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Archbishop Borders celebrates 40 years as a bishop

Looking back to the day a delegate for Pope Paul VI asked him to become the founding bishop of Orlando, Fla., 40 years ago, Archbishop William D. Borders admitted he was somewhat shocked.
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Celebrating school – a career choice

The myth is, of course, that we are glad it’s over for a while. We can’t let our friends realize that we really do enjoy it, including learning the subject matter for itself alone. We tell ourselves that all this is necessary for a job or a career; but deep down we love it.
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Find the true Christmas spirit

In this Christmas Eve edition of The Catholic Review – the last of the year – I offer these Christmas-related “Thoughts on our Church,” with sincere gratitude to you, good readers, for tending this weekly column and for your faithful witness and dedicated service to our Church.
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Famed televangelist Oral Roberts dies at age 91

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – Televangelist Oral Roberts, founder of the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association and Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla., died Dec. 15 at age 91 in Newport Beach from complications of pneumonia, according to his spokeswoman, Melany Ethridge.
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Lambeth Conference: Time of reckoning for ecumenical dialogue

VATICAN CITY – This summer’s once-a-decade Lambeth Conference marks a potentially defining moment for the worldwide Anglican Communion and a time of reckoning for ecumenical dialogue.
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Updated: Fire destroys most of Holy Spirit parish center in Joppa; none injured

JOPPATOWNE – A winter storm was not the primary concern for Father Joseph C. Simmons on the last Sunday of Advent.
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Baltimore Rowing Club teams head to nationals

Alison Medlyn’s alarm clock sounded at 3:45 a.m. June 5. While her classmates were tucked away in their warm beds, the rising senior at Maryvale Preparatory School in Brooklandville was up and out the door, on her way to the Baltimore Rowing Club for a pre-dawn practice.
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Policy changes, interaction with faith leaders mark Obama’s first year

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s first year in office was packed with major news of interest to the world, but there was much to report about his interactions with faith leaders and on other topics of religious interest.
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Pakistani church urges constitutional amendments to end discrimination

LAHORE, Pakistan – The Catholic Church in Pakistan has urged the country’s new government to end religious discrimination and establish the equality of all citizens under the law through proposed constitutional amendments.
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Beans and Bread awaits upgrades

Administrators of Beans and Bread and opponents of a $4.5 million renovation and expansion to its resource center agree that clients should wait for services inside the facility, rather than on the street.
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