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Family shows gratitude to Mercy with donation

Jesse Lawrence was a high school freshman when his sled went over a retaining wall that was several feet high. The impact crushed his foot, breaking numerous bones, said his mother, Sharon, and some bones were “dusted,” meaning they just weren’t there any more.
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Catechism said to immunize Catholic voters against political ‘spin’

NEW YORK – Catholic voters who seek objective facts, study issues carefully and consider the teachings of the church are well-equipped to weather the storms of negativity and partisan sniping associated with the upcoming elections, according to panelists at an Oct. 18 conference on “Keeping the Faith in a Season of Spin.”
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Pope visits Dome of the Rock, urges expansion of interfaith dialogue

JERUSALEM – In a visit to one of Islam’s holiest places, Pope Benedict XVI said Christians, Muslims and Jews have a “grave responsibility” to expand dialogue and mend divisions. “Those who honor the one God believe that he will hold human beings accountable for their actions,” the pope told Muslim leaders May 12 in Jerusalem.
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Is Catholic school education really unaffordable?

The cost of a Catholic school education is rising. It is almost unaffordable – but, is it?
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Now we’re cooking: Hickory parishioners savor culinary skill of priest

JARRETTSVILLE – Father Hector Mateus-Ariza knew Dave and Mary Sanborn’s fire alarm was about to sound Oct. 12.
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Priest links golf and clergy life with ease

Surrounded by some young men who were less than half his age, Father Samuel V. Young admitted to nerves as he stood on the putting green of Winters Run Golf Club in Bel Air.
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Archbishop O’Brien tours three city Catholic Charities

As Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien toured the facilities of three Catholic Charities programs Jan. 4, the prelate said he was most impressed with the efforts of volunteers.
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Middle-school students find grace, faith in Parkton

PARKTON – As the 2010-11 school year concluded, Greg Baum ran into Jack Buchner’s office at Our Lady of Grace Parish.
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They’re never too old to shoot hoops

Move it or lose it. That theme applies to a basketball team from Towson that does get around. Gil Hoffman, Frank Lastner and Paul McGillicuddy have ties to local parishes, but the Archdiocese of Baltimore will be in the figurative rear-view mirror come August, when the men head to California for a national tournament.
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Catholics in central India launch e-mail campaign for peace

JABALPUR, India – Catholics in India’s central Madhya Pradesh state have launched an e-mail campaign for peace in Orissa state, where observers say Hindu radicals attacked Christians in hope of political gains.
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Italian abuse victim asks to meet pope, wants norms applied

VATICAN CITY – Francesco Zanardi walked almost 350 miles to deliver a letter asking Pope Benedict XVI to meet Italian victims of clerical abuse and to work harder to ensure bishops around the world follow Vatican norms for dealing with accusations of abuse.
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Pope’s pilgrimage will take message of peace to land of conflict

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI is set to begin a weeklong visit to the Holy Land, a pilgrimage in the footsteps of Christ and a journey through a political and interreligious minefield.
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