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St. Mary’s Seminary and University holds graduation

St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Baltimore, the first Roman Catholic seminary in the United States, celebrated the graduation of 22 students from its Ecumenical Institute of Theology May 12, including eight laypersons from the Archdiocese of Baltimore. In addition, 14 seminarians received degrees from the School of Theology. An honorary degree was conferred on...
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Bishop Walsh to have tribute to St. Michael

When St. Michael School closes its Frostburg doors at the end of the school year, it will leave behind more than a century of memories and imprints on the Western Maryland community.
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Tony Blair to be speaker at annual Al Smith dinner

NEW YORK – Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is scheduled to be the guest speaker at the 62nd Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner Oct. 18 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Catholic New York, the archdiocesan newspaper, reported recently that Blair had accepted Cardinal Edward M. Egan’s invitation to speak.
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A funeral for our little brother Daniel

Tonight I celebrated a funeral Mass for a 5-month old fetus. His name was Daniel. His parents and three brothers had looked forward to the new addition to their family. A week-and-a-half ago the mother, we’ll call her Maria, began having complications. Four days later delivery was induced, but the child could not be saved....
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Be fiscally responsible and close schools with small Catholic population

It is sad that so many Catholic children and their families left the parish Catholic schools of Baltimore. These schools were “real” Catholic schools, because the student population was mostly Catholic.
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Pope’s refusal to meet Rice should not be seen as snub

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI declined to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during his August vacation, but Vatican officials said it should not be interpreted as a diplomatic snub. “The only reason she wasn’t received was that she came during a period when the pope doesn’t receive anyone. It was a...
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Dialogue group praises schools where Catholics, Muslims study together

VATICAN CITY - Schools where Christians and Muslims study together, as they do at many Catholic schools in the Middle East, should be supported and cherished by both communities because they promote dialogue and lead to real friendships, said dialogue participants.
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Here comes the sun … across the mountaintop

A country preacher once reminded us that, “Everything in the universe moves, when there is hope in the air.” The observation seems true as we begin 2009 with the inauguration of the first African-American president of the United States.
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DI coaches look at Patriot prospects

According to Anthony Macri, The John Carroll School, Bel Air, boys’ assistant basketball coach, the Patriots recently played host to 25 collegiate basketball coaches and staff during the first week of what is known as the “Open Period.” Sept. 9 marked the first date in the NCAA’s recruitment calendar that Division I schools have an...
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English, Welsh bishops reintroduce meatless Fridays

LONDON - Catholics in England and Wales will be obliged to abstain from meat every Friday under a new rule brought by the bishops.
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Cardinals march away with national spotlight, trophy

Calvert Hall College High School marching band director Brian Ecton is used to seeing his group shine on the big stage.
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Lost miners remembered at church services

HUNTINGTON, Utah –The wrenching search for six lost miners was over, leaving only funerals, a public memorial service and a private committal service for the three Catholic miners attended by family members. A funeral Mass for Luis Hernandez and Juan Carlos Payan was celebrated Sept. 6 at Mission San Rafael in Huntington. Concelebrated by Father...
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