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January 19, 2012

Mexican state rules prohibiting abortion will remain; challenge fails

MEXICO CITY – A legal challenge to a pair of constitutional amendments prohibiting abortion in two Mexican states has fallen short, meaning the measures will remain intact.

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January 19, 2012

Soccer goalie’s directions resonate with Calvert Hall

As a soccer goalie, John Dillon is the last line of defense for his team. The Calvert Hall senior wouldn’t have it any other way.

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January 19, 2012

Wangari Maathai, Nobel laureate and environmentalist, dies at 71

WASHINGTON – Wangari Maathai, a Catholic environmentalist and political leader who became the first black African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to empower women to work for environmental, economic and social justice, died Sept. 25 after a bout with cancer. She was 71.

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January 19, 2012

‘Caravan of Reconciliation’ ends in Frederick

FREDERICK – A 3,000-mile trek through 18 American cities in the cause of interfaith understanding ended at St. Katharine Drexel in Frederick Sept. 25 when a group of Christian, Muslim and Jewish clergy joined Gov. Martin J. O’Malley for a “homecoming celebration.”

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January 19, 2012

Millersville parishioner elected national president of Holy Name Society

At its height, the Holy Name Society boasted more than 40,000 members in 135 parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. More than a half century later, there are now about 500 members in 18 parishes.

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January 19, 2012

Bingold’s miraculous journey leads to Baltimore

Richard Bingold has been to hell and back. Now, he’s walking a path to heaven and hoping to take many other people along for the journey.

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January 19, 2012

Teen chosen to perform NCYC theme song is grounded in her faith

INDIANAPOLIS - As she talked to the elementary school children, Francesca “Chessie” LaRosa could have focused on how she is scheduled to sing in front of 25,000 young people who are expected to come to Indianapolis in November for the 2011 National Catholic Youth Conference.

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January 19, 2012

Pope to visit Benin Nov. 18-20 to release post synod document on Africa

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI will make his second trip as pope to Africa, visiting Benin Nov. 18-20 to sign and distribute a letter reflecting on the 2009 special Synod of Bishops for Africa.

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January 19, 2012

Baltimore parishioners pray for peace in neighborhood beset by violence

While violence on the streets of Baltimore has taken a toll on many residents, some are using their faith to show that they have had enough.

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January 19, 2012

Claverism in Baltimore

As the Premier See of American Catholicism, Baltimore has always occupied an important place in the history of the church in America. This preeminence extends also to the history of Catholics of color. In addition to being home to the oldest religious community of women of color and the oldest parochial church canonically erected for...

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January 19, 2012

Personalizing the rosary

During the Middle Ages, as the monks would chant the 150 Psalms, the humble peasants, who could neither read nor write, would pray 150 Hail Marys – the equivalent of three rosaries. The rosary has always been the prayer of the humble, the lowly people, as Mary was, whom God has lifted up.

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January 19, 2012

Where’s Magliano?

Tony Magliano’s column seems to have disappeared from The Catholic Review. I cannot believe he doesn’t have something to write about. Although I didn’t always agree with his ideas, his writing did give one pause to think. His passion was clearly evident, especially his passion for life. Bearing in mind the tenth anniversary of 9/11...

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