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January 19, 2012

Revised Bible provides ‘more clarity, more detail’ for today’s Catholic

WASHINGTON – The revised New American Bible that will be released on Ash Wednesday, March 9, may seem most notably different to casual readers for its efforts at providing context and clarity in how the passages fit together, according to the coordinator of its publication.

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January 19, 2012

Poverty amid plenty focus of Arundel meeting

Persistent pockets of poverty amid the wealth of Anne Arundel County will be the focus of a 7 p.m. town hall meeting Oct. 27 at St. Bernadette, Severn.

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January 19, 2012

Bishops to discuss efforts to end war in Iraq with Democrats

WASHINGTON – The U.S. bishops have agreed to meet with a group of Catholic House Democrats to discuss how to pursue the goal of a “responsible transition” to end the war in Iraq.

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January 19, 2012

New programs establish foothold at three elementary schools

As the Archdiocese of Baltimore plans to implement recommendations made by Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien’s Blue Ribbon Committee for Catholic Schools, some have already taken shape.

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January 19, 2012

God’s Great Gift

Permit me to expand on my homily from Respect Life Sunday, as reported in last week’s account of that Mass in these pages.

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January 19, 2012

Beyond the Bulletin

The Greek word for “letter” is Epistole, the name chosen by the Church of the Holy Apostles, Gambrills, for their quarterly newsletter, which in essence, said pastor Father Jeffrey Dauses, is a letter to all members of the parish.

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January 19, 2012

Growth Chart, Part II: Cristo Rey Jesuit High’s first senior class thinking college

Mariah Gangapersad, Ruben Torres and Chris Ellis had never set foot on a college campus until they were freshmen at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Baltimore. Three years later, they are close to actually attending one.

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January 19, 2012

Zimbabweans suffer while leaders play politics, say church officials

CAPE TOWN, South Africa – With Zimbabwe’s power-sharing deal in jeopardy, the country’s leaders are playing politics at the expense of the suffering majority, a church official said.

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January 19, 2012

Reports, polls, court ruling point to thorny death penalty questions

WASHINGTON – Two high-profile executions scheduled for July and one capital sentence blocked by the Supreme Court in June provide examples of the range of issues surrounding the death penalty in the United States.

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January 19, 2012

Religious leaders call for action on New York City’s high abortion rate

NEW YORK – New York City has one statistic in particular that it can’t be proud of and needs to change, according to local religious leaders: 41 percent of pregnancies in the city end in abortion, almost double the national rate.

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January 19, 2012