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With the passing of the third anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami that struck Christmas Day 2004, took the lives of an estimated 200,000 people and left millions more without homes, Catholic Relief Services President Ken Hackett reflects on the progress made in the region.

Stasakova primed for Indoor Track Championships

After two of three IAAM league indoor track meets, John Carroll senior Erika Stasakova, winner of the IAAM Cross Country and Maryland/DC Private School titles last fall, had not qualified to compete in any individual event at the IAAM/MIAA Championship Meet on Jan. 18.

Lady Cavs cheerleaders come in first

A perfect score is 300 points. The Archbishop Spalding High School, Severn, cheerleading team scored 225 in the Maryland State Cheerleading competition on Jan. 5 at 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore, and for the fifth year in a row, captured first place in the Varsity Parochial School division.

Archbishop O’Brien tours three city Catholic Charities

As Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien toured the facilities of three Catholic Charities programs Jan. 4, the prelate said he was most impressed with the efforts of volunteers.

Archbishop O’Brien hosts discernment retreat for men

Leading a discernment retreat for 13 young men considering the priesthood in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien said there is joy to be found in dedicating one’s life to Christ and serving the people of God.

St. Frances Academy to host 6th MLK Day job fair Jan. 21

The St. Frances Academy Community Center will host its sixth Martin Luther King Day free job fair Jan. 21 in an effort to help ease the unemployment rate in Baltimore.

Pope warns diplomats that conflicts threaten global stability

VATICAN CITY – Addressing diplomats from around the world, Pope Benedict XVI warned that numerous armed conflicts and social disorders have left global stability in a fragile situation.

Living in moderation brings about just global development

VATICAN CITY – The only way to bring about just and sustainable development in the world is to live in moderation and fix the vast inequities in the distribution of wealth, Pope Benedict XVI said.

Vatican proposes plans for reparation for priestly abuse

VATICAN CITY – A leading Vatican official has proposed a worldwide program of eucharistic adoration to seek spiritual reparation for the damage caused by the sexual abuse of children by priests.

Bishops issue statement affirming traditional marriage

Archbishops Edwin F. O’Brien of Baltimore and Donald W. Wuerl of Washington, D.C., and Bishop Michael A. Saltarelli of Wilmington, Del., released a statement Jan. 5 supporting the traditional definition of marriage.

Religious orders prepare orphans for adulthood

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Yamira Abreu emerged from her 14-bed dormitory and headed to the dining hall to share a meal, conversation and prayers with her fellow students at the Hogar Rosa Duarte orphanage for girls.

U.S. priests travel countryside to tend to their flock