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January 19, 2012

Legalizing gay marriage will affect church institutions

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – For Maggie Gallagher, president of the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy in Manassas, Va., changing the law to allow same-sex marriage means changing one of the fundamental building blocks of society.
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Way of the Cross gives voice to living martyrs

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI wanted the voice of today’s living martyrs, especially Catholics in China, to be heard at the Way of the Cross, said the author of this year’s meditations.
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Gonzaga University president to leave post in July 2009

SPOKANE, Wash. – Jesuit Father Robert J. Spitzer, president of Gonzaga University, announced March 17 that he plans to leave his post in July 2009 and will work with the school’s board of trustees to initiate a transition in leadership at the Jesuit-run university.
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Walk of Hope supports classmates with cancer

It was amazing how a sea of more than 500 females standing outside The Seton Keough High School, Baltimore, could stay so quiet and still. Yet the hush was understandable, given the emotional outpouring of words sinking into their hearts as fellow classmates spoke about two students fighting cancer and their campus minister who died...
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Scout retreat to be ecumenical event

The Religious Scout Retreat planned for May 2-4 at Camp Spencer - Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation will combine Catholic, Protestant and Jewish Scouts. The theme will be "Caretakers of God's Creations," which will impress upon Scouts of all faiths the responsibility of the human race for caring for the world.
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St. Matthew pastor details evolution of multicultural ministry

With at least 42 different nations represented in the congregation at St. Matthew, urban vicar Bishop Denis J. Madden has asked the pastor of the Northwood parish to chronicle his multicultural ministry cultivation.
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Parish life propelled one kid from the streets into medicine

Michael Smith, who grew up in Cherry Hill, always wanted a career in medicine, but first he had to resist the call of the corner that claims so many young black men.
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Nurse ‘Grandma’ patches up knees, heals souls

Everyone has a grandma at St. Katharine School in Baltimore and her name is Edwinia Tobias. That’s the loving nickname used by children and faculty alike for their 85-year-old school nurse who has been volunteering fulltime for more than a decade at the Queen of Peace Cluster school.
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Baltimore women to lead Mission Helpers

The Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart elected three Baltimore women to their four-person leadership team.
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At chrism Mass, Pope says priests must be honest

ROME – One’s feelings of hatred must be washed away with forgiveness and humble service toward others – they should never be left to linger long enough to poison the soul, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Vatican dismisses bin Laden’s charges of pope’s campaign

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican spokesman dismissed Osama bin Laden’s accusations of an anti-Islam campaign by Pope Benedict XVI, noting the pope’s efforts to dialogue with Muslims.
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Council of Europe report calls for legalization of abortions

LONDON – The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has called for an end to all restrictions on abortions in every country in Europe.
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