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January 19, 2012

Orthodox, Catholics recognize pope’s primacy

ROME – Orthodox and Roman Catholics recognize that the bishop of Rome has primacy among all the world’s bishops, although they disagree on the extent to which his leadership translates into a concrete exercise of authority.
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January 19, 2012

Summer crime, fueled by guns

It’s summer in the city, and if past summers – and the past couple of weeks – are any indication, the season that for many means relaxing by the pool and vacationing down the ocean will not be like that for some of our brothers and sisters. Instead, June, July and August will be marred...
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January 19, 2012

Father John Nissel, S.J.

A funeral Mass for Jesuit Father John Nissel, a Baltimore native who served as a missionary in Japan, was held Jan. 28 at St. Ignatius Church on the campus of Sophia University in Tokyo. A memorial service will be held March 21 at 10 a.m. at St. Agnes Church in Catonsville. Father Nissel died Jan....
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January 19, 2012

Death penalty talk set for Nov. 7

Richard J. Dowling, executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference, will speak about the Catholic Church’s position on the death penalty and Maryland efforts to abolish the death penalty during a Nov. 7 event at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen Parish Center in Homeland.
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January 19, 2012

Notre Dame reveals new logo

As it nears a September change to a university designation, College of Notre Dame of Maryland has revealed its new logo.
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January 19, 2012

Lifting statute of limitations ‘unfair,’ Catholic leaders say

While acknowledging the pain endured through child sexual abuse, Catholic leaders urged lawmakers Feb. 5 to reject a bill that would significantly extend the time period when victims can file civil lawsuits in Maryland.
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January 19, 2012

Bishop laments decision on contraceptives

PORTLAND, Maine – Bishop Richard J. Malone of Portland criticized an Oct. 17 vote by the Portland School Committee to allow girls as young as 11 years of age at one of its middle schools to obtain birth control at the school’s health center.
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January 19, 2012

Long, hot summer on legislative front

The Maryland General Assembly may not be in session, but that doesn’t mean that there is not a lot going on in the public policy arena. Some of the activity is driven by events within Maryland, but actions in New York and even as far away as California are having an impact in our state....
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January 19, 2012

Calvert Hall students bring joy in alum’s last days

As he approached death in the fall of 2008, Joseph Barranco was in terrible pain. Living at Baltimore’s St. Elizabeth Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, the Halethorpe resident had become edgy as he suffered from bladder cancer and the early effects of dementia.
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January 19, 2012

Vision of ‘Populorum Progressio’ not yet realized

UNITED NATIONS – If Pope Paul VI reappeared on earth to assess progress toward meeting the challenges he addressed in his 1967 social encyclical, “Populorum Progressio,” he would say: “You’ve done a lot, but you haven’t even started – and you’ve lost a lot of enthusiasm.”
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January 19, 2012

Mexican human rights center weathers challenges to its advocacy work

MEXICO CITY – Jacinta Francisco Marcial sold ice cream in the state of Queretaro until she was accused in 2006 of kidnapping six federal agents who were searching for illegal merchandise.
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January 19, 2012

People, Places, Things

Woodmont Academy students in Cooksville devoted Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday to a day of apostolic service, performing works that benefitted the school community and a school in El Salvador.
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