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Pilgrimage coverage coming next week

Coming soon to this blog: Coverage of the pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Bishop Denis J. Madden and 23 priests will travel from Baltimore to Israel and Jordan Oct. 11-22. Stay tuned.
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Father Barr sees bright future at Immaculate Conception

For Immaculate Conception in Towson, the Oct. 2 installation of Father Joseph F. Barr by Auxiliary Bishop Denis J. Madden signals that the 3,200-family parish is turning a corner.
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Shrine of the Sacred Heart School to house public school

Shrine of the Sacred Heart School in Mount Washington may have recently closed its doors, but it’s proven to be a window of opportunity for a local elementary school.
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Center for Pregnancy Concerns celebrates three decades of service

Before the Center for Pregnancy Concerns opened in Baltimore 30 years ago, there was no place women could go in the city for help carrying unplanned pregnancies to term.
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Patients at Catholic hospital supply placentas for stem-cell research

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Women giving birth by cesarean section at a Catholic hospital in Florida can contribute to cutting-edge research that could benefit burn victims, diabetics and wounded soldiers.
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Ethicist: Pro-euthanasia forces see Quebec as way into North America

OTTAWA, Ontario – International campaigners see Quebec as a vulnerable beachhead for legalizing euthanasia in Canada, then the rest of North America, said a prominent Canadian ethicist.
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Canadian bishop tells schools to stop raising funds through gambling

EDMONTON, Alberta – Archbishop Richard Smith of Edmonton has banned “harmful gambling activities” by Catholic schools to raise funds, but he admitted it is likely to be years for the new policy to take effect.
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Baltimore parishes come together at St. Matthew for feast day

St. Matthew, Northwood, found an inventive solution to its pastor’s multiple duties. On Sept. 19, when the parish celebrated the feast day of its patron, its celebration simply included Church of the Blessed Sacrament, the other parish that is ministered by Father Joseph L. Muth Jr.
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Nashville bishop continues to recover at home after open-heart surgery

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Bishop David R. Choby of Nashville has returned home to complete his recovery following successful heart bypass surgery performed Sept. 10 at St. Thomas Hospital.
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Notre Dame Preparatory celebrates 50 years of ‘wisdom’ in Towson

TOWSON – One by one, 50 pairs of students holding banners processed up a winding road on the campus of Notre Dame Preparatory School Sept. 14.
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College of Notre Dame’s School of Pharmacy receives candidate accreditation

The School of Pharmacy at College of Notre Dame of Maryland has been awarded candidate accreditation status from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).
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Justice Scalia to be honored by St. Thomas More Society

The St. Thomas More Society of Maryland will honor Antonin Scalia, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, with its “Man for All Seasons Award” at an Oct. 21 banquet at the Westin Hotel, Annapolis.
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