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Altoona-Johnstown bishop eulogizes Paterno as ‘good Catholic,’ friend

ALTOONA, Pa. – Although Joe Paterno will be remembered as “a legend throughout our region and throughout our country,” Bishop Mark L. Bartchak said the iconic football coach will be best remembered in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown as “a good Catholic, a family man and a friend to many.”
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Westminster parish marks 40 years of basketball, thanks to veteran volunteers

WESTMINSTER – Sitting in the bleachers as the repeated booming echoes of bouncing basketballs filled St. John’s gymnasium, Larry Baker and Donald “Bo” Yingling seemed like proud fathers.
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Principal is passionate about making a difference

When La Uanah King-Cassell applied to become the principal of Ss. James and John School in East Baltimore, the 28-year-old teacher really wasn't expecting to get the job.
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Cardinal-designate condemns Obama administration’s decision on contraceptive coverage

While in Rome earlier on Jan. 20, Cardinal-designate Edwin F. O’Brien, apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, condemned the Obama administration’s decision to leave unchanged a Health and Human Services mandate that virtually all health plans provide for sterilization, abortifacients and contraception.
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Deacon Hiebler to receive Boy Scout honor

Service and reaching out to others seem to come naturally to Deacon Charles H. Hiebler Jr.
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Sister Mary Rosaria Baxter, R.G.S. dies

A funeral Mass for Sister Mary Rosaria Baxter, a Sister of the Good Shepherd, was offered July 28 in Good Shepherd Center Chapel. Sister Mary Rosaria died July 23. She was 68.
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Job seekers find inspiration on MLK Day

While some took time to relax from their job as the country celebrated the birth of one its most influential civil rights leaders, others not afforded that luxury used the day to try and change their employment status.
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Catholic Review seeks two staff writers, photographer

Due to recent promotions, newsroom reorganization and expansion of staff, Catholic Review Media in the Archdiocese of Baltimore is hiring newsroom personnel.
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Sister Doloretta Francis O’Sullivan dies

A funeral Mass was offered July 23 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. for Franciscan Sister Doloretta Francis O’Sullivan. Sister Doloretta died July 19. She was 88.
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Dual-language immersion seen as ‘win-win-win’ for Catholic education

SEATTLE – Teaching half the school day in English and half in Spanish could be a boon for Catholic education in the United States, according to a Hispanic educator.
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Curley junior vaults to success

Having coached cross country and both indoor and outdoor track and field at Archbishop Curley for almost 40 years, Gene Hoffman has seen his fair share of athletes come and go.
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Pope warns of new forms of genetic discrimination

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI praised modern discoveries in the field of genetics, but warned of new and subtle efforts to discriminate against people with genetic defects or illnesses.
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