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January 19, 2012

Archdiocese says judge needs to have say before list released

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has disputed recent media reports that it is “unwilling to publicly disclose the names of priests accused of abuse” over the past 50 years.
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Canada’s First Nations leader hopes meeting with pope is turning point

OTTAWA – When Canada’s aboriginal leaders meet with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican April 29, they hope to turn the page on the tragic legacy of Indian residential schools.
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Mercy Sister Felicitas Powers, former archdiocesan archivist, dies at 89

Religious Sister of Mercy Felicitas Powers, former archivist of the Baltimore Archdiocese, died April 8. She was 89.
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MCC leader looks at ups and downs of legislative session

In her inaugural year as executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference, Mary Ellen Russell and her staff helped pass landmark legislation in Annapolis this legislative session.
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Newsweek story on decline, fall of ‘Christian America’ prompts debate

WASHINGTON – So, is “Christian America” in a state of “decline and fall,” as Newsweek editor Jon Meacham suggested in a much-talked-about cover story in his magazine’s April 13 issue?
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NIH head foresees ethical concerns about draft stem-cell guidelines

WASHINGTON – The acting head of the National Institutes of Health said he expects many of the public comments on the agency’s new draft guidelines on embryonic stem-cell research will focus on ethical concerns about the research.
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For pope, St. Francis offers conversion lesson for modern times

VATICAN CITY – At first glance, the scholarly Pope Benedict XVI – sometimes dubbed “the pope of reason” – might seem an unlikely devotee of St. Francis of Assisi, the mystic friar of simple faith.
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Priest not surprised by Scottish woman’s performance on British TV

LONDON – The audience snickered and the judges of “Britain’s Got Talent” either rolled their eyes or allowed their blank expressions to betray their bemused skepticism as the awkward-looking middle-aged woman told them she wanted to be as famous as the popular British actress and singer Elaine Paige.
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Chris Gunty to serve as associate publisher and editor of The Catholic Review

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien announced April 17 that Christopher Gunty will serve as associate publisher and editor of The Catholic Review and chief executive officer of the paper’s parent company, The Cathedral Foundation, replacing Mr. Daniel Medinger who resigned in February after leading the paper for more than 20 years.
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Pabst scholarship fund created at Monsignor Slade in Glen Burnie

Dorothy Pabst was called “Dots” by most, loved her row home in Fells Point and detested modern technology. She cared for Alzheimer’s patients in her own old age, and before that, was devoted to her only sibling, Father Louis Henry Pabst.
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Poll illustrated identification vs. faith

“Gallup looks at moral issues in the United States” (CR, April 9) contains several misleading statements about the Catholic faithful. It implies that 40 percent of Catholics find abortion acceptable, 63 percent accept embryonic stem cell research, 67 percent accept sex between unmarried men and women and 61 percent believe that it is alright to...
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Promote marriage as authentic vocation

“Is marriage eroding?” (CR, April 16) was disturbing. People need to wake up. Marriage as a sacrament and worthy vocation has been eroding for so long that its erosion is not a question, it is a fact.
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