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Cardinal Keeler, bishops inspired by papal visit

Cardinal William H. Keeler and Baltimore’s active and retired auxiliary bishops, said they were deeply moved by Pope Benedict XVI’s April 15-20 visit to the United States – especially by the warm way the Holy Father was received.
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Catholic program helps prostitutes quit “the life,” regain dignity

PHOENIX – When Aimee was 13 years old, her mother kicked her out of the house.
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Pope says it was ‘joy’ to witness faith of U.S. Catholics

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Thanking Americans for their hospitality, Pope Benedict XVI departed the United States amid a cheering crowd of 4,000 people who had come to see him off.
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‘Splendid’ new visitor center at St. Mary’s Spiritual Center and Historic Site

Sunlight streaked through the stained-glass windows of the historic chapel on the grounds of the St. Mary’s Spiritual Center and Historic Site Sept. 13.
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Text of Cardinal Egan’s remarks welcoming pope to St. Patrick’s

NEW YORK – Here is the text of remarks by Cardinal Edward M. Egan of New York welcoming Pope Benedict XVI before the Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York April 19.
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St. Mary’s, Annapolis, gets dazzling upgrades

No matter how many times Father John Kingsbury walks into Marian Hall these days, he always finds himself marveling at the St Mary’s of Annapolis structure.
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Archbishop blesses rosaries students made for troops

Fifteen minutes before he left for the drive to Washington, D.C., to see the pope April 15, Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien heard these words: “Gegrüßet seist du, Maria, voll der Gnade, der Herr ist mit dir …”
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Detroit Archdiocese, losing $42,000 a day, announces restructuring

DETROIT – A major financial restructuring plan for the Archdiocese of Detroit, which is losing approximately $42,000 per day, calls for a 29 percent decrease in the number of employees, the sale of buildings, moving administrative support offices to a more cost-efficient property in the city, and the elimination of the subsidy for The Michigan...
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Brooklyn students greet Pope Benedict as he arrives in New York

NEW YORK – Pope Benedict XVI arrived at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport slightly ahead of schedule April 18, but two students from the Brooklyn Diocese’s Catholic schools were ready for him.
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Pope John Paul II built strong Catholic-Jewish ties, priest says

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – While the groundwork for improving Catholic-Jewish relations was laid out in the Second Vatican Council document “Nostra Aetate,” Pope John Paul II showed Catholics how to carry out the intentions of the document’s authors, said a priest who serves as a consultant on ecumenical and interreligious affairs to the U.S. Conference of...
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Jesuits urge Haitian government to make plans to fight hunger crisis

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti’s bishops and a group of Jesuits in the country called on the government to put in place short- and medium-term plans to address the hunger crisis driven by a hike in world food staples.
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Priest confirms excommunication; will keep urging women’s ordination

WASHINGTON – Maryknoll Father Roy Bourgeois has confirmed his excommunication from the Catholic Church but said he has not changed his view that women who are called to priesthood should be ordained.
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