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January 19, 2012

Maryvale senior reaches rare heights

Lacey Shuman soars where few girls in Maryland have ever gone.
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Mount St. Joe basketball star is Notre Dame-bound

For four seasons, Eric Atkins has been a mainstay of Mount St. Joseph’s varsity basketball.
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Pope prays for victims of Haiti quake; Archbishop Miot’s body found

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI prayed for victims of a massive earthquake in Haiti and urged the international community to provide generous assistance to the stricken population of the Caribbean nation.
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Think universally, act locally

A U.S. Jesuit brother who works as a Vatican astronomer says doomsday is not coming in 2012, as portrayed in a current movie or rumored in the Mayan long-count calendar of 5,125 years.
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Love in the heart of Jesus

Last spring, our Holy Father announced the designation of a Year for Priests (June 19, 2009 to June 19, 2010), a time, he said, “to deepen the commitment of all priests to interior renewal for the sake of a stronger and more incisive witness to the Gospel in today’s world.”
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After cathedral blast, Philippine bishop urges Catholics not to fear

MANILA, Philippines – Catholics must continue living their faith without fear, the bishop of Jolo said after a grenade blast outside his cathedral.
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Pastors say Mayor Dixon leaves strong legacy

City pastors who worked with Mayor Sheila Dixon on issues ranging from homelessness to immigration gave the outgoing mayor generally high marks for her performance in office. Yet, as the 56-year-old mayor prepares to step down Feb. 4 as part of a plea deal in a corruption case, priests throughout the city expressed disappointment in...
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CIA agent killed in bomb blast remembered as loving husband, father

ARLINGTON, Va. – Harold Brown Jr., one of seven CIA agents killed in a bombing in Afghanistan Dec. 30, was a loving and involved husband and father, said a fellow parishioner at Brown’s Virginia Catholic parish.
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Group begins fast to push Obama to close Guantanamo Bay prison

WASHINGTON – Undertaking 11 days of fasting, prayer, meditation and public action, a group of Catholic and other activists has renewed its push for the immediate closing of the military-run prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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Baltimore archdiocese ready for March for Life

Thousands of Catholics from the Archdiocese of Baltimore will converge on the nation’s capital Jan. 22 to rally in support of the sanctity of life during the 37th annual March for Life.
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Pope lauds North American College on its 150th anniversary

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI marked the 150th anniversary of the Pontifical North American College, and said the seminary deserves thanks for “training generations of worthy preachers of the Gospel and ministers of the sacraments.”
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Letters to go to families preparing them for consolidations

Families of children attending Archdiocese of Baltimore schools are being prepared for potential major transitions.
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