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January 19, 2012

Blessed Sacrament says farewell to young parishioner

Long before “Stop Snitching” became part of the urban parlance, drug dealers fired 52 machine-gun shots into the Baltimore home where Robert J. Nowlin Jr. lived – to send a message to his community activist father.

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January 19, 2012

Local Catholic colleges near top in national rankings

Loyola College in Maryland was recently recognized as one of the top higher education institutions in the country.

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January 19, 2012

Cathedral announces concert series

The sounds of lutes, organs, brass, bagpipes, steel drums and all manner of choral ensembles will fill the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland again this year when the parish hosts its annual Cathedral Music Series.

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January 19, 2012

Mideast jobs lure women, but many end up victims of trafficking

BEIRUT, Lebanon – The Middle East has become a magnet for young women from Asia and Africa who are lured by the promise of jobs. For many, however, employment comes at a steep price.

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January 19, 2012

Authorities detain unregistered Chinese Catholic bishop

HONG KONG – A Chinese Catholic bishop not registered with the government was taken away from his residence by Chinese public security officers and government officials.

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January 19, 2012

Renew programs flourish across U.S., overseas

WASHINGTON – Thirty years ago a Scripture-based renewal program took root in the Archdiocese of Newark, N.J., and in that time it has spread throughout the United States and overseas.

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January 19, 2012

Survey finds Maryland voters support nonpublic schools, tax credits

Maryland voters are more than twice as likely to prefer sending their children to nonpublic schools over any other type of school, according to a new public opinion survey to be released Aug. 28.

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January 19, 2012

Teen altered by first-hand look at poverty in Haiti

A circle of gray clay rests on the kitchen table in the Hassan household, not exactly an impressive souvenir from Haiti, but a memento of the slight food supply in the Caribbean nation.

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January 19, 2012

Cathedral announces concert series

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January 19, 2012

Human trafficking: Modern-day slavery with high stakes

LIMA, Peru – In the bustling commercial town of Nueva Cajamarca, young women in tight skirts and midriff-baring tops watch curiously as a van bounces slowly down the dusty, rutted road. Catching sight of a local official in the vehicle, they dart into the open doorways of local bars.

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January 19, 2012

Pro-life Democrat urges Catholics not to base vote on any one issue

DENVER – Voters should judge U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee, on the whole of his record and political vision rather than concentrating on one topic such as abortion, said U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr., D-Pa.

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January 19, 2012

Catholics hope to gain from greater demand for religious items, info

SOMERSET, N.J. – The time is ripe for Catholics to overtake Protestants in terms of book sales and outreach, especially through the Internet and electronic media, according to the director of the Catholic Marketing Network.

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