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UM to lead stem cell research that has Vatican support

The University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore will lead international adult stem-cell research that has the support of the Vatican.
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Hurricane survivor calls Baltimore home

Henri Breaux is a welcome addition to Baltimore. A 95-year-old resident of St. Martin’s Home for the Aged in Catonsville, Mr. Breaux’s handsome smile and zest for life enable him to make new friends easily wherever he goes.
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Archbishop Wenski reflects on Orlando, looks forward to Miami duties

ORLANDO, Fla. – As the newly appointed archbishop of Miami, one thing is certain – Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski will immediately know where he is going since he has been there before.
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Seven named to seats on U.S. bishops’ National Review Board

WASHINGTON – Two educators, a district court judge, a psychologist and a civic association leader will begin three-year terms on the National Review Board June 1. A judge and another psychologist also have been named to the board for terms beginning June 1, 2009.
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Iceland volcano disruptions leave Mount St. Mary’s students stranded in Italy

A group of Mount St. Mary’s University students is stranded in Florence, Italy until a flight out of Europe becomes available.
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British exorcist warns that atheism brings Satan into the world

LONDON – Atheism is becoming a key cause of demonic influence in the world, a British exorcist has warned.
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Pope meets abuse victims, expresses shame, sorrow for their suffering

VALLETTA, Malta – Pope Benedict XVI met with eight victims of priestly sex abuse in Malta and promised them the church would do “all in its power” to bring offenders to justice and protect children.
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Current, prospective Catholic schoolteachers eligible for scholarships

Maryland Catholic schoolteachers and college students who wish to teach in the state’s Catholic schools are eligible to receive state scholarships to pursue careers in fields with a critical teacher shortage. The deadline to apply for the 2008-2009 academic year is July 1.
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Dare to have the vision this Easter season

Few things rivet our attention the way that death does! I spent this past Holy Week leading a men’s retreat at St. Joseph’s In The Hills in Malvern Pennsylvania. Several days before the retreat, on Good Friday, I felt strange feelings in the back of my right leg. The previous two times I had those...
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Sister still wears POW bracelet 40 years after war

Most people don’t recognize what the plain, nickel-plated bracelet is circling the right wrist of Sister Stacy Gunnip, S.S.N.D. They think it’s an ID bracelet.
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Up the coast from Port-au-Prince, hope comes into view

ST. MARC, Haiti – Deacon Rodrigue Mortel and Jeff Remington, a 7th-grade science teacher in Palmyra, Pa., walked into an educational tech store outside Port-au-Prince, a humble but air-conditioned space.
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Catechists hear strategies for increasing religious education access

WASHINGTON – One child might benefit from a tactile and descriptive tour of his religious education classroom. Another might be better able to learn with a strict routine, outlined on a picture schedule. A third might need a note-taker or captioned instructional films or videos.
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