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Catholic officials seek permission to exhume Cardinal Newman’s body

LONDON – Catholic officials have applied for permission to exhume the body of a 19th-century cardinal whose cause for sainthood is expected to soon progress to beatification.
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New principal takes charge in Rosedale

Raising greater awareness about St. Clement Mary Hofbauer School in Rosedale is one of Gary M. Rand II’s top priorities as he begins his duties as principal of the 300-student school.
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Priest should take yoga

I read the article about the exorcist Father Jeremy Davies (CR, June 12). In that article he placed hatha yoga and yoga in general as dangerous. I have taken yoga classes on and off for a long time and none of my teachers or instruction books have ever claimed anything from doing the exercises other...
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Farewells for Bishop Malooly

Two farewell Masses will be held in the Archdiocese of Baltimore for Bishop W. Francis Malooly, who on Sept. 8 will be installed as the ninth Bishop of Wilmington, Del.
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Sister Michael Marie Fitzpatrick, S.S.N.D.

A funeral Mass for Sister Michael Marie Fitzpatrick, S.S.N.D., was offered July 6 at Villa Notre Dame in Wilton, Conn. Sister died on July 2; she was 84.
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Richard Fairley to promote ‘modest growth’ at Hagerstown school

Saying he has been “warmly embraced” by the St. Maria Goretti High School community in Hagerstown, Richard Fairley is looking forward to getting to know the students, teachers and staff of the 230-student school.
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Poll: More voters may back candidate who supports marriage amendment

WASHINGTON – The Family Research Council released results of a commissioned national poll July 10 that indicates 58 percent of probable voters in the 2008 presidential election are more likely to vote for a candidate who supports traditional marriage protection amendments that will be on the ballots in California, Arizona and Florida this November.
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Bishop Malooly to head Wilmington diocese

Bishop W. Francis Malooly, western vicar, was named bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington, Del., July 7 by Pope Benedict XVI. He will be formally installed in a Sept. 8 ceremony.
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Bishop Malooly named to Wilmington

Bishop W. Francis Malooly was named bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington today by Pope Benedict XVI.
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Men shoot and kill Salesian priest in Nepal

ROME – A Catholic priest was shot dead by armed men who broke into the priest’s residence in Nepal.
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Church official says despair engulfs Zimbabwe as Mugabe retains power

CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Zimbabweans are in widespread despair as the country’s longtime ruler Robert Mugabe was sworn in as president for a sixth term, a Catholic Church official said.
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WYD chief denies church seeks to expand police powers, limit protests

SYDNEY, Australia – The chief organizer of World Youth Day in Sydney has denied media reports that the church had asked the New South Wales government to expand police powers in order to limit protesters during World Youth Day.
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