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January 19, 2012
January 19, 2012

Catholics, others urge increased funding for children’s health care

WASHINGTON – Catholic organizations have joined with a variety of medical, civic, labor and other religious groups in calling on Congress to increase funding for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, despite a threatened veto by President George W. Bush. Representatives of nearly three dozen organizations participated in a July 25 Capitol Hill news conference...
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January 19, 2012

Twin Cities lead nation in rate of volunteerism

WASHINGTON – Minneapolis-St. Paul led the nation in a new federal study that ranked volunteer rates among the populations of the nation’s major metropolitan areas.
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January 19, 2012

Church shelter helps Central Americans en route to U.S.

TIERRA BLANCA, Mexico – On a recent evening at the Guadalupe Migrant Shelter, the atmosphere was festive: Volunteers joked, played guitars and loaded enormous steaming pots of beans and rice into the back of a pickup truck. Then they were off, heading to the dusty railroad tracks that pass through the center of this sweltering...
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January 19, 2012

Pamela Walters to head Sacred Heart of Mary School

After serving as interim principal of Sacred Heart of Mary School in Graceland Park since February, Pamela Walters said she is excited to begin the new school year as the permanent principal.
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January 19, 2012

Catholic Charities, Congress, housing advocates mark anniversary

Catholic Charities USA joined other housing advocates, members of Congress, and formerly homeless people to mark the 20th anniversary of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act – now known as the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act – and call upon Congress to recommit the nation to eliminate homelessness in the United States.
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January 19, 2012

Father Swope ready for new role

As the first president of the new Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Baltimore, Father John W. Swope, S.J. will be heavily involved in reaching out to the wider community.
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January 19, 2012

Pope meets privately with priests, discusses wide range of topics

AURONZO, Italy – Faith and reason, mercy and the defense of the truth, dialogue and evangelization were just some of the topics Pope Benedict XVI touched on when he responded to questions posed by the priests of two northern Italian dioceses. After meeting privately with about 400 priests July 24, Pope Benedict told the crowd...
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January 19, 2012

Personalities, faith of Catholic Channel hosts attract listeners

NEW YORK – Tune in to “The Catholic Guy” on Sirius satellite radio any afternoon, and you might hear radio host Lino Rulli doing a round of speed dating, looking for a date.
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January 19, 2012

Franciscan monastery in Washington offers glimpse of Holy Land

WASHINGTON – Since 1899, a Franciscan monastery in the Brookland neighborhood of Washington has been a popular stop for pilgrims who want a glimpse of the Holy Land. The grounds of the monastery feature dozens of replicas of significant Christian sites from Europe and the Holy Land, including many surrounding the life, death and resurrection...
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January 19, 2012

Parishioners pray to end abortion

Clutching rosaries and holding signs in support of the sanctity of life, 12 Catholics stood on the sidewalk outside an Overlea shopping center July 21 and peacefully asked God to end abortion. As cars whizzed by along Belair Road, the middle-aged men and women recited the rosary and the chaplet of divine mercy – standing...
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January 19, 2012

Curriculum mapping helps schools, teachers

Catholic elementary schools throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore are keeping precise track of what’s happening in the classroom thanks to a computerized process known as curriculum mapping.
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January 19, 2012

Sam Torres is new principal of Bishop Walsh

As Sam Torres begins his new role as principal of Bishop Walsh School in Cumberland, the parishioner of Ss. Peter and Paul in Cumberland said he is looking forward to a new approach to the curriculum the school will introduce this year.
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