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January 19, 2012

Archbishop O’Brien praises home-school families, stresses parents’ role in teaching the faith

Kate Corzine recently became pregnant with her fourth child. Daughter Grayson, Corzine’s eldest, was about to enter first grade after attending a private school last year. Corzine and her husband decided to educate her children through home schooling.
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Coaches, fans describe joy of hockey as Caps come to town

Ice hockey might be fast-paced and even brutal at times, but the winter sport has elicited a warm response from fans and players.
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Amarillo bishop suspends Father Pavone’s activities outside the diocese

Note: This article has been updated throughout. The bishop of Amarillo, Texas, has suspended Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, from public ministry outside the Diocese of Amarillo, effective Sept. 13, and is calling him back to the diocese to spend time in prayer and reflection.
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Polish Catholic journal criticizes church handling of clergy sex abuse

WARSAW, Poland – A Catholic journal has criticized the Polish church’s handling of sexual abuse by priests, following repeated claims that local church leaders failed to confront the problem.
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Military archdiocese sees increase in Catholic military chaplains

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services is reporting an increase in the number of seminarians who want to become military chaplains.
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New poverty figures show Hispanics, children especially hard hit

WASHINGTON – As the median U.S. household income declined, more Americans dropped below the poverty line, with Hispanics and children taking a particularly hard hit, according to statistics released Sept. 13 by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Church Chatter: Run at Mount St. Mary’s benefits pregnancy center

Two upcoming road races will benefit causes that reach out to pregnant women and their families in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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Tridentine Mass in Hagerstown speaks to ‘majesty of the church’

HAGERSTOWN – A 13-year-old girl with pink hair, black fingernails, a shiny silver belt and a hip-hop cap sat two pews in front of an elderly woman with a black veil over her head during a special Tridentine Mass celebrated Sept. 11 at St. Mary in Hagerstown.
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Abuse victims seek investigation of pope, top Vatican officials

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Several victims of clerical sexual abuse, a U.S.-based organization for survivors and a U.S.-based human rights organization formally asked the International Criminal Court to investigate Pope Benedict XVI and other top Vatican officials on charges they bear a responsibility for the abuse of children by Catholic priests around the world.
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Parish musical settings undergo a tune-up

Catholics at several parishes throughout the archdiocese are hearing something new at Mass.
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Students earn the Daniel Rudd Scholarship

The Office of African American Catholic Ministries of the Archdiocese of Baltimore released the names of the recipients of the first Daniel Rudd Scholarship. The Daniel Rudd Scholarship Fund is administered by the office and board of African American Catholic Ministries. The scholarship named after the founder of the National Black Catholic Congress is open...
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