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Polish parish to dedicate what it says is largest statue of Christ

WARSAW, Poland – A parish in western Poland will dedicate what it says is the world’s largest statue of Christ in what a local church spokesman said is a “show of devotion” by local Catholics.
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Haiti Project helpers include high school students

COCKEYSVILLE – Deacon Rodrigue Mortel got right to the point.
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Men in Black showdown a slam dunk success

Father T. Austin Murphy paced courtside in Archbishop Spalding High School’s gymnasium Nov. 5.
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Despite terrorist threats, Mideast Christians place trust in God

BEIRUT – Despite terrorist warnings that all Christians in the Middle East are “legitimate targets,” the faithful in the region say they have placed their trust in God.
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Obamas dance, answer pupils’ queries in Indian Catholic schools’ visits

MUMBAI, India – U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, danced, played with students, signed autographs and answered questions when they visited two Catholic schools in Mumbai, India’s commercial capital.
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Cardinal Keeler celebrates Mass in Hagerstown prison

HAGERSTOWN – The attendees in the small room sat in plastic chairs instead of pews. Many were dressed alike, but that mattered very little to their honored guest.
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Democrats retain control in Maryland

Mary Ellen Russell wasn’t surprised Marylanders bucked national trends in the Nov. 2 election. While voters in many other states entrusted their legislatures to the GOP, Marylanders returned a Democratic majority to the General Assembly.
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Rare baseball card is ‘gift of heaven’ for School Sisters

School Sister of Notre Dame Virginia Muller grew up rooting for the Dodgers at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, N.Y. Ministering in Baltimore, she has more recently adopted the Orioles as her hometown heroes.
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Fears persist that Haiti may end up being forgotten – again

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The cholera outbreak that struck Haiti is a sobering reminder of the tasks the country faces as it prepares for November’s presidential election.
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CCHD collection focuses on defending human dignity by fighting poverty

WASHINGTON – Human dignity can be defended by fighting poverty, said the leaders of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development as they prepared for the program’s 2010 annual collection, which will be taken up in most parishes Nov. 20-21.
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Book focusing on U.S. priest’s training as exorcist being made into movie

WASHINGTON – Rare is the priest in the United States who holds the title of diocesan exorcist.
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Vatican warns on splinter group devoted to angels

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican’s doctrinal office has asked the world’s bishops to be vigilant over the activities of a “wayward movement” of members of the Opus Angelorum church association.
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