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College of Notre Dame’s School of Pharmacy receives candidate accreditation

The School of Pharmacy at College of Notre Dame of Maryland has been awarded candidate accreditation status from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).
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Justice Scalia to be honored by St. Thomas More Society

The St. Thomas More Society of Maryland will honor Antonin Scalia, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, with its “Man for All Seasons Award” at an Oct. 21 banquet at the Westin Hotel, Annapolis.
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Vatican opposes Iran stoning, but works diplomatically, priest says

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican opposes the stoning of an Iranian woman convicted of adultery, but it does not intervene publicly in other nations’ “humanitarian” affairs, said the Vatican’s spokesman.
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Father Buettner dies at 87

Father George J. Buettner, former associate pastor, social worker and tribunal advocate, died Sept. 4. He was 87.
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More than $600,000 stolen from Des Moines Diocese in bank-related fraud

DES MOINES, Iowa – Thieves electronically stole more than $600,000 from a Diocese of Des Moines bank account on two days in August, the diocese and the bank involved said.
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War and peace in Iraq

“Iraq: peace is in the balance as U.S. troops leave” (CR, Aug. 26) addresses the question of our responsibilities to the Iraqi people. Bishop Shlemon Warduni states that very clearly: “If foreign troops leave, they have the duty to leave peace and security behind them.” Indeed, wasn’t that our purpose in invading in the first...
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Mexican bishops mark bicentennial with call for reconciliation

MEXICO CITY – As Mexico began bicentennial celebrations of its independence from Spain, the Mexican bishops’ conference issued a wide-ranging pastoral letter, calling for a national reconciliation of the centuries-old divisions over ethnicity, historical interpretations and the often-strained relationship between church and state.
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Belgian cardinal’s spokesman says no abuse cover-up, just naiveness

OXFORD, England – A spokesman for Belgian Cardinal Godfried Danneels said the transcript of an April meeting with a victim of clergy sex abuse has been interpreted out of context.
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Correction: Newspapers’ reception at exhibit set for Sept. 15

The date (CR, Aug. 26) for the special brunch reception and viewing of “A Blessing to One Another: John Paul II and the Jewish People” sponsored by The Catholic Review and the Baltimore Jewish Times, was incorrect. The special reception will be Wednesday, Sept. 15, 10 a.m. to noon.
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Chaplains epitomize service to God, country

On Sept. 8, in Washington, D.C., Father F. Richard Spencer, an Archdiocese of Baltimore priest, will be ordained an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese for the Military Service. The following are excerpts from the official history of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.
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Archdiocese Catholic Colleges make national waves

Baltimore’s Loyola University Maryland, the College of Notre Dame of Maryland and Emmitsburg’s Mount St. Mary’s University are cited in U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” issue.
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Bomb column naïve

Tony Magliano’s opinion (CR, Aug. 5) of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was naïve and ill-researched.
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