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January 19, 2012

MCC issues statement on Maryland legislation creating college tuition equity for immigrant teens

The Catholic Church has long advocated for legislation which the Maryland General Assembly finally passed this year to provide in-state college tuition to Maryland’s immigrant children. Today’s bill signing should be celebrated by all who recognize this measure as a just, practical, and humane way to allow these young men and women to continue their...

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January 19, 2012

Little Italy parish celebrates Blessed Mother, visit from archbishop

Parishioners of St. Leo turned out in large numbers May 8 to greet Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien. He was in Little Italy to celebrate Mass on the Third Sunday of Easter, which coincided neatly with Mother’s Day and the honoring of Mary.

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January 19, 2012

At least 12 killed in attacks on Christian churches in Cairo

CAIRO – At least 12 people were killed and more than 100 were injured in attacks on Orthodox churches in Imbaba, part of metropolitan Cairo.

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January 19, 2012

Faith, like water, is life-giving, pope says in Venice

VENICE, Italy – Visiting Venice, the city of gondolas and canals, Pope Benedict XVI said Christians must make sure their lives as individuals and communities reflect the life-giving qualities of water and not the chaos and destruction it can bring.

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January 19, 2012

Pacione, youth ministers receive honors

For several decades, Mark Pacione was the tireless champion of youth ministry in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

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January 19, 2012

At Caritas assembly, Vatican to address ‘Catholic identity’ issue

VATICAN CITY – The general assembly of Caritas Internationalis in late May is shaping up as a defining moment for the confederation of 165 national Catholic charities, at a time when the Vatican is insisting on greater control over Caritas operations.

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January 19, 2012

Bishops, Knights urged to take action to help storm victims in South

WASHINGTON – In an effort to help Southern dioceses recover from the devastating tornados of late April, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has approved a national relief collection and Knights of Columbus members in Alabama have been asked to be a visible presence in the devastated areas.

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January 19, 2012

Seven Loyola in Chicago hospital employees donate kidneys to strangers

MAYWOOD, Ill. – Loyola University Medical Center is a very giving place to work - so much so that within the past year, seven female employees donated their kidneys as part of the center’s Pay-It-Forward Kidney Transplant Program.

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January 19, 2012

Youth homicides: Latin America’s public health problem

RIO DE JANEIRO – Fabricio Mendes remembers a time when just walking around his neighborhood was a matter of life or death. Drug traffickers roamed freely and guns were plentiful.

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January 19, 2012

Priest-psychologist sees ‘signs of grace’ in abuse scandal

BURLINGTON, Vt. – A priest-psychologist said he sees “signs of grace” amid the darkness of the clergy sexual abuse crisis.

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January 19, 2012

Despite terrorist’s death, anti-Muslim sentiment lingers in US

WASHINGTON – Just because Osama bin Laden is dead, it does not necessarily follow that anti-Muslim feeling in the United States will melt away.

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January 19, 2012

Liturgical reform was about changing people’s lives, pope says

VATICAN CITY – The Second Vatican Council’s renewal of the liturgy wasn’t so much about changing texts or gestures as it was about changing Catholics’ attitude toward the Mass and helping the liturgy change their lives, Pope Benedict XVI said.

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