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Bishop Malooly confirms nine deaf teens

IJAMSVILLE – Without uttering a word, nine teens from Central Maryland conveyed their love for their church using signs and gestures during a first-ever archdiocesan confirmation liturgy for the deaf community May 13.
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Bishops say health reform should include all immigrants, legal or not

WASHINGTON – Though Bishop William F. Murphy of Rockville Centre, N.Y., concedes there’s no political will in Washington to include illegal immigrants in health care reform, he believes it’s the country’s moral obligation to ensure that everyone in the nation receives proper medical care.
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After nearly four decades, New Cathedral Cemetery employee to retire

For Anne Lucido, the complexities of life and death are part of the job – literally. The St. Agnes, Catonsville, parishioner has worked at New Cathedral Cemetery in Baltimore for 37 years.
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Catholic program helps prostitutes quit “the life,” regain dignity

PHOENIX – When Aimee was 13 years old, her mother kicked her out of the house.
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John Carroll women’s lax defeats McDonogh 11-6

Reaching perfection in anything is a daunting task, especially in the realm of sports. But for The John Carroll School, Bel Air, “the sky’s the limit,” at least that was the mantra on the back of the Lady Patriots’ shirts for the 2008 IAAM A Conference lacrosse championships on May 10 at St. Paul’s School...
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‘Splendid’ new visitor center at St. Mary’s Spiritual Center and Historic Site

Sunlight streaked through the stained-glass windows of the historic chapel on the grounds of the St. Mary’s Spiritual Center and Historic Site Sept. 13.
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Holy Communion offers spiritual strength to the sick

For years, Horace Wisniewski faithfully brought Holy Communion to the sick and dying throughout Dundalk. But after a heart attack slowed him down about a year ago, the roles changed. Now the 90-year-old extraordinary minister of Holy Communion relies on others to bring the Eucharist to him.
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Monsignor Bastress awarded Redemptorists’ highest honor

On his first day as pastor of the Shrine of St. Alphonsus in Baltimore, Monsignor Arthur Bastress walked down the historic church’s long aisles and knew immediately that his new assignment was going to be something special.
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Need more objects to war against the unborn

The author of the letter “More peaceful demonstrations are needed to confront evil” (CR April 24) presented her case for more demonstrations against the war against terrorism, citing thousands killed and wounded and the high financial cost.
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Time for laity to speak out on abortion funding

After reading and viewing countless articles, columns and TV specials following the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy, I found the most positive message from Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien (CR., Sept. 3). At the end of the column was the notice that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops would be reporting on health care reform which...
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Vatican official challenges colleges to be ‘unambiguously Catholic’

PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. – You can’t have a college or university that “happens to be” Catholic; the institution’s Catholic identity ought to unmistakably permeate every discipline, and its graduates ought to be willing to stand up for the church.
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Taiwanese cardinal, Dalai Lama discuss erosion of moral values

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan – The erosion of moral values and materialism have caused distrust among people and damaged relationships in society, Cardinal Paul Shan Kuo-his and the Dalai Lama said during a Sept. 2 meeting in Taiwan.
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