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SEOUL, South Korea – Catholic priests have called for the investigation of South Korea’s largest conglomerate, Samsung Group, and accused them of creating multimillion-dollar slush funds.

PERTH, Australia – Cardinal George Pell of Sydney has warned that an Australian bill of rights could sharpen anti-Catholic sentiment and ostracize Christian communities who wish to uphold traditional values.

Thanksgiving might be considered the perfect holiday in the calendar’s lineup. No shopping for gifts, no wrapping required, no cookie-baking necessary, and most folks are treated to an extra day off from work to round out a perfectly good four-day weekend.

Some groups that visit the Bon Secours Spiritual Center (BSSC), Marriottsville, request the Rocking Chair Room.

JERUSALEM – The Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land, which coordinates Christian pilgrimage sites, will close the grotto of the Basilica of the Annunciation for four months for conservation work on the grotto’s rock.

WASHINGTON – The Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the U.S. bishops’ domestic anti-poverty program, is awarding more than $9.5 million in grants this year to support local projects that working to eliminate the root causes of poverty in the United States. The grants totaling $9,578,000 will be distributed to 314 projects in 46 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

VATICAN CITY – After 138 Muslim scholars wrote to top Christian leaders highlighting shared religious values as a basis for working together for peace and understanding, a Vatican official raised questions about the possibilities for dialogue with Muslims.

Leaving home hours before sunrise on Oct. 27, 14 members of the Notre Dame Preparatory School’s crew team were traveling north to compete in the Thomas Eakins’ Head of the Schuylkill Regatta. It’s an annual trek for the Towson Blazers’ club team but this year, the boats never hit the water.

The Calvert Hall College High School, Towson, Cardinals dominated the competition on Oct. 27 during the MIAA water polo championships. No one could touch them, making it seven straight MIAA championship titles since 2001.