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Dr. Nathanson, abortion proponent turned pro-life advocate, dies at 84

WASHINGTON – Dr. Bernard N. Nathanson, once a leading figure in the movement to legalize abortion and to keep it legal, spent the last decades of his life raising awareness about the horrors of abortion and repenting for the tens of thousands of abortions for which he felt responsible.
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NDP wins with unparalleled pack

Who needs a star or two when you can deliver unparalleled pack running? Notre Dame Preparatory School, Towson, continues to make the point that cross country is a team sport, as the Blazers stuck together, figuratively and literally, to repeat at the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland championships Oct. 29.
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Page by page, Guatemala’s past is uncovered

GUATEMALA CITY – Church leaders say 80 million pages of secret police records being reviewed by the government promise Guatemalans a rare chance to rewrite the history of their violent land. The moldy records were found by accident in 2005 in an abandoned section of a police compound in Guatemala City. Some of the records...
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In Nairobi, cloistered Carmelites give themselves to God in prayer

NAIROBI, Kenya – For several of the cloistered Carmelite Sisters at Mount Carmel Convent, their life of prayer began in their families, when they were children.
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An Appeal to Those Who Seek or Hold Office

In the midst of this protracted election season, a seeming division among the Catholic leadership in our country has emerged, representing different approaches to this year’s document of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship.” Despite these differences, the Catholic bishops of the United States remain totally and universally committed to...
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Consumerism, hedonism will be defeated by God’s love

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy – The seemingly invincible ideologies of consumerism and hedonism and the reign of violence and terror will all be defeated by God’s love, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Archdiocese posts $15.4 million surplus

In the wake of two fiscal years burdened by large deficits, the Archdiocese of Baltimore ended Fiscal Year 2010 with a $15.4 million surplus. The figure was released in an archdiocesan financial report provided to The Catholic Review and published on pages 8 and 9.
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School brings home Blue Ribbon celebration

As powerful religious, political and educational figures filled the packed Severna Park lobby of St. John the Evangelist Oct. 24, Conrad Reinheimer and Olivia Edwards realized the adjoining parish school they attend was no longer “just a school.”
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Military chaplain Father Capodanno revealed amazing courage

“This guy may have saved my life,” my good friend Lt. Col. Robert Dalton said to me as he sat down in my kitchen and placed a book in front of me recently. “What guy?” I asked. “That guy,” replied Bob, a retired member of the United States Marine Corps and Davidsonville resident, as he...
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Campus minister’s song to be performed at national youth conference

WASHINGTON – A University of Dayton campus minister hopes his original song, “Called to Glory,” will help recruit youths to follow the Gospel call of love and service at the 2011 National Catholic Youth Conference.
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Catholics, Muslims to open new chapter in dialogue

VATICAN CITY – Vatican and Muslim representatives are set to open a new chapter of dialogue in an encounter that is expected to touch on common spiritual principles and perspectives on human rights.
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Why the flip side of the coin?

It was with heartfelt anguish that I read the cartoon (CR, July 26).
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