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Bad economy seen as cause for recent reports of increased abortions

WASHINGTON – As Beth O’Reilly of Manassas, Va., grows larger with child, the Catholic mother of two other young children sees her home budget getting smaller as the economy becomes more unstable.
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Carpenter says building altar for papal Mass is ‘awesome’

For Deacon Dave Cahoon, working at his St. Joseph’s Carpentry Shop on a quiet country road in Poolesville MD, this year’s Holy Week was one like no other.
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Pentagon Memorial pays solemn tribute to victims of 9/11 attacks

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Pentagon Memorial pays somber tribute to the 184 people who lost their lives at that spot 10 years ago, but it also is a place that conveys a sense of life moving on.
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Mount Carmel Elementary cited for innovative child center

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Elementary School and Children's Center principal Lisa Shipley leaned back in her chair inside her small office and opened the back door.
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Texas seminary rector named bishop of Shreveport

WASHINGTON – The rector of Holy Trinity Seminary in Irving, Texas, Monsignor Michael G. Duca, has been named bishop of Shreveport, La., by Pope Benedict XVI.
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Friends of Mercy to hold final dinner

Friends of Mercy (FOM), an all-volunteer nondenominational membership support group for those dealing with broken relationships, separation, divorce or widowhood, is dissolving.
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Baseball home opener on Good Friday ends 20-year attendance streak

HAMTRAMCK, Mich. – Michael Ochab’s 20-year streak of rooting for the Detroit Tigers as part of the opening day crowd is coming to an end. Home opening day this year falls on Good Friday, April 10.
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James Curran, 1930-2008

A funeral Mass for James Walter Curran Jr., a longtime board member of The Cathedral Foundation, was offered March 31 at Immaculate Conception, Towson. Mr. Curran Died March 25. He was 77.
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Census: Earlier weddings, higher marriage rates mean more divorces

WASHINGTON – The highest divorce rates for both men and women tend to be in states where the marriage rate is also highest, according to a report issued Aug. 25 by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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The church universal – right here in Baltimore!

It is fascinating to hear a recounting of a Catholic’s first visit to Rome.
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Pope urged to stomp out butts in Vatican City

VATICAN CITY – Papal visits tend to bring out special interest groups, and one already has surfaced in the United States.
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Church Chatter: Pompei Hispanic youth go the distance for Peru missions

A five-month outreach project of Our Lady of Pompei Parish in Highlandtown and its Hispanic youth group netted more than 36,000 pounds of food, which is en route to Peru and the Don Bosco missions in the Andes.
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