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Sister makes list of top 100 women

Sister M. Karen McNally, chief administrative officer of Stella Maris, was named one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women for 2009 by The Daily Record.
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Pope, French president discuss wide range of topics

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI welcomed French President Nicolas Sarkozy to the Vatican for talks focused on Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the role of religions in society.
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Aid agencies struggled to reach island communities cut off by storm

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Hurricane Irene left widespread destruction in the Bahamas and elsewhere in the Caribbean, slowing the response of church aid agencies to outlying communities.
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Media effort draws 92,000 inactive Catholics back home to church

PHOENIX – Maybe TV isn’t so bad after all. An estimated 92,000 inactive Catholics in the Phoenix Diocese have come back to the church in the last year thanks in large part to a groundbreaking television advertising campaign called Catholics Come Home.
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Curley freshmen carry on St. Francis’ Christmas tradition

The two white sheep were well-behaved on the Blessed Virgin Mary’s left and right, keeping very still. That’s because they were the only lifeless characters in Archbishop Curley High School’s Dec. 9 prayer service celebrating the Nativity at Greccio, Italy.
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Laughter really is the best medicine

I went to see the exhibit on humor at the Visionary Arts Museum at the Inner Harbor. It celebrated both the “heights and depths” of humor – humor from the Bible to the bathroom. It’s not for everybody.
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Letter reminds leaders that U.S. economic efforts have global impact

WASHINGTON – The economic welfare of the people of the United States is “inextricably linked with the well-being of men, women and children across the globe,” said a letter to President Barack Obama and congressional leaders from representatives of religious, development and business organizations.
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New CDs from men’s schools offers comfort and joy

St. Joseph, Cockeysville, parishioner Brian Sahm thought his $15 was well spent when he bought the Calvert Hall Hallmen’s new Christmas CD.
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At Mass with seminarians, pope says he’ll proclaim new doctor of church

MADRID – Telling seminarians they must prepare seriously for the priesthood by devoting themselves to becoming saints, Pope Benedict XVI gave them a role model: St. John of Avila, who will become the Catholic Church’s 34th doctor of the church.
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Archdiocese, local group join for Child Abuse Prevention Month

The Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Child and Youth Protection office is partnering with the Baltimore Child Abuse Center for two milestone informational events in April.
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New pastor named for Sacred Heart of Mary

After serving six months as temporary administrator and a year as associate pastor of Sacred Heart of Mary in Graceland Park, Father George Gannon is elated that Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien has appointed him the new pastor of the east Baltimore parish effective immediately.
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Tom Riddle works his magic at Our Lady of Victory

ARBUTUS – Harry Potter might have saved Hogwarts, but Tom Riddle still stands tall at Our Lady of Victory.
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