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January 19, 2012

GAO: Abortion-promoting groups got nearly $1 billion in federal funds

WASHINGTON - Six organizations that perform or promote abortion received at least $967 million in federal funding in fiscal years 2002 through 2009, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
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Vatican urges measures to lessen number of maternal deaths

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican has urged the international community to implement social and health care measures to reduce what it called the “shocking” number of maternal deaths around the world.
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Off the cuff: tracking the pope’s words on celibacy

VATICAN CITY - Throughout his five-year pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI has made some of his most interesting comments off the cuff, often during question-and-answer sessions with priests.
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Vatican foreign minister discusses church-state relations in Cuba

VATICAN CITY - The whole question of a separation between church and state originated with Jesus, who told believers they must give to God what belonged to God and to Caesar what belonged to Caesar, the Vatican’s foreign minister told a gathering in Cuba.
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Obama nominates pastor to international religious freedom post

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama announced the nomination of the Rev. Suzan Johnson Cook to be ambassador at large for international religious freedom.
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Camp St. Vincent offers fun, enrichment for homeless children

When Lynette Voss resided in a homeless shelter during the summers of 2008 and 2009, the Baltimore resident wanted her children to have something to do during the day, as opposed to sitting around the shelter idly.
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Texas priest urges consumers to support local fishing communities

WASHINGTON - A priest who oversees a Catholic ministry to people who make a living from the sea said consumers should know that shrimp in Texas has not been tainted by the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and urged them to support the local seafood industry.
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Taneytown parish honors its 21 pastors

St. Joseph in Taneytown has had a host of illustrious pastors over the course of its 213-year history.
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Eighty religious communities to be visited during apostolic visitation

WASHINGTON – Visits to religious communities of women will restart in mid-September after a three-month summer hiatus, reported the Office of Apostolic Visitation of Institutes of Women Religious in the United States.
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Mercy expands services to homeless children, teens

Vital health care for the growing number of Baltimore’s homeless families, especially the children, has been elusive at best – until now.
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Stella Maris uses prayer to spark recognition in dementia patients

TIMONIUM – Many dementia patients can’t remember the names of their children or what they did the previous day. Long after they have lost the capacity to formulate a sentence, however, their spiritual memories often remain vibrant and alive.
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Gearing Up for the Future

Last Thursday, the committee formed to create a strategic plan for the future of Catholic schools, the Blue Ribbon Committee on Catholic Schools, issued to me its 56 recommendations for assuring the long-term sustainability and growth of our Catholic school system.
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