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Archbishop O’Brien ordains 13 deacons

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien ordained 13 new deacons for the Archdiocese of Baltimore during a joyful May 23 liturgy that highlighted their commitment to prayer and service.
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Archaeologists claim Jordan cave was first church; scholars skeptical

JERUSALEM – Jordanian archaeologists say they have found the world’s first Christian church in the northern city of Rihab, but international scholars question the validity of the claim.
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Targeting Mormon faith should be off-limits in election, statement says

WASHINGTON – Comments made recently about the religious affiliation of presidential candidates – notably the Mormon faith of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney – have no place in American political campaigns, say several dozen academics, diplomats and other prominent Catholics.
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CRS to assist host families caring for displaced Pakistanis

BANGALORE, India – Catholic Relief Services’ country representative in Pakistan said the agency will focus on helping families who are housing hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis displaced by an army crackdown in the northwestern part of the country.
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Catholic High student excels in, out of the classroom

Guided by her faith and passion for life, The Catholic High School of Baltimore senior Suzanne Remeikis has succeeded both inside and outside of the classroom.
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At audience, pope prays G-20 summit will help world’s poor

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI prayed that a summit of the leaders of countries with the world’s largest economies would find ways to overcome the current economic crisis and promote real development.
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Vatican launches iPhone, Facebook applications for communications day

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican is launching iPhone and Facebook applications in an effort to help Catholics, especially younger generations, use new technologies to create a culture of dialogue, respect and friendship.
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Worldly, unicycle-riding NDP senior has future in medicine

Neethu Abraham doesn’t suffer from a lack of ambition. The bilingual Notre Dame Preparatory School senior is headed to Case Western Reserve in the fall to study pre-med after a remarkable high school career. Already she’s gained real-world experience in the medical field at The Johns Hopkins University, initiated an outreach to aid Ugandan children,...
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US Catholics give mixed reaction to Vatican’s economy document

WASHINGTON - U.S. Catholics have mixed feelings about the Vatican’s ideas on how to fix today’s troubled global economy.
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Obama calls for mutual respect, dialogue on abortion, other issues

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – President Barack Obama took on the controversy swirling around his commencement address May 17 at the University of Notre Dame, urging those bitterly divided over abortion and other issues to adopt an approach of mutual respect and dialogue.
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Part of the problem

The Catholic Review has addressed the issue of insensate inner city violence (CR/May 29). Would any concerned not accept that there subsists in the city the fundamental problem of the breakdown of families? And in accepting this tragic reality, is it not reasonable to first address, with enduring rapidity, Planned Parenthood, which has been unrelenting...
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Postal worker victims of anthrax attacks remembered at shrine

WASHINGTON - Two postal workers who were killed in 2001 when anthrax-tainted letters were sent through the U.S. mail were remembered at an Oct. 21 memorial at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
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