Souper Bowl of Caring is a winning drive for Franciscan Center

The Souper Bowl of Caring began in 1990 with a simple prayer during a Super Bowl weekend Presbyterian service in South Carolina. It has grown into a national ecumenical movement that has raised $10 million for the poor.
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Developers of new app say it could bring Catholics back to confession

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Can modern technology help strengthen our faith? Some techno-savvy Catholics from South Bend think so.
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Commission to listen to victims of Legionaries of Christ founder

VATICAN CITY – The cardinal serving as papal delegate for the Legionaries of Christ has set up a five-man commission to listen to victims of the Legionaries’ founder and present their claims to the order.
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Catholics urged to defend marriage

As a State Senate committee prepares to consider a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, leaders of the Maryland Catholic Conference (MCC) are urging Catholics throughout the state to speak up in defense of traditional marriage.
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Archdiocese announces first STEM schools

Interim superintendent Barbara Edmondson announced Jan. 28 that the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Department of Catholic Schools has developed a criteria and a process for designating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) schools.
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CHA president affirms bishop’s role in interpreting health directives

WASHINGTON – In an exchange of letters with the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the head of the Catholic Health Association has affirmed that the local bishop is the “authoritative interpreter” of the ethical and religious directives that guide Catholic health care.
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Burst pipe closes Sacred Heart School in Glyndon; Catholic Schools Week activities there postponed

Sacred Heart School in Glyndon suffered a malfunction of the sprinkler system on the side of the building Jan. 24, causing administrators to cancel classes until Feb. 3.
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Wilmington bankruptcy plan increases settlement amount to $74 million

WILMINGTON, Del. – An amended bankruptcy reorganization plan filed by the Diocese of Wilmington includes the creation of a $74 million trust that church officials say would provide an estimated average payout of $750,000 to survivors of abuse by diocesan priests.
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Pope says online social networks can help spread the Gospel

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI invited Christians to join online social networks in order to spread the Gospel through digital media and discover “an entirely new world of potential friendships.”
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Western and Central Maryland volunteers honored

Volunteers are often the unsung heroes of Catholic schools. In Central and Western Maryland, they are truly being celebrated.
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Schools in Aberdeen, Glen Burnie prepared for BRAC influx

In 2007, after he was done with a stint at the U.S. Army War College at Carlisle (Pa.) Barracks, Col. Paul M. Nakasone was assigned to the National Security Administration in Fort Meade.
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School board, new programs evidence of vision coming to fruition

A simple printout is posted on a bulletin board in the Office of Schools Planning and Implementation at the Catholic Center.
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