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January 19, 2012

Marriage, religious vows don’t limit freedom, papal preacher says

VATICAN CITY – The unbreakable bonds of marriage and the permanence of religious vows do not place artificial constraints on the freedom to love; rather they free a person to love forever, in good times and bad, said the preacher of the papal household.
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Archdiocese, local group join for Child Abuse Prevention Month

The Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Child and Youth Protection office is partnering with the Baltimore Child Abuse Center for two milestone informational events in April.
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Papal social encyclical should be published in May, says cardinal

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI’s first social encyclical is already completed and should be ready for release in early May, said a top Vatican official.
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New Mexico repeals death penalty after governor changes his mind

SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico repealed the death penalty March 18, after Gov. Bill Richardson had a change of heart about his long support for capital punishment.
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The Irish Brigade

The poet W.B. Yeats spoke of a fellow Irishman: “Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy.”
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Legion and Regnum Christi have had meaningful impact

I was concerned by “Archbishop O’Brien raises concerns about Legion of Christ” (CR, Feb. 26). The Legion and Regnum Christi have had and continue to have a meaningful impact in the faith of my family and many others in Baltimore.
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Borrowers bear consequences of their actions

I have to respectfully, but strongly, disagree with Father Peter J. Daly’s “The Common Good” (CR, March 12). His perspective is that Catholic teaching mandates that for the common good, the community must support even people who do stupid, greedy things. Father Daly uses extreme examples such as firefighters refusing to rescue someone dumb enough...
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In Africa, pope warns of erosion of values, ‘tyranny of materialism’

YAOUNDE, Cameroon – Celebrating Mass with more than 40,000 Catholics in Cameroon, Pope Benedict XVI urged African families to reject the “tyranny of materialism” and other social changes that risk eroding the continent’s traditional values.
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Programs to ‘adopt’ women in formation seen as way to help vocations

WASHINGTON – “Adopt-a-seminarian” programs to support and encourage young men studying for the priesthood are pretty common in U.S. dioceses, and programs like that for young women could help foster vocations to religious life, said Benedictine Sister Michelle Catherine Sinkhorn.
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Catholic university allows play after parish is asked to cancel it

SAN FRANCISCO – Two days after San Francisco Archbishop George H. Niederauer requested that a Catholic parish cancel a scheduled performance of a gay-themed play by high school students, the University of San Francisco stepped in and allowed the play to be performed on its campus.
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Cardinal Gibbons, Seton Keough partner to strengthen Catholic education

The administrations of The Cardinal Gibbons School and The Seton Keough High School, located on adjacent campuses in Southwest Baltimore, have announced an innovative partnership between the two schools that leverages their proximity to each other, as well as strategic alliances with area corporations, enabling the schools to both reduce operating costs and offer dynamic...
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Safeguarding Life and Truth Welcome and Inclusion

One dinner roll remained in the basket. There were four when the waitress placed the basket on the table, but each of the three diners had taken and eaten one roll with the meal, leaving a solitary one. Would one of the men ask if either dinner companion wanted the roll? Or would one of...
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