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Crime and punishment: Vatican City tackles vast array of crimes

VATICAN CITY – From picked pockets to a 1998 double murder and suicide, the Vatican legal system has dealt with a vast array of crimes and misdemeanors over the decades.
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Is tuition cost driving Catholics away?

I read that only 15 percent of Catholic children attend Catholic schools.
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Camp St. Vincent brings hope to less fortunate

On the surface, the mission of Camp St. Vincent sounds like every other camp: make it a summer that children will never forget.
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Pope, at audience, calls for complete nuclear disarmament

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI asked world leaders to work calmly and seriously to control the spread of nuclear weapons “in the prospect of their complete elimination from the planet.”
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Priests hail Bishop Malooly as listener, pastoral leader

Baltimore clergy who know Bishop W. Francis Malooly well describe the longtime western vicar as a deeply committed priest who possesses a unique combination of keen administrative skills and a generous pastoral presence.
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Pope condemns bombings targeting Iraqi Christians in Mosul

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI condemned fresh violence against Christians in Iraq and called on the nation to work toward peace.
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Local foods good initiative for Maryland hospitals

As “Farmer Joan” slid boxes of produce to the edge of her pickup truck, executive chef Anthony Cover opened one to peel back a head of romaine lettuce fresh from the farm to ensure it had a tight head and a bright green color.
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Fargo bishop to close college seminary at end of next academic year

FARGO, N.D. – Noting that the cost of subsidizing the local college seminary program had reached $100,000 per student because of low enrollment, Bishop Samuel J. Aquila of Fargo announced that the diocese would discontinue the program at the end of the 2010-11 academic year.
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Mountain choir creates sweet harmonies in Western Maryland

Eight parishes and four pairs of family ties are included in a regional choir that graces the western edge of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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Legislators hide behind flawed process

The Catholic Review (April 15 and 22) has discussed the defeat of the BOAST bill in the Annapolis legislature; it would have benefited non-public school children. The bill was never voted on by the entire House of Delegates, but was killed in committee.
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Teens beautify Baltimore, build bonds during summer work camps

Sweat trickled down the teens’ paint droplet-covered faces, and dirt was embedded in their fingernails. Their hair was tussled, and they were tired after days of hard work in the blistering sun.
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Body of Archbishop Borders arrives at Cathedral of Mary Our Queen

As two lines of Knights of Columbus Honor Guard members stood at attention, the body of Archbishop William D. Borders, the 13th spiritual shepherd of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, arrived at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland April 22.
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