Speaker: Black worship should incorporate hip-hop, other styles

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Kevin Johnson had one hand on a piano keyboard as the other guided a room full of participants through seamless key changes from one gospel song to another.
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Beijing Catholics elect Dongtang priest as new bishop

HONG KONG – A group of priests, nuns and laypeople of the Beijing Diocese have elected Father Joseph Li Shan as their new bishop, filling the see left vacant by the death of Bishop Michael Fu Tieshan. Father Li works at St. Joseph Church – commonly known as Dongtang or East Church – in Wangfujing,...
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Report tells bishops to make abuse rules conform to canon law

LONDON – An independent commission has urged the Catholic bishops of England and Wales to bring their child-protection measures in line with the Code of Canon Law amid fears that false allegations are driving priests away from working with young people.
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Nursing assistant program offers guaranteed jobs to its graduates

When Violesia Tull interviewed to participate in St. Ambrose Outreach Center’s new Certified Nursing Assistant training program, the 25-year-old Reservoir Hill mother knew the stakes were high.
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Thinking outside the lunch box

Lunch “box” hardly describes any longer the containers used by students to tote food to school.
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Water Polo Classic showcases local teams

The second annual Cardinal & Gold Classic Water Polo Tournament took place July 14-15 at Hucht Pool on the campus of Calvert Hall College High School, Towson.
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Archdiocese reaches agreement with more than 500 claimants

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Archdiocese July 15 announced the largest church settlement of sexual abuse lawsuits to date, agreeing to pay more than 500 alleged victims a total of $660 million.
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Black Catholic congress opens in Buffalo with 2,000 participants

More than 2,000 black Catholics from nearly 100 U.S. dioceses traveled to Buffalo, N.Y., July 12 for the start of the 10th National Black Catholic Congress.
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Liturgy center creates online resource on church art, architecture

WASHINGTON – The Georgetown Center for Liturgy has launched a new online interactive resource to explore the relationship among art, architecture, liturgy and spirituality in the Catholic tradition.
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High-LI creates young leaders

For seven, fast-moving, uplifting days, 60 young people from across the Archdiocese of Baltimore advanced their ability to lead during the High School Leadership Institute at the Monsignor O’Dwyer Retreat House in Sparks.
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Reports, polls, court ruling point to thorny death penalty questions

WASHINGTON – Two high-profile executions scheduled for July and one capital sentence blocked by the Supreme Court in June provide examples of the range of issues surrounding the death penalty in the United States.
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Christian Family Movement leaders discuss marriage initiative

REDONDO BEACH, Calif. – Tom Halpin, a national board member of the Christian Family Movement, thinks church leaders sometimes are “misperceived as being out of touch” with issues faced by laypeople.
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