Franciscan Center has been a blockbuster for 40 years

As Baltimore’s Franciscan Center celebrated its 40th anniversary with a block party, Sept. 10, volunteer Ellen Daniels stood in the hubbub and spoke about how the nonprofit organization was able to help her.
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Rosedale parish, Knights mark, World Day of Prayer for Peace

The Knights of Columbus and members of St. Clement Mary Hofbauer paused at the Rosedale parish on the morning of Sept. 11 to observe the Knights’ World Day of Prayer for Peace.
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Families that eat well together, stay healthy together

Mom and Dad are often the first teachers of their children when it comes to words, letters and numbers. It’s no different when it comes to health.
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Pope says Western efforts to marginalize religion would be disastrous

PARIS – Pope Benedict XVI warned that Western cultural efforts to marginalize religion and believers would bring disaster for humanity and ultimately “play into the hands of fanaticism.”
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Politics in the pulpit: New election wrinkles in the age of YouTube

WASHINGTON – In the first election cycle since YouTube became an Internet phenomenon, a pastor might find that his Sunday sermon is no longer simply a conversation with his flock. The words can travel around the world in a flash.
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Christians from Orissa recount harrowing experiences

CUTTACK, India – Suresh Nayak, a Catholic from Orissa state’s Kandhamal district, cannot overcome the experience of being forced, under the threat of death, to convert to Hinduism.
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Franciscan Center has been a blockbuster for 40 years

As Baltimore’s Franciscan Center celebrated its 40th anniversary with a block party, Sept. 10, volunteer Ellen Daniels stood in the hubbub and spoke about how the nonprofit organization was able to help her.
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Homeschool families vital in formation, Archbishop says

When Susan Scott’s eldest child was born, the mother of five said God spoke to her.
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Over time, Latin American church leaders change response to HIV, AIDS

MEXICO CITY – The Catholic Church in Latin America is changing its approach to the continuing epidemic of HIV and AIDS, and many are welcoming the changes.
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St. Paul alive: Scholars tell how his Christian teaching applies now

VATICAN CITY – By proclaiming a year dedicated to St. Paul, Pope Benedict XVI has brought attention to a figure who often has been off the church’s radar.
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Man who died trying to rescue son recalled as devoted father, friend

ARLINGTON, Va. – A Virginia man who died while trying to rescue his son after he had fallen into a septic tank was remembered by friends and family as a loyal friend, volunteer and above all a devoted father and husband.
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Franciscan Center has been a blockbuster for 40 years

As Baltimore’s Franciscan Center celebrated its 40th anniversary with a block party, Sept. 10, volunteer Ellen Daniels stood in the hubbub and spoke about how the nonprofit organization was able to help her.
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