts to hear old claims previously barred by the time limit is headed to the governor's desk after unanimous approval in the state House and Senate.
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St. Frances senior checks hoops foes

Chess is referred to as a “thinking man’s game,” and St. Frances Academy senior R.J. Williams has used it to hone his basketball expertise.
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Economic crisis shows why life shouldn’t be built on money, pope says

VATICAN CITY – The current global financial crisis illustrates why it is a mistake to build a life on passing realities like money and success, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Archdiocese will not close any elementary schools this year

CHICAGO – All 217 Catholic elementary schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago will remain open for the 2007-08 school year.
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Polish Catholics criticize planned tax on visitors to national shrine

WARSAW, Poland – Polish Catholics have criticized plans by authorities in the southern city of Czestochowa to impose a tax on visitors to the Jasna Gora national shrine.
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Hope, faith in abundance at first Mass on Galveston Island since Ike

GALVESTON, Texas – An hour prior to Mass, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston was walking around the grounds of St. Patrick Church, taking time to speak with those who showed up early for the first Mass on Galveston Island since it was battered by Hurricane Ike Sept. 13.
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Cardinal Keeler undergoes surgery

Shortly after undergoing brain surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, June 18, Cardinal William H. Keeler was cracking jokes with a family member, a sign the procedure went well, officials from the Archdiocese of Baltimore said. Deacon Rod Mortel, director of the Office of the Propagation of the Faith for the Archdiocese of Baltimore,...
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The face of Tio Pepe takes a seat

Francisco “Paco” Lobo got up from a seat near Tio Pepe’s bar to walk back to his station in the Mount Vernon restaurant. The longtime maitre d’ was stopped by a customer who came through the doors just as it opened.
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Calvert Hall alumni dies in medevac accident

The Calvert Hall College High School community is in mourning after hearing of the death of Mickey Lippy, a member of the class of 1992.
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