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Archdiocese leader takes part in Vatican marriage council

As the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s coordinator for marriage and family enrichment, Lauri Przybysz has always felt families can be a force for evangelization in the Catholic Church.
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Catholics fight bill that would ‘cripple’ church

Convinced that a bill introduced last week in the House of Delegates would cripple the Church’s many ministries, leaders of the Archdiocese of Baltimore have launched an awareness campaign aimed at educating Catholics about the legislation’s impact on parishes, schools and Catholic institutions.
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Archbishop urges Canadian MPs to back palliative care, not euthanasia

OTTAWA – The president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has sent an open letter to members of Parliament, urging them to support good palliative care instead of assisted suicide or euthanasia.
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Mount 2008 proves rousing success

It’s not often seminarians are treated like rock stars, with the crowd drumming their feet on the bleachers and applauding. But at Mount 2008 in Emmitsburg on Feb. 10, that was the appreciative response from more than 1,600 high school students and chaperones when the seminarians were acknowledged at the closing Mass of the weekend...
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BOAST schools forum in Annapolis Oct. 6

Hundreds of parents, teachers, enrichment program leaders and business supporters are expected in Annapolis Oct. 6 for a forum designed to raise awareness about the BOAST Maryland Tax Credit.
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Refugees from Chad face desperate situation

CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Thousands of people who fled Chad to neighboring Cameroon after rebel fighting in early February are in a desperate situation without any infrastructure to support them, said a spokesman for the U.S. bishops’ Catholic Relief Services.
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Pope says roles of priest, laity should not be blurred

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy – The special role of priests should be kept distinct from that of lay people even in parts of the world where there is a shortage of ordained clergy, Pope Benedict XVI told Brazilian bishops.
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Don’t let old electronics clutter your space

That old PC is squatting in your basement, and your junk drawer is full of outdated cell phones. What do you do with old electronics?
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Hiroshima photo caption didn’t tell whole story

I was disappointed with the photo of a little girl (CR, Aug. 13) getting ready to release a paper lantern in Hiroshima, Japan. The caption said she was doing this in remembrance of the anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing and that more than 75,000 people were killed when the United States dropped the...
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What Crisis Pregnancy Centers really need

One of the best kept secrets in Maryland are the roles that the more than 40 Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Maternity Homes and Adoption Agencies play in assisting women who have chosen to bring the gift of life from God into the world. Regardless of the circumstances that cause an unplanned pregnancy, the sanctity of the...
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V-chip and beyond: Parental control technology in a multimedia age

WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission, under new chairman Julius Genachowski, gave notice in September that it intends to look at parental control technologies and how they are used in the multimedia age.
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Sainthood cause opened for founder of first black parish

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The process to declare a former Brooklyn pastor a saint has begun. The name of Monsignor Bernard Quinn, founding pastor of St. Peter Claver Parish in Bedford-Stuyvesant, the first parish established for black Catholics in the Brooklyn Diocese, will be sent to Rome to be considered for canonization.
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