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January 19, 2012

Mountain climber’s mission organization combines climbing, good works

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Gary Fallesen said God sent him a message about starting a Christian climbing organization.
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Friars make 300-mile trek relying on trust in God, help of strangers

WASHINGTON – With an unflappable trust in God, six Franciscan friars set out on foot one morning from Roanoke, Va., on a trek that would take them 300 miles through the Virginia countryside to Washington.
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Archbishop: Orissa Christians fearful as anniversary of violence nears

BHUBANESWAR, India – A Catholic archbishop said Christians in the Indian state of Orissa are becoming more fearful with the approach of the first anniversary of the anti-Christian violence they experienced.
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First Latina confirmed to serve on Supreme Court

WASHINGTON – Judge Sonia Sotomayor will become the first Hispanic on the Supreme Court, after the Senate confirmed her appointment Aug. 6 by a 68-31 vote.
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Perpetual adoration returns to Boston after 40-year absence

BOSTON – New billboards featuring the Eucharist displayed in a monstrance aim to get the word out about the return of perpetual adoration to Boston after a 40-year absence.
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Senior dancer gracefully glides in victory

Minutes after she entered the world 81 years ago, Darlene Carter was given her last rites.
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High schools highlight Catholic identity

Catholic high schools can’t take their Catholic identity for granted, according to Richard O’Hara, president of The John Carroll School in Bel Air.
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As schools go green, students learn stewardship

Collecting and recycling drink pouches, planting bay grasses and installing organic gardens are just some of the myriad activities Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore have engaged in as they “go green.”
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Bramble confident in schools planning

The future of the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Catholic schools is in the hands of Frank Bramble.
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‘Outpouring of prayer’ shows shooting victims not alone, says bishop

PITTSBURGH - An “outpouring of prayer” has come “from every corner of southwestern Pennsylvania” for the victims of a gunman who shot up a suburban Pittsburgh fitness center Aug. 4, said Bishop David A. Zubik.
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Knights gather in Phoenix to offer one another fraternal support

PHOENIX – More than 2,500 Knights of Columbus and their families from all over the world joined 80 bishops and eight cardinals for an Aug. 4 Mass inaugurating the Knights’ 127th annual supreme convention.
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