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Pastor of three city parishes resigns

In a private meeting Nov. 8 at the Catholic Center in downtown Baltimore with Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien and Bishop Denis J. Madden, urban vicar, Father Raymond D. Martin was asked to resign his position as pastor of the Catholic Community of South Baltimore Nov. 8 because of violations of archdiocesan pol¬icy and canon law.
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Baltimore contingent in Madrid soaking up spirit of World Youth Day

MADRID – Church of the Crucifixion parishioner Emily Sadler stepped off her Air France flight in Madrid Aug. 15 with her eyes open wide.
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Pope laicizes suspended Missouri priest who led dissident church

ST. LOUIS – Pope Benedict XVI has laicized a suspended priest of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau who had been hired by the board of directors of the St. Stanislaus Kostka Corp. to be pastor of its church in St. Louis.
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Bishops’ draft says Iraq situation unsustainable

BALTIMORE – Citing an alarming political and partisan stalemate in Washington, a draft statement discussed by the U.S. bishops Nov. 12 again laid out a moral framework for a transition in Iraq.
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Early implementation

Q. We’ve heard that Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien is allowing us to implement the new sung parts of the revised Mass as early as September. We’re not sure what that includes or how a parish is to go about it. If we don’t sing, can we recite these prayers? Any recommendations?
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In letter, pope responds to criticisms over Lefebvrite decision

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI has written a letter to the world’s bishops defending his decision to lift the excommunications of four traditionalist bishops and expressing regret that it gave rise to misunderstandings and polemics, according to Italian newspapers.
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Young people gather in Cumberland on way to NCYC

When Katie Lutz told some of her friends at Franklin High School in Reisterstown she was taking a day off to attend the National Catholic Youth Conference in Columbus, Ohio, they looked at her as though she had sprung a third arm.
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State contraceptive mandates widespread but not as broad as HHS plan

WASHINGTON – In more than half of the states, Catholic officials have been living for years with mandates that health insurance plans must cover FDA-approved contraceptives in their prescription drug plans.
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National pro-life postcard campaign to be supplemented by e-mails

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has launched a campaign to send e-mails with a pro-life message to members of Congress.
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Archbishop O’Brien draws a crowd in tavern

Theology might have been on tap Wednesday night but it was the archbishop who was pouring, inspiring the standing-room-only crowd.
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Foundation promotes spiritual guide to foster deeper devotion to Mary

WASHINGTON - The head of a foundation encouraging Catholics to have a deeper devotion to Mary said that having a relationship with the mother of God “is more than just a bonus.”
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Indictment of Sudanese president seen as step toward peace in Sudan

WASHINGTON – The International Criminal Court’s issuance of an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity opens the door for the United States to help bring peace to the war-torn nation, said author and anti-genocide activist John Prendergast.
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