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January 19, 2012

Group hopes to make Catholic high school attainable for more students

WASHINGTON – When Father Peter Stravinskas went to Catholic high school back in the 1960s, tuition was initially $150 a year. By the time he graduated it had doubled. Now the school’s annual tuition of about $8,000 not only gives him pause but also keeps him extremely busy.

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January 19, 2012

Pope reminds faithful that death brings eternal life for loved ones

VATICAN CITY – The death of a loved one brings pain and sadness, but Christians believe their loved ones will have eternal life in Jesus Christ and that they will be united again with them in heaven, Pope Benedict XVI said.

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January 19, 2012

Priest’s love of politics ‘mushroomed’ into massive button collection

HAZEL PARK, Mich. – Father Bob Williams has a lot of reasons to love election season – about 25,000 of them, in fact.

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January 19, 2012

Refugee admissions increase, but still far below pre-9/11 numbers

WASHINGTON – The number of refugees admitted to the United States in the fiscal year ending in September increased substantially over the previous two years, though it still falls far short of resettlements before the 2001 terrorist attacks brought changes to admissions requirements.

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January 19, 2012

YouTube messages in English, Spanish offer church’s view on marriage

WASHINGTON – As U.S. voters from coast to coast prepared to decide ballot questions related to same-sex marriage Nov. 4, the U.S. bishops took their campaign to keep the traditional definition of marriage as the union of a man and woman to a popular video-sharing Web site, YouTube.

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January 19, 2012

Is it possible to go on a fast from violent media?

WASHINGTON – If you’re looking for a movement that really flew under the radar, consider the Media Violence Fast that took place for a week in mid-October.

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January 19, 2012

Exhibit chronicles Mother Seton’s journey of faith

New York socialite, mother of five children, 29-year-old widow, ostracized Catholic convert, teacher and founder of a school and an order of nuns.

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January 19, 2012

Oblates host ‘stay-at-home’ ball

When the Oblate Sisters of Providence say you can have a ball without leaving home, they really mean it.

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January 19, 2012

Vicariates named after saints with Baltimore ties

The two new vicariates in the Archdiocese of Baltimore have been named after St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and St. John Neumann, the archdiocese announced.

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January 19, 2012

Archdiocese’s Holy Childhood Association appeals to schools to help Haitian students

As part of a relief and response plan to Haiti’s victims of the recent devastating storms, The Holy Childhood Association (HCA) of the archdiocese’s Missions office is making a faith-filled appeal to archdiocesan schools for help in collecting school supplies.

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January 19, 2012

Nativity parishioner prepares to celebrate 100 years

Church of the Nativity, Timonium, parishioner Benilde Sansone still maintains two passions as she prepares to turn 100 – faith and food.

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January 19, 2012

Stories of Europe’s ‘secret sisters’ shared with those who helped

PITTSBURGH – Theirs is the great untold story of modern Europe – the “secret sisters,” who for more than 40 years under communism took their vows, lived out their calling and kept the faith alive, all in isolation and in constant fear of discovery.

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