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Pope Francis embraces a young man as he meets with victims of the 2011 "triple disaster" (earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant meltdown) at Bellesalle Hanzomon, Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 25, 2019.
Pope Francis embraces a young man as he meets with victims of the 2011 "triple disaster" (earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant meltdown) at Bellesalle Hanzomon, Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 25, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope: Reverence for life, not profit, must determine use of nuclear power

Cindy Wooden
November 25, 2019
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While not adopting the Japanese bishops’ opposition to nuclear power plants as his own, Pope Francis insisted the 2011 meltdown at the Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima raises serious questions.

The painted mosaic border ringing the walls of the social hall at St. Mary, Cumberland, depicts all five communities that make up Our Lady of the Mountains Parish: St. Ambrose, Cresaptown; Shrine of Ss. Peter and Paul, Cumberland; St. Mary, Cumberland; St. Patrick, Mount Savage; and St. Patrick, Cumberland. (CR file)

Cumberland parish will close Cresaptown church, lease Mount Savage

Christopher Gunty
November 24, 2019
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Our Lady of the Mountains Parish, which was formed by the merger of five parishes eight years ago, has received permission from Archbishop William E. Lori to close two of its churches.

Calvert Hall College High School senior Anthony Weis runs through a trust gauntlet during a September student leadership retreat at the Genesee Valley Outdoor Learning Center in northern Baltimore County. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Turkey Bowl at 100: Calvert Hall breaks new ground with Leadership Institute

Mary K. Tilghman
November 24, 2019
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“We believe that every student has the potential to be a leader,” said Charles Stembler, principal of Calvert Hall. “The goal of the program is to teach the skills and develop character to be leaders in the community.”

Archbishop Lori’s Address: “Reading Signs of the Times”; Knights of Columbus Mid-Year Meeting

Archbishop William E. Lori
November 23, 2019
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As you know, the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World was one of the principal documents of the Second Vatican Council. Although it was issued more than fifty years ago, it continues to be studied and quoted, not only by scholars and historians, but also by Catholic journalists, homilists, and now, by myself.

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