January 19, 2012 - Page 319 of 803 - Archdiocese of Baltimore

January 19, 2012

Encyclical calls for solidarity in promoting access to education

WASHINGTON - Catholic educators and nonprofit groups said Pope Benedict XVI in his latest encyclical continues to inspire them to build awareness of global poverty and to address issues of access to education in vulnerable communities.

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January 19, 2012

Low confession numbers prompt creative outreach by dioceses, churches

WASHINGTON - Statistics show decreasing numbers of Catholics going to confession, but rather than discouraging churches those numbers are only encouraging them to be more creative in their outreach.

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January 19, 2012

Mountain climber’s mission organization combines climbing, good works

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Gary Fallesen said God sent him a message about starting a Christian climbing organization.

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January 19, 2012

Friars make 300-mile trek relying on trust in God, help of strangers

WASHINGTON – With an unflappable trust in God, six Franciscan friars set out on foot one morning from Roanoke, Va., on a trek that would take them 300 miles through the Virginia countryside to Washington.

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January 19, 2012

Archbishop: Orissa Christians fearful as anniversary of violence nears

BHUBANESWAR, India – A Catholic archbishop said Christians in the Indian state of Orissa are becoming more fearful with the approach of the first anniversary of the anti-Christian violence they experienced.

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January 19, 2012

First Latina confirmed to serve on Supreme Court

WASHINGTON – Judge Sonia Sotomayor will become the first Hispanic on the Supreme Court, after the Senate confirmed her appointment Aug. 6 by a 68-31 vote.

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January 19, 2012

Perpetual adoration returns to Boston after 40-year absence

BOSTON – New billboards featuring the Eucharist displayed in a monstrance aim to get the word out about the return of perpetual adoration to Boston after a 40-year absence.

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January 19, 2012

Senior dancer gracefully glides in victory

Minutes after she entered the world 81 years ago, Darlene Carter was given her last rites.

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January 19, 2012

High schools highlight Catholic identity

Catholic high schools can’t take their Catholic identity for granted, according to Richard O’Hara, president of The John Carroll School in Bel Air.

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January 19, 2012

As schools go green, students learn stewardship

Collecting and recycling drink pouches, planting bay grasses and installing organic gardens are just some of the myriad activities Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore have engaged in as they “go green.”

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