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Armenian patriarch, interfaith leaders gather in capital

WASHINGTON – During Catholicos Karekin II’s visit to Washington Oct. 11, the wind whipping through the nation’s capital may have threatened to send hats and papers flying, but the commitment to religious freedom of interfaith leaders gathered with him at the Jefferson Memorial remained firmly grounded.
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Loyola University receives $5.2 million gift, largest individual contribution in school history

Loyola University Maryland has received a gift of $5.2 million from Ed Hanway, a member of the university’s Class of 1974 and current chair of its Board of Trustees, and his wife, Ellen.
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Thirteen men to be ordained to diaconate

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien will ordain 13 deacons for the Archdiocese of Baltimore in a 10 a.m. liturgy at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland May 23.
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Beware the perils of Halloween candy

Halloween is every kid’s dream. After all, it’s the one day of the year children can come home with mounds of free candy that can last a week or more. And while all those chocolate bars, candy corns and sugar-doused treats might taste good, parents might be shocked to learn how many calories they contain.
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Study finds divide exists in how Catholics read church news

WASHINGTON – A Catholic Press Association-commissioned study showed that 26 percent of adult Catholics had read a print copy of their diocesan newspaper or magazine in the past three months, but only 4 percent had gone to their computer to view the online version of the publication.
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Israeli, Vatican officials deny reports about control of holy sites

JERUSALEM – Israeli and Vatican officials denied reports that Israeli President Shimon Peres had asked the government to relinquish sovereignty over several holy places as a gesture of good will for Pope Benedict XVI.
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Recognition of natural law’s ethics promote dignity

The foundation of human rights, democracy, and cooperation among peoples and religions is threatened by a growing assumption that there are no ethical absolutes, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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St. Casimir playground in Canton gets boost from Knights

The men of Knights of Columbus Santa Maria Council 1733 are no strangers to kindness.
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Archbishop O’Brien dedicates new church in Grantsville

A steady spring rain kept the sunlight from shining through the large, clear windows of their spotless sanctuary, but it failed to dampen a palpable sense of joy among parishioners of St. Ann in Grantsville as Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien dedicated their new church May 3.
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Michigan Catholics to get DVD explaining stem-cell research

To clear up confusion about stem-cell research, the Michigan Catholic Conference has launched a statewide educational program to explain the Catholic Church’s teaching on human life, the church’s support for adult stem-cell research and its opposition to embryonic stem-cell research.
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For U.S. Hispanics, poverty is growing faster with little relief in sight

WASHINGTON – Bundled against a gusty, cool autumn wind, Natalie Garcia and her boyfriend, Geraldo de Jesus, make their way across the parking lot outside of the Sister Regis Food Cupboard, a cart full of groceries in tow.
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Pope expresses sorrow for suffering of Canadian aboriginal students

VATICAN CITY – In a step toward reconciling a long-standing historical injustice, Pope Benedict XVI expressed his sorrow for the suffering of Canadian aboriginal children over decades in church-run residential schools.
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