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January 19, 2012

Bishops to Congress: Set aside partisanship for genuine health reform

WASHINGTON – Three leading U.S. bishops called on members of Congress Jan. 26 to “set aside partisan divisions and special-interest pressures” to achieve genuine health reform.

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January 19, 2012

Schools increase marketing techniques to combat enrollment drop

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – In dioceses throughout the nation, parents’ unemployment is high and student enrollment in Catholic schools is down. But at St. Philomene School in Sacramento, people aren’t wringing their hands. They’re too busy making their Catholic school work.

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January 19, 2012

U.S. woman brings adopted daughter home from Haiti day before earthquake

WILMINGTON, Del. - When Melissa Stam received a text message from a friend Jan. 12 telling her about the earthquake that hit Haiti, all she could do was cry.

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January 19, 2012

Archbishop praises Legatus members for sharing faith with others

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien thanked a group of Maryland Catholic business leaders for the centrality of their faith Jan. 27 after a Mass and dinner for the Baltimore chapter of Legatus.

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January 19, 2012

Desire for sacraments not sufficient reason for annulment, pope says

VATICAN CITY – True pastoral charity and concern can never lead the church to grant an annulment to a Catholic whose marriage is valid according to church law, Pope Benedict XVI said.

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January 19, 2012

No sleep, little aid: Salesian nun pleads for more help for Haitians

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Sister Silvi Elie hasn’t eaten all day, and the tiredness shows on her face as she pleads with a Brazilian nongovernmental organization for some tents for the homeless families who have camped out on the patio of her convent, the House of Maria Auxiliatrix.

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January 19, 2012

Head of apostolic visitation expresses ‘sadness’ over slow response

WASHINGTON – The nun who is overseeing the Vatican-mandated apostolic visitation of U.S. communities of women religious has expressed “sadness and disappointment” over congregations that have resisted completing the questionnaire that is part of the process.

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January 19, 2012

Tickets on sale for Handel Choir concert to benefit Murphy Initiative

The Handel Choir of Baltimore, with Melinda O’Neal conducting, will perform a concert Jan. 31 at 4 p.m. at St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Govans. The concert is a benefit for the Murphy Initiative for Justice and Peace, which honors the legacy of the late Bishop P. Francis Murphy.

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January 19, 2012

Mother Lange’s Haitian heritage personal in archdiocese

In the wake of the Jan. 12 earthquake that devastated Haiti, the international community is attempting to help that country’s residents rebuild their lives and chart a new course. It has also led many in the Archdiocese of Baltimore to consider their own connections to Haiti.

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January 19, 2012

New law allows U.S. taxpayers to take 2009 deduction for Haiti relief

WASHINGTON – Under a new U.S. tax law, people who have donated to charities providing relief to Haitians since the Jan. 12 earthquake can take a tax deduction for the contribution on their 2009 tax return instead of their 2010 return.

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January 19, 2012

Seton Keough student hopes to soar in military

Seventeen-year-old Seton Keough High School student Samantha “Sam” Seitz is always looking for a challenge.

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January 19, 2012

Pope John Paul practiced self-mortification, postulator confirms

VATICAN CITY – Pope John Paul II always took penitence seriously, spending entire nights lying with his arms outstretched on the bare floor, fasting before ordaining priests or bishops and flagellating himself, said the promoter of his sainthood cause.

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