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For seminarians, campus may be closed but the work continues at local parishes

Since mid-March, the 51 men studying to become priests for the Archdiocese of Baltimore have left their classrooms and been placed in parishes across the region.
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Few sermons mention abortion in U.S. Christianity, Pew finds

The percentage of sermons about abortion is in the single digits, according to a Pew Research Center study, the results of which were released April 29.
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Archdiocese of Baltimore develops plans for reopening

Anticipating the day when the functions of the church can be reopened to the public in a gradual way that protects the health of the general population, leaders of the Archdiocese of Baltimore are developing post-quarantine guidelines and protocols regarding liturgy, the sacraments and related concerns.
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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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Catholic bioethicist: COVID-19 vaccine could be question of conscience

There is "no absolute duty" to boycott any COVID-19 vaccine produced with the help of cells derived from aborted fetuses, said a researcher from a Catholic bioethics institute.
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Sainthood cause for Dorothy Day picking up steam in U.S.

The sainthood cause for Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement, believes it could have all of the documentation prepared at some point next year to send to the Vatican Congregation for Saints' Causes.
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Catholic leaders press Trump to support aid to schools during pandemic

President Donald Trump said he would continue to support issues vital to the Catholic Church, especially abortion, religious freedom and school choice, in a conference call with Catholic leaders and educators.
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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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Vatican releases book of pope’s homilies, prayers for ‘difficult times’

The Vatican published a free downloadable book of Pope Francis' prayers and homilies responding to the trial and suffering of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Pope approves foundation promoting example, works of Pope John Paul I

Pope Francis approved the establishment of the John Paul I Vatican Foundation to preserve and promote the writings, thinking, example and study of "the smiling pope."
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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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Ray Repp dies; wrote ‘Allelu!’, ‘Hear, O Lord,’ ‘I Am the Resurrection’

Ray Repp, the liturgical musician who spearheaded the concept of the folk group-led "guitar Mass" with his "Mass for Young Americans," died April 26 in Palm Springs, California, of complications from cancer. He was 77.
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