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Hundreds of prayers pour into the archdiocese, offering a window into the pandemic

As the coronavirus pandemic paralyzed the country and filled hospitals with patients, hundreds of people in the Archdiocese of Baltimore have asked Archbishop William E. Lori to pray for them through a new prayer request page launched March 25 on the archdiocesan website.
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Estados Unidos: ¿Cómo viven la crisis los migrantes hispanos?

Ante la pandemia del coronavirus, quienes más sufren sus consecuencias son sin duda los más vulnerables. En los Estados Unidos de América, los hispanos pertenecen a ese grupo.
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Archbishop Lori to offer consecration prayers entrusting United States to Mary

Archbishop Lori's consecration prayers will be streamed from the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland at 3 p.m. on the Archdiocese of Baltimore's Facebook page and its online Mass page
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President of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School honored by NCEA

In recognition of his dedication, support and commitment to excellence in Catholic education, Lawrence Callahan, president of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in Essex, was awarded the 2020 “Lead, Learn, Proclaim” award from the National Catholic Educational Association.
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RADIO INTERVIEW: Increased demand at Our Daily Bread/How to make an act of spiritual communion

This week's guests are Lee Martin of Our Daily Bread Employment Center and Father Collin Poston of St. Anthony Shrine in Emmitsburg and Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Thurmont.
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Franciscan Center triples the amount of people it feeds during pandemic

The Franciscan Center in Baltimore has more than tripled the number of people it feeds during the coronavirus pandemic and expects those numbers to keep climbing as more people experiencing poverty or homelessness struggle with access to food.
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Jesuit Father G. Richard Dimler, Baltimore native and Jesuit emblem researcher, dies at 88

Father G. Richard “Dick” Dimler, a former professor of German literature at what is now Loyola University Maryland and an expert on Jesuit emblems, died April 14. He was 88.
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Though at home, priests busy with prayer, virtual outreach and fellowship

With social distancing rules in effect and in-person interactions with parishioners suspended, priests of the Archdiocese of Baltimore are filling their time in a variety of ways, some expected and others less so.
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‘Music heals:’ Frederick County music minister’s podcast sponsors relief fund

Pastoral musicians and liturgical music publishers have jumped in to help struggling church musicians through “As Music Heals,” an emergency assistance fund.
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Jesuit Father Francis Moan, former Loyola Blakefield headmaster, dies at 93

Jesuit Father Francis X. Moan, a Baltimore native who eventually became a headmaster at his alma mater, Loyola Blakefield, and later tirelessly worked to improve the lives of refugees in America, died April 17 from complications of COVID-19, his family said. He was 93.
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RADIO INTERVIEW: Dr. Robert Wicks, clinical psychologist, offers advice for dealing with stresses of pandemic

Dr. Robert Wicks, a clinical psychologist, bestselling author and professor emeritus at Loyola University Maryland, was our guest on the April 19 "Catholic Baltimore" radio show. He offers some advice for ways of dealing with the stresses and anxieties brought on by the coronavirus pandemic and also discusses the role of spirituality in alleviating those...
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Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic schools will remain closed until May 15

Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic school campuses will remain closed and remote instruction will continue until at least May 15 as Maryland continues to see an increase in cases of COVID-19, officials said April 17.
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