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Arizona Legislature to debate new set of bills aimed at immigration

PHOENIX – Arizona’s Legislature will debate bills that question birthright citizenship, make hospitals check legal status of patients and require schools to keep tabs on students who are in the United States illegally.
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Exhibit chronicles Mother Seton’s journey of faith

New York socialite, mother of five children, 29-year-old widow, ostracized Catholic convert, teacher and founder of a school and an order of nuns.
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St. Joseph cancer center joins pilot program

The Cancer Institute at St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson, has announced it will participate in a pilot program to extend the reach of National Cancer Institute (NCI) research and state-of-the-art treatment into more states, cities and towns.
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Archbishop names next superintendent

The Archdiocese of Baltimore did not have to look far for its next superintendent of Catholic schools.
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Mid-field adjustment: Soccer star becomes seminarian

Chase Hilgenbrinck was happily living his dream of playing professional soccer for the first-place New England Revolution when he turned the ball over to God.
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St. Katharine Drexel named a parish

Cardinal William H. Keeler has recognized St. Katharine Drexel in Frederick as its own independent parish. The news was announced June 10.
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Don’t cut budget on the backs of the poor, advocates tell Congress

WASHINGTON – The federal budget crunch should not be eased by cutting programs that help the poor, refugees and the unemployed in the United States or those struggling to survive in developing nations, warned church leaders in letters to Congress and responses to President Barack Obama’s budget proposal.
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Friend of murdered Jesuits in Moscow expresses shock over deaths

WASHINGTON – A Chilean priest who was friends with the two Jesuits murdered in Moscow expressed sadness and shock over their deaths.
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Japanese martyrs lived under series of dictators

FUKOKA, Japan – The 188 Japanese martyrs whom Pope Benedict XVI cleared for beatification June 1 lived under a series of dictators.
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More ‘low’ Masses, please

Thanks to the information provided through The Catholic Review, we have been made aware that some years ago the bishops decided that “music should be a part of all celebrations,” as much as possible. For the life of me, I can’t recall a survey or poll being taken at that time to ascertain whether this...
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White House report aims to keep inner-city Catholic schools open

WASHINGTON – In the waning days of the Bush administration, the White House is sounding the alarm on a six-year loss of about 1,200 faith-based schools in the U.S. and has issued a report it believes will help stop the closures.
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Cardinal Keeler, Catholic leaders say letter will help decision-making

Nearly 15 years ago, the Catholic bishops serving Maryland became the first in the country to issue a state-wide pastoral letter on the topic of care for the sick and terminally ill.
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