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Mount St. Mary’s celebrates restoration of Chapel of the Immaculate Conception

EMMITSBURG – Mount St. Mary’s University held a housewarming of glorious proportions Sept. 13 for its historic, newly restored Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, the acknowledged heart of its seminary and college community.
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Pastoral center said to have role in reconciling conflicts in church

NEW YORK – A speaker at a symposium celebrating the silver anniversary of the National Pastoral Life Center said the center has sought to strengthen the Catholic community and has a role in reconciling divisions and conflicts within the church.
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Athletic association dreams big while coaching little ones

It was just an empty field between the school and the church. Today, it’s the heart of the Our Lady of Hope/St. Luke Athletic Association, which in just three years has filled that field with flag football and soccer teams and built a concession stand.
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Amarillo bishop suspends Father Pavone’s activities outside the diocese

Note: This article has been updated throughout. The bishop of Amarillo, Texas, has suspended Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, from public ministry outside the Diocese of Amarillo, effective Sept. 13, and is calling him back to the diocese to spend time in prayer and reflection.
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Members of new advisory council urged to make groups’ voices heard

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration told members of a new President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and other guests April 6 that it wants the government to aggressively encourage participation by faith-based and community organizations in advisory and hands-on capacities.
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Concert at basilica to benefit Catholic Charities program

Music for the season will fill the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore, Dec. 13 as Catholic Charities presents “1st Christmas Festival at the Basilica of the Assumption.”
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10 years after 9/11, U.S. comfort level with Muslims slow to change

WASHINGTON – A decade after the terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, led to a backlash against Muslims, many Americans are still uncomfortable with followers of Islam and think its teachings are at odds with American values.
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Self-sacrifice is the key to Christian life, pope says on Palm Sunday

VATICAN CITY – Celebrating Mass on Palm Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI said daily self-sacrifice in imitation of Christ was the key to the Christian life.
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Sykesville parish expands seating for daily Mass

Father Terence Weik, S.M., calls it his “wonderful, happy problem.”
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Catholic official among opponents of Pennsylvania ‘security’ bills

PHILADELPHIA – A series of bills introduced in the Pennsylvania Legislature this session as the “National Security Begins at Home Legislative Package” could harm citizens and legal permanent residents as well as undocumented immigrants, a Catholic official told legislators.
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Say never again to Holocaust, Holocaust denial, Cardinal Kasper urges

BRAINTREE, Mass. – German Cardinal Walter Kasper, the Vatican’s top official on Catholic-Jewish relations, said March 25 that not only must the Holocaust never be permitted to recur, but that Holocaust denial must likewise never happen again.
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CRS leader says progress made at peace conference

An official from Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services called the recently concluded Annapolis peace conference a “very positive first step” toward achieving peace in the Middle East. But she warned that the next year will be “very volatile,” requiring a commitment on all sides to see the process through no matter what setbacks may come.
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