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Pope, Orthodox patriarch express commitment for unity

Pope Francis and the patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch expressed their desire to work toward full communion of the two churches. The pope met with Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II at the Vatican June 19. The patriarch expressed his church's readiness to come to an agreement to celebrate Easter on a common date.
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How to be a dad – it’s not about the doughnuts

Harold was a kind and gentle soul, a man of deep Catholic faith and of great integrity. He rarely said a bad word about anyone. In fact, at my dad’s wake, my cousin mentioned that he considered working for a man my father knew. When my dad said simply, “Watch out for that guy,” my...
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All creation sings God’s praise, but people are silencing it, pope says

The earth is crying out with pain because human activity is destroying it, Pope Francis says in his long-awaited encyclical.
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2015 Graduate Profile: Full scholarship winner appreciates extracurricular learning at Cristo Rey

Taylor Luallen was chosen from seniors in the 28-school Cristo Rey Network to receive a four-year scholarship to Stevenson University.
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2015 Graduate Profile: St. Mary’s scholar-athlete looks to a rigorous future

Once commissioned, Pryal hopes to deploy with the Marines and care for them in the field as a trauma surgeon
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Christian hope does not let sting of death poison your life, pope says

Faith in the afterlife mean the sting of losing a loved one does not have to leave behind a poisonous venom in our lives, Pope Francis said.
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The Female Thor: Is She Worthy?

When Marvel Comics transformed Thor, one of their most popular and masculine heroes, into a female character, the response was swift and hostile.
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Archdiocese commits $100,000 to city youth jobs

The Archdiocese of Baltimore has joined an effort of reaching out to the disenfranchised, pledging $100,000 toward Baltimore’s summer jobs program.
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2015 Graduate Profile: Mercy researcher eyes cancer cure

Amanda Green was so inspired by a book about the spread of a deadly virus that it inspired her to pursue a career in molecular biology.
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Growing old gratefully

Growing old gratefully is what poet Robert Browning had in mind when he opened his poem "Rabbi Ben Ezra" with these words: "Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be. The last of life for which the first was made. Our times are in His hand. Who saith 'A whole I planned,...
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2015 Graduate Profile: Catholic High leader shares science, debate skills

The path for women in the field of science has often been seen as difficult and daunting. Not, however, for Sarah Nakasone.
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Four to be ordained priests for the Archdiocese of Baltimore

Archbishop William E. Lori will ordain four men to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Baltimore during a 10 a.m. Mass June 20 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.
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