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January 19, 2012

Society of St. Vincent de Paul helping Dominican Republic’s poor

HONDO VALLE, Dominican Republic – Thanks to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s Long Island, N.Y., conferences and their counterpart in Hondo Valle, Negro, a blind man whose wife would lock him in the house alone while she worked her small farm, now has a safe home.

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January 19, 2012

All Central Services employees to be furloughed

As part of a continuing effort to close an operating budget gap, archdiocesan officials announced April 16 that all Central Services employees will be furloughed for five days between April and June.

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January 19, 2012

Loyola Blakefield puts on murder mystery dinner show

Loyola Blakefield Players will stage a dinner theater production of “Sorry Wrong Number” and “The Hitch Hiker,” two short plays by Lucille Fletcher, May 7-10 at the Towson school. Originally a radio broadcast in the 1940s, the acclaimed plays were part of the “Suspense” series.

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January 19, 2012

Archbishop is a real hero

I want to express my strong support for Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien. He is a real hero to not only the Catholics he leads, but to all people. His tireless efforts to help our local communities’ spiritual welfare and to improve their schools and educational systems should be recognized and applauded.

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January 19, 2012

Vatican officials object to Iranian president’s remarks on Israel

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican has criticized Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s remarks about Israel at a U.N. conference on racism as “extremist and unacceptable” and said the comments promote an atmosphere of conflict.

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January 19, 2012

Archdiocese says judge needs to have say before list released

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has disputed recent media reports that it is “unwilling to publicly disclose the names of priests accused of abuse” over the past 50 years.

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January 19, 2012

Canada’s First Nations leader hopes meeting with pope is turning point

OTTAWA – When Canada’s aboriginal leaders meet with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican April 29, they hope to turn the page on the tragic legacy of Indian residential schools.

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January 19, 2012

Mercy Sister Felicitas Powers, former archdiocesan archivist, dies at 89

Religious Sister of Mercy Felicitas Powers, former archivist of the Baltimore Archdiocese, died April 8. She was 89.

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January 19, 2012

MCC leader looks at ups and downs of legislative session

In her inaugural year as executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference, Mary Ellen Russell and her staff helped pass landmark legislation in Annapolis this legislative session.

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January 19, 2012

Newsweek story on decline, fall of ‘Christian America’ prompts debate

WASHINGTON – So, is “Christian America” in a state of “decline and fall,” as Newsweek editor Jon Meacham suggested in a much-talked-about cover story in his magazine’s April 13 issue?

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January 19, 2012

NIH head foresees ethical concerns about draft stem-cell guidelines

WASHINGTON – The acting head of the National Institutes of Health said he expects many of the public comments on the agency’s new draft guidelines on embryonic stem-cell research will focus on ethical concerns about the research.

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January 19, 2012

For pope, St. Francis offers conversion lesson for modern times

VATICAN CITY – At first glance, the scholarly Pope Benedict XVI – sometimes dubbed “the pope of reason” – might seem an unlikely devotee of St. Francis of Assisi, the mystic friar of simple faith.

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