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Archdiocese of Baltimore represented at March for Life

Bundled up in a pink coat and hat, a toddler slept peacefully in her stroller. She was completely unaware that all around her, an estimated 100,000 were participating in the 36th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., Jan. 22.
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MCC statement on marriage decision

On September 18, the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled on Conaway v. Deane, the lawsuit by homosexual couples for the right to marry in Maryland. The law suit said that the state’s law defining marriage as between one man and one woman is unconstitutional. However, the Court of Appeals overturned the lower court’s decision (which...
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Archbishop Curley leads grad to greater expectations

Relaxing on a beach miles away from his northeast Baltimore alma mater, Ben Turcea is enjoying his newfound free time as a high school graduate, getting some much-deserved rest and relaxation.
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Pro-lifers from across country flock to Washington on Roe anniversary

WASHINGTON – Two days after millions of Americans converged on the National Mall in Washington to witness the inauguration of President Barack Obama, tens of thousands of sign-carrying citizens marched, chanted, sang and shouted in the same spot, loud enough – they hoped – for the nation’s new leader to hear their plea to outlaw...
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Strong spiritual life helps keep priests from burnout

ROME – A strong spiritual life supported by reading and reflecting on sacred Scripture can help protect priests from the emotional exhaustion of burnout, said an influential Jesuit journal. In a Sept. 15 article released to journalists Sept. 13, La Civilta Cattolica summarized the results of a recent survey on the presence and causes of...
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Pope urges nations to promote moral education, protect family, life

ZAGREB, Croatia – Pope Benedict XVI used his apostolic journey to the Croatian capital to encourage nations to build their communities on Christian values and to support the traditional family and the sanctity of life.
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‘Godfather of Gibbons’ retires after four decades of leading students

After nearly 43 years of leading The Cardinal Gibbons School students from one stepping-stone to the next, educator Don DelCiello will be making a leap of his own – into retirement.
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U.S. mission priests want church updates

WASHINGTON – Priests serving in U.S. mission dioceses say they could benefit most from updates on Catholic thinking and practice – but keep it short, please, they said.
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Leaders meeting in Germany call for end to violence in Sudan

HERMANNSBURG, Germany – International faith-based, civil and political leaders concerned about Sudan called on all parties to end violence in disputed regions, including the border area of Abyei.
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All eyes on new president

They set out from Emmitsburg before dawn to catch a train to watch history as it happened.
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Two ‘freshmen’ from France hope to touch hearts

MONTCLAIR, N.J. – They’ve traveled a great distance to open doors and touch hearts, one person at a time. Sister Faustine of Jesus and Sister Jeanne Marie, from the Community of the Apostolic Sisters of St. John in Burgundy, France, recently arrived in Montclair to serve as Catholic campus ministers at Montclair State University’s Newman...
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St. Joseph Medical Center’s CEO looks to the future

TOWSON – Late last year, St. Joseph Medical Center agreed to pay the U.S. government $22 million to settle allegations it was involved in a kickback scheme with MidAtlantic Cardiovascular Associates (MACVA). Dr. Mark Midei, a one-time MACVA partner who later worked for St. Joseph, was accused of performing medically unnecessary stent procedures.
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