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January 19, 2012

Spain’s bishops urge mass protest against abortion legislation

MADRID, Spain – Spain’s Catholic bishops are urging church members to protest abortion legislation that would allow girls as young as 16 to terminate pregnancies without parental consent.
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Cardinal DiNardo urges Red Mass participants to show God’s justice in world

WASHINGTON – Speaking at the 56th annual Red Mass in the nation’s capital, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston said today’s followers of Christ must allow God’s word to abide in their hearts and, guided by the Holy Spirit, they must show God’s justice in the world.
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Catholic Charities USA honors ‘Hal’ Smith

Harold A. “Hal” Smith, the former executive director of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, was given the Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan Award by Catholic Charities USA Sept. 26.
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Sisters’ service a blessing to all

Many in the Archdiocese are probably aware of our Priests’ Council, with whom I meet several times during the year. Consisting of 35 members representing various age groups, geographic locations, ministries, and religious and diocesan priests, this Council is both mandated by canon law and an invaluable assistance to me.
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White Mass to be held Oct. 18

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien will celebrate the annual White Mass for the Baltimore Guild of the Catholic Medical Association Oct. 18 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore.
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Pontifical Council adds Ijamsville couple

Pope Benedict XVI has named two parishioners of St. Ignatius in Ijamsville to serve on the Pontifical Council for the Family.
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USCCB sees mixed results on health reform in Senate committee

WASHINGTON – The Senate Finance Committee made some progress toward a more affordable health care reform plan but failed to address concerns about abortion, conscience rights and the health of immigrants, officials of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said after the committee finished its work on its proposal Oct. 2.
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Families want to save Catholic schools

Meribeth Myers sees “a crisis” in Catholic schools.
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Catholics celebrate Respect Life Sunday

When Virginia “Ginny” Dauses arrived at St. Mary’s High School in Annapolis several years ago as campus minister, 15 of the school’s young people attended the annual March for Life in Washington.
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St. Katharine rises above city troubles to national spotlight

Sharita Walker was visiting the main office of St. Katharine School in Baltimore when the principal, Angela Calamari, pulled her aside to ask a question.
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Add to our Catholic schools’ legacy

The Archdiocese of Baltimore celebrated Sept. 26 the legacy of Catholic education in America with a gala dinner, not far from where Catholic schools in our nation began with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, in her home on Paca Street.
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Supreme Court declines to stop order on release of Bridgeport diocesan documents

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court declined Oct. 5 to intervene in orders by Connecticut courts requiring the Diocese of Bridgeport to release thousands of pages of material from 23 lawsuits settled against six priests who were sued in sexual abuse cases.
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