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August 9, 2016

World Youth Day: Source of hope

We are passing through a particularly dark moment in the world’s history. But ... I found much ground for hope.

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August 9, 2016

The power of prayers

As people of faith, prayer is our business – or at least it should be our business.

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August 9, 2016

Archbishop Lori to celebrate basilica Mass for Solemnity of the Assumption

The Archdiocese of Baltimore is encouraging all those who can to come to Mass on the solemnity of the Assumption.

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August 9, 2016

Zaferes intends to kick home strong in Olympic triathlon

A world-class triathlete, Katie Hursey Zaferes was baptized at St. John in Westminster, and raised at St. Bartholomew in Manchester.

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August 9, 2016

Thank you, Al Trautwig: Feeling grateful for an Olympics announcer’s lack of understanding of adoption

Dear Mr. Trautwig,By now I think you get it. When Simone Biles was adopted, the people who adopted her became her parents. You don’t need to call them her grandfather and his wife, or her mom and dad, or even her “adoptive parents.”They are her parents. Plain and simple and

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August 8, 2016

Innocent people pay the price for war in Syria, pope says at Angelus

Innocent men, women and children are paying the ultimate price in the continuing conflict raging in Syria.

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August 7, 2016

In search of a Catholic mindset

A world Youth Day pilgrim prays at Sacred Heart Church in Krakow, Poland, July 28. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)Soon after the terrorist attack in Orlando, Catholic leaders, writers and commentators issued “Catholic” responses to the tragedy. The reactions to the violence, however, were often contradictory and the ensuring

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August 7, 2016

Motivated by family, faith, five-time taekwondo Olympian hopes for gold in Rio

This may be Stephen Lopez's last Olympics. At the 2012 games in London, he was knocked out in the first round after breaking a leg.

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August 7, 2016

Let me tell you all about our family vacation

I just returned home from vacationing with 26 of my favorite people in the world—my husband, our two sons, and my father, mother, two brothers, three sisters, two sisters-in-law, two brothers-in-law, six nieces, and six nephews.You might be surprised to hear this, but I was a little nervous going into

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