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Quilting group contributes a stitch at a time

In a sun-splashed room in the lower level of the rectory, the St. Charles Quilters are facing a deadline.
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Cardinal urges Catholics to follow Christianity in election

LYON, France – A French cardinal has urged Catholics to follow Christian principles in the April 22 presidential election. “I’d like Christians to be Christians and speak out more,” said Cardinal Philippe Barbarin of Lyon. He said that meant “defending what, in the view of Christians, is right for everyone.” Twelve candidates are vying to...
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St. Ambrose ‘mini-evangelist’ lives by big faith

As Conventual Franciscan Father Paul Zaborowski baptized 16 young people during Easter Vigil April 11 at St. Ambrose parish in Park Heights, he became overwhelmed with emotion.
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Pastor of three city parishes resigns

In a private meeting Nov. 8 at the Catholic Center in downtown Baltimore with Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien and Bishop Denis J. Madden, urban vicar, Father Raymond D. Martin was asked to resign his position as pastor of the Catholic Community of South Baltimore Nov. 8 because of violations of archdiocesan pol¬icy and canon law.
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‘Commando crawl’ and all, priests train to be chaplains

FORT JACKSON, S.C. – As the soldier leaned out over a length of rope stretched 20 feet in the air over a net, he began the “commando crawl,” a careful, hand-over-hand movement across the rope to a wooden platform on the other side. The other men and women in his platoon waited on the ground...
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Tired of the death and violence, city looking for answers

Cathy McClain puts up a tough exterior. As a parishioner of St. Veronica in the oft-troubled Baltimore City neighborhood of Cherry Hill, she is active in trying to reach out to the youth of the parish.
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Confession scares some

Waverly resident Diane Davis has a confession to make. She hasn’t been in nearly 30 years.
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Pastor’s good works disrupted

I had to read “Staying the Just Course” (CR, Nov. 3), Archbishop Edwin O’Brien’s column on the removal of the pastor from Our Lady of the Fields Church in Millersville, a second time to understand why he was removed. Even the accompanying article, “Pastor of Millersville’s Our Lady of the Fields resigns after audit,” did...
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Immigration reform seen as key issue for both US political parties

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Although immigration is not always front and center in public political discussions, it is often “talked about in the back rooms” and is a key issue for both political parties, a speaker told a Colorado Springs conference.
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Cards community needs to believe

Calvert Hall College High School’s head football coach, Donald Davis, has his work cut out for him as he continues to challenge and change the mindset of his players and those associated with the Towson football program. Bottom line: They need to believe that they can win football games.
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Be there for each other

As I opened some mail last month, the following letter greeted me: “By the time you have read this I will have passed away. I have asked God to forgive me and hope that you will pray for my soul to go to heaven with Jesus.”
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Irish religious orders do not want to renegotiate 2002 abuse deal

DUBLIN, Ireland – The 18 Irish religious congregations implicated in the abuse of children in their care say they do not wish to renegotiate a controversial deal in which they received indemnity from being sued by victims in exchange for contributing to a victim's compensation fund.
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