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Camden parishes to be reduced from 124 to 66

CAMDEN, N.J. – Bishop Joseph A. Galante of Camden announced a reconfiguration plan April 3 that will reduce the number of parishes in the diocese from the current 124 to 66 over the next two years.
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Two U.S. Catholic scholars believe Iranian election results will stand

WASHINGTON – Despite cries of voter fraud and the promise of a limited ballot recount, two U.S. Catholic scholars said they believe the re-election of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will stand.
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Pastor serves Polish food, culture, self-deprecating humor

St. Ambrose, Baltimore, pastor Father Paul Zaborowski, O.F.M. Cap., intentionally chose April Fools’ Day to hold the parish fundraiser, “Polish Dinner with your Polish Pastor.”
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Vatican excommunicates former Catholic priest from Zambia

LUSAKA, Zambia – A former Catholic priest from Zambia who is an advocate of optional celibacy for clergy and the ordination of women has been excommunicated from the Catholic Church.
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D.C symposium explores common morality in a global age

WASHINGTON – A quest for a common morality in the world’s diverse cultures can begin with a mother’s smile and her child’s play, Cardinal Angelo Scola of Venice, Italy, said March 27 as The Catholic University of America opened a four-day international symposium, “A Common Morality for the Global Age.”
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Driven Maryvale athlete to play lacrosse for Georgetown

Maryvale Preparatory School’s soccer team didn’t have a great record when Sophia Thomas joined during her freshman year, but she was drawn to the indomitable team spirit.
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Liberalized use of Tridentine Mass is bearing fruit

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI’s outreach to traditionalist Catholics by liberalizing the use of the Tridentine Mass already is bearing fruit, said Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos.
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Diocesan newspapers deserve new emphasis

WASHINGTON – Diocesan newspapers deserve new emphasis as a means of spreading the Gospel and connecting Catholics to one another and their church, said the board of directors of the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada. “Diocesan publications can light the fire of faith that warms hearts to action for the good...
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Few surprises, but some glimmers of hope in new US church statistics

WASHINGTON – Statistically, there are few surprises in the 2009 Official Catholic Directory.
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Baltimore County jury convicts man in fetal homicide case

A Maryland Catholic Conference official says justice was served when a Hillendale man was convicted March 26 of murdering his unborn daughter – the first conviction in the state’s 2.5-year-old fetal homicide law.
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Papal nuncio calls teachers ‘greatest artists’

While many may consider Michelangelo to be one of the greatest artists of all time, Pope Benedict XVI's apostolic nuncio to the United States told more than 8,000 Catholic educators their daily ministry surpasses the artistry of the great Italian Renaissance sculptor. Presenting the April 10 keynote address during the opening session of the National...
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Sister Marianne takes country lessons to Mother Seton Academy in city

Some students at Mother Seton Academy in Baltimore have never taken a ride in the country, let alone set foot on a dairy farm.
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