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Holy Angels opens in Baltimore City

Kathleen Filippelli beamed with pride as she stood in front of a crowd of about 300 people the morning of Sept. 7.
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Mount Washington couple found love online

As Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Homeland, parishioner Kelly Bradford was approaching her mid 30s, her mother wondered if her “bohemian” daughter was ever going to settle down and marry a “good Catholic boy.” The Mount Washington social worker had already tried meeting “the one” in a variety of venues, including Catholic organizations, church and...
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Speakers of various faiths offer perspective on N.Y. mosque controversy

WASHINGTON – Jewish, evangelical and Catholic speakers, some with backgrounds in national security and interfaith relations, called the controversy over plans to build an Islamic community center and mosque a few blocks from ground zero in New York “contrived” and likely to help those who would recruit potential terrorists.
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With local radio gone Christian radio moves in

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – After out-of-town interests bought local commercial radio stations in rural America, evangelical Christian interests obtained broadcast licenses on that part of the FM dial reserved for noncommercial use, according to Dee Davis, president of the Center for Rural Strategies in Whitesburg, Ky. As a result, there are now 2,000 evangelical radio stations...
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New students welcomed at receiving schools, Holy Angels

Pamela Walters saw the future of St. Clement Mary Hofbauer School in Rosedale develop right before her eyes Aug. 23.
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U.S. Bishop discusses Palestinian plight

NAHALEEN, West Bank – The encroachment of Israeli settlements on Palestinian water sources must be addressed, said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., said his two-day visit to view Catholic Relief Services’ projects in West Bank farming villages brought to his attention the plight of...
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Mexican Catholics pray for 72 migrants found massacred on ranch

MEXICO CITY – Catholics in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas offered prayers for the 72 undocumented migrants from Central and South America whose bodies were discovered Aug. 24 in what was possibly the largest mass slaying since the country began cracking down on drug cartels and organized crime.
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U.S. poverty called a major moral, policy challenge

WASHINGTON (CNS) – “Poverty remains our nation’s most serious political blind spot and one of our nation’s most profound moral failings,” says a new policy paper of Catholic Charities USA, “Poverty in America: A Threat to the Common Good.” The policy paper, published in the form of a 28-page booklet released Jan. 10 at a...
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Bishop Madden observes halting progress in Haiti

Whether it was local citizens using wheelbarrows to haul off rubble or holding an umbrella to protect the body and blood of Christ at Mass during a downpour that broke through a tent, there is much about the spirit of the Haitian people that inspires Bishop Denis J. Madden.
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Nonpublic schools demand help

Henry Fortier calls it one of the “most painful” days in his life. After several years as principal of New All Saints School in West Baltimore – a time marked by increasing test scores and steady improvement in student performance – Mr. Fortier had to tell his students their school was closing. “It was devastating,”...
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Use of new Roman Missal to begin in U.S. at Advent 2011

WASHINGTON – Catholics in the United States will begin using the long-awaited English translation of the Roman Missal on the first Sunday of Advent in 2011, Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago said Aug. 20.
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Woodmont celebrates Epiphany

In the Hispanic culture, the Epiphany is almost as important as Christmas. It is the day when the three kings traveled far from home to visit a newborn baby, in the City of Bethlehem. For the past four years, Woodmont Academy, Cooksville, Spanish teacher Patricia Stack has been helping to educate students from pre-kindergarten to...
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