Fight against federal law will undermine marriage, says archbishop

WASHINGTON - New York Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, told President Barack Obama in a Sept. 20 letter that his administration’s fight against the Defense of Marriage Act will undermine marriage and create a serious breach of church-state relations.
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In Germany, pope says religious values still essential for society

BERLIN - Arriving in Germany for a four-day visit, Pope Benedict XVI strongly defended the church’s voice in public affairs and said that to dismiss religious values as irrelevant would “dismember our culture.”
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Maryvale leader excels in spring, fall

Whether she’s running up and down a soccer field in the fall, or darting around a lacrosse field in the spring, Carly Ross calls the playing field her second home.
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Investing in Hispanic/Latino leadership

As the United States becomes more ethnically and culturally diverse, the Hispanic/Latino community will be one of the principle crucibles out of which leadership develops, emerges and plays a major role. As Hispanic/Latinos take on an increasing role in determining leadership in the Catholic Church in the U.S., they will face new challenges related to...
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Live in love, joy and peace

Years ago a Jewish friend said to me, “We Jews invented guilt. You Catholics perfected it.”
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Westminster parishioner goes distance for fellow vets

FREDERICK – In a move that seems inspired by the parable of the loaves and fishes, Terry Mahoney is hoping he can turn $6,000 into $60,000 for disabled veterans, thanks to some training hikes as long as 55 miles.
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Dolores Hope dies at age 102; was supporter of numerous Catholic causes

LOS ANGELES – Dolores Hope, a lifelong Catholic who was the widow of comedian Bob Hope and an entertainer in her own right, died Sept. 19 at age 102 at her home in Toluca Lake outside of Los Angeles.
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Question of balance

When attending school as a youngster, some of the material in history was then incomprehensible. Going forward after the Ten Commandments, tribes fighting each other and still later in the days of the Caesars of Rome and the brutal demonstrations in the Coliseum, one might have expected over the centuries that society and man would...
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Haiti pastor grateful for outreach of Edgewater parish

In late August, a historic earthquake left a small crack in the steeple at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Edgewater, before Hurricane Irene damaged property of the church and that of many of its parishioners.
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Group asks church employees to submit evidence of abuse to court

ROME – A sex abuse victims’ advocacy group and a human rights’ organization called on all current and past Vatican and church employees to send any information about the clerical abuse of minors to the International Criminal Court.
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Jerusalem patriarch: Palestine U.N. bid a step toward two-state solution

BETHESDA – The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem said he hoped that an effort to grant full U.N. membership to Palestine would be a step toward eventual peace in the region, leading to the “two-state solution.”
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St. Frances dedicates cage to late Major Leaguer from Maryland

St. Frances Academy in Baltimore hosted a Sept. 17 dedication and unveiling of a banner for the Nick Adenhart Memorial Batting Cage. The Panthers baseball program received a much-needed donation from the Nick Adenhart Foundation in order to erect the cage. The foundation is named after the Maryland native and former Los Angeles Angels starting...
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