Maryland March for Life is March 8

Citizens from across the state will show their support for the sanctity of life March 8, during the 31st annual Maryland March for Life in Annapolis.
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Priest finds calling in bringing Christ’s presence to wounded soldiers

PALO ALTO, Calif. – To watch Capuchin Father James Stump at work is to see a Christ-centered “ministry of presence” in action as a daily routine.
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Bishops of England and Wales welcome assisted suicide policy that protects vulnerable

LONDON – The Catholic bishops of England and Wales welcomed new guidelines governing prosecutions in assisted suicide cases, saying that the most vulnerable people are better protected under the revisions.
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Bishops in Japan ask world leaders to work for end of nuclear weapons

TOKYO – Bishops from Hiroshima and Nagasaki called on world leaders to work toward the total abolition of nuclear weapons.
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Catholic High opens door to Haitian student

A cracker started rolling off a microwave oven in Tricia Matthews’ Baltimore kitchen.
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Haiti clinic run by U.S. foundation has kept doors open since quake

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A Haiti clinic built and operated by a Nashville-based nonprofit foundation sustained some cracks in the Jan. 12 earthquake and the aftershocks that followed, but it has remained open and the staff continues to treat patients.
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Canadians proud that one of their own will be canonized a saint

MONTREAL – Just 73 years after his death, Brother Andre Bessette will become the first Canadian-born man elevated to sainthood.
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Bishops, other Catholics urge bipartisan action on health care reform

WASHINGTON – As Democratic and Republican leaders gathered in Washington for a health care summit convened by President Barack Obama, the U.S. bishops and other Catholic leaders urged all parties to commit themselves to health care reform that is affordable, accessible and protects the life and dignity of every person.
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Bishops speak out against Gansler’s same-sex opinion

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien was joined by Washington Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl and Wilmington Bishop W. Francis Malooly in voicing “strong exception” to Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler’s Feb. 24 written opinion that the state may recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.
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Olympic prodigy trades skates for sandals of Franciscan sister

LONDON – In the silence of St Joseph’s Convent in Leeds each morning, Sister Catherine dresses herself in a gray habit. She fixes a black veil on her head and fastens to her waist a cord tied into three knots – representing the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity and obedience – and she slips her...
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Saint who was former slave suggested as patron of trafficking victims

PORTLAND, Ore. – There’s a move under way to seek Vatican approval for a patron saint of human trafficking and slavery victims.
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Mount Carmel soph captain ahead of his time

As adrenaline courses through his body before game time, Malachy Onwudiegwu wants to share his excitement with his teammates on the varsity basketball team at Mount Carmel.
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