Catholic Review, Author at Archdiocese of Baltimore

January 19, 2012

Philippine bishop leads prayer, Mass at site of hostage incident

MANILA, Philippines – Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo of Manila led hundreds of people from various faiths in prayer at the site of a hostage incident that left nine people, mostly Chinese tourists, dead.

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January 19, 2012

Archbishop Curley High honors past, looks forward

Archbishop Curley High School began its 50th year with a nod to the past and an eye to its future.

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January 19, 2012

Knights of Peter Claver elect youngest supreme knight, CEO ever

NEW ORLEANS – F. DeKarlos Blackmon, 34, of Huntsville, Ala., has been elected the youngest supreme knight and CEO in the history of the century-old Knights of Peter Claver.

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January 19, 2012

Religious leaders urge Congress to keep religious hiring rights intact

WASHINGTON – The general counsel of the U.S. bishops was one of more than 100 leaders from varying religious organizations asking Congress to turn back legislation that would deny religious charities the right to hire only people of the same faith if those charities receive federal grants.

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January 19, 2012

New students welcomed at receiving schools, Holy Angels

Pamela Walters saw the future of St. Clement Mary Hofbauer School in Rosedale develop right before her eyes Aug. 23.

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January 19, 2012

After bankruptcy, Iowa diocese raises $22 million in capital campaign

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Boosting morale in a diocese deeply wounded because of the abuse of children by some clergy in past decades, Catholics in the Davenport Diocese pledged $22 million in a capital campaign that succeeded despite the worst economic conditions in decades.

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January 19, 2012

Successful Clarksville school begins new year

CLARKSVILLE – As Linda Wilson waited in the main hallway of Clarksville’s St. Louis School on the morning of Aug. 25, she couldn’t contain her enthusiasm.

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January 19, 2012

Pope prays for trapped Chilean miners, greets U.S. seminarians

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy – Pope Benedict XVI offered his prayers for the 33 men trapped underground in a gold and copper mine in Chile.

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January 19, 2012

Despite fears, Hispanics and Latinos march

While Baltimore City immigrants are living in fear of violence and persecution, they are united for change.

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January 19, 2012

New Yorkers protest refusal to light building to honor Mother Teresa

NEW YORK – More than 1,000 people dressed in blue and white filled a cordoned traffic lane across from the Empire State Building Aug. 26 to protest the decision of the building’s owner to deny a request to illuminate the upper floors in honor of the 100th birthday of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta.

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January 19, 2012

Gulf Coast slowly rebuilds five years after Hurricane Katrina

WASHINGTON – Five years after the devastating effects of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina, rebuilding efforts are still very much a work in progress. Many, but not all, Gulf Coast residents have returned and although many homes and buildings have been rebuilt, more still needs to be done.

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January 19, 2012

Recipients say TANF rules pose too many barriers to escape poverty

WASHINGTON – Nearly eight months pregnant and raising her 18-month-old son as a single mom, Dominique Pointer knows that getting a federally subsidized apartment early in August was a blessing.

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