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Parishioners of St. Benedict in Baltimore will take to the streets in song Dec. 18 as they go caroling through the neighborhood. They will be singing from 1 to 4 p.m. and will provide blessed Christmas cookies to all homes visited.

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Calling the dignity of the human person “a primary doctrine” of the Catholic Church, Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York told an audience at the University of Notre Dame Dec. 6 that it must prompt Catholics “to treat ourselves and others only with respect, love, honor and care.”

The National Catholic Youth Conference also known as NCYC was held in Indianapolis, Ind. The National Catholic Youth Conference is an exciting, three-day experience of prayer, community and empowerment for Catholic teenagers and adult chaperones. NCYC is open to high school age young people and the chaperones. Most participants are Catholic. Many youth participants are leaders in their local parishes, schools and/or diocese. I went with my church, St. Cecilia’s Roman Catholic Church. I also learned that many people are just beginning to connect to their faith and relationship with God.

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI expressed concern for the millions of migrants around the world, and encouraged the agencies trying to help them.

A funeral Mass for School Sister of Notre Dame Mary de Lourdes Monaghan was offered Dec. 6 at the Chapel at Villa Assumpta in Towson.

DUBLIN – Father Damien McGroarty, 29, is one of the youngest diocesan priests in Ireland. Ordained just over a year ago, he should still be at the honeymoon stage of his vocation.

The Mary Catherine Bunting Center, Mercy Medical Center’s new hospital in Baltimore, which opened in December 2010, won a number of awards for the new “Main Lobby” features at the 73rd Annual Craftsmanship Awards of the Building Congress and Exchange.