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January 19, 2012

Pope encourages Iran’s Catholics to persevere patiently

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI encouraged Iran’s tiny Catholic communities to be patient and persistent as they try to improve relations with the government and ensure a continued Christian presence in the Islamic republic.
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January 19, 2012

A Leader with Heart

Odds are that the 1,800 or so people who jammed the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore early in October will long remember the occasion, and the installation that day of Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien as the 15th Archbishop of Baltimore. That’s true, I know, any time a bishop is welcomed to a new...
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January 19, 2012

Four men take another step toward priesthood

Processing up the long aisle at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland May 21, four white-robed men beamed with the knowledge that they would soon be ordained to the transitional diaconate.
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January 19, 2012

Bishop Madden joins interfaith leaders in call for repeal of the death penalty

In a Jan. 13 ceremony at First and St. Stephen’s United Church of Christ in Towson, Auxiliary Bishop Denis J. Madden joined dozens of Maryland faith leaders in signing a letter asking state lawmakers to repeal the death penalty – a recommendation urged last month by the Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment.
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January 19, 2012

Religion analyzed as a factor in presidential race

WASHINGTON – In contrast to the 2000 and 2004 presidential election cycles, when some saw Republican candidates as too cozy with religious leaders and too willing to bring their faith into the public sphere, this year’s GOP candidates for president have been relatively quiet on the topic of religion.
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January 19, 2012

No room for complacency in protecting children from abuse, bishop says

WASHINGTON - Although a new report on the causes and context of child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy says it is primarily a historical problem, the church must guard against complacency, two key figures in the release of the report said at a Washington news conference.
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January 19, 2012

Spain’s atheists continue other countries’ ad campaigns on buses

MADRID, Spain – Catholic and religious leaders have denounced slogans questioning the existence of God planned for buses in Barcelona and other Spanish cities.
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January 19, 2012

Recovering alcoholic finds solace making rosaries

When Ralph Petti reflects on the rosaries and chaplets he crafts, the recovering alcoholic likens the distinctive technique of the labor to his steps of sobriety – one bead and one prayer at a time.
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January 19, 2012

Women’s Alliance continues support of urban schools

Betty Contino felt the Holy Spirit moving her at the conclusion of the second annual luncheon for the Women’s Alliance of Partners in Excellence. She spontaneously rose to her feet.
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January 19, 2012

Catholics gear up for March for Life

Two days after President-elect Barack Obama is inaugurated, thousands of Catholics from the Archdiocese of Baltimore will join tens of thousands of prolife supporters from across the country in urging the new president and Congress to protect the sanctity of life.
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January 19, 2012

Thank you from Iraq

Thank you for the generous response to my request for support to our Service Members in Iraq. I must admit that I am overwhelmed with the response – it’s very touching to see 20 or more care packages arriving in my office weekly. This support of our Service Members is a great sign of your...
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January 19, 2012

World Day for Prayer for Vocations is May 15

As a pediatric gastroenterologist at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maria Grazia Clemente has devoted the last several years of her life to helping sick children and researching liver disease. The 47-year-old parishioner of Our Lady of Victory in Arbutus is now on the road to becoming a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur...
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