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Redemptorist Father Robert Wojtek to lead Sacred Heart of Jesus

Redemptorist Father Robert F. Wojtek, pastor of the Catholic Community of St. Michael and St. Patrick in Fells Point since 2005, will become the pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus in Highlandtown July 27.
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Vatican names two new archbishops for Mexico

MEXICO CITY – Pope Benedict XVI named Auxiliary Bishop Victor Sanchez Espinosa of Mexico City as the new archbishop of Puebla, one of the oldest archdioceses in the country.
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Cartoon perpetuates stereotype

I object very strongly to the cartoon (CR, Oct. 25) on page 11, which shows a “scientist” brushing off God. This perpetuates the stereotype that science opposes religion, a total reversal of the reality of Christianity for many centuries, since the time of St. Augustine.
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Catholic college breaks ground on pregnancy, aftercare maternity home

BELMONT, N.C. – Belmont Abbey College broke ground June 20 on a campus pregnancy and aftercare maternity home called Room at the Inn.
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Vatican: Bishop’s Holocaust statements ‘strongly rejected’ by pope

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican said a traditionalist bishop who has minimized the full extent of the Holocaust must disavow his positions before he will be accepted into full communion with the church.
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Volunteers live out the Gospel in prisons

Feed the hungry. Check. Clothe the naked. Check. Visit me in prison. Oops.
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Containing federal health care costs is issue that goes back decades

WASHINGTON – In December 1971, Monsignor Harrold Murray, who oversaw health care issues for the U.S. bishops, predicted that the federal outlay for health care, which was $26 billion in 1960, would grow to more than $100 billion by 1974.
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Jesuits seek deeper understanding of immigration with border project

NOGALES, Mexico – When Leoba Marcos crossed the Sonoran desert earlier this year, she didn’t know what to expect.
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Natural family planning gets government recognition

ST. LOUIS – The medical coding system used by the government, insurance companies, medical clinics and health care providers now includes two codes specifically for natural family planning.
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Bishops agree to prepare document on preaching for vote next year

BELLEVUE, Wash. – Following a lively debate on the first day of their spring general assembly near Seattle, the U.S. bishops voted overwhelmingly to authorize preparation of a 50-page document on preaching for consideration in November 2012.
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Blusher is symbolic for bride

Walking arm-in-arm with her father up the aisle of Sacred Heart of Jesus, Highlandtown, Megan Fuller’s face was veiled with the traditional white “blusher.” Upon reaching the altar in the dim evening light, Larry Fuller ceremoniously lifted the veil and placed it gingerly behind his daughter’s head before sharing a kiss and hug, and offering...
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Pope discusses peace with Saudi Arabia’s king

VATICAN CITY – Interreligious dialogue, peace in the Middle East and the life of Christians living in Saudi Arabia were on the agenda when Pope Benedict XVI met King Abdullah Aziz of Saudi Arabia.
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