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Now is time to build new world without inequality, injustice, pope says

As the world slowly recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a risk it will be struck by an even worse virus -- that of selfish indifference, Pope Francis said.
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Advocates call attention to pandemic’s wrath on ‘essential’ farmworkers

Even though they're considered essential workers, a looming threat some farmworkers are facing are efforts to lower their salaries at this critical time.
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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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Our Daily Bread keeps up with surge in demand

Even though Our Daily Bread Employment Center’s flow of donated casseroles has dwindled over the last few months and it had to suspend the use of volunteers, the Catholic Charities-run outreach has kept up with a substantial increase in demand for meals during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Archbishop Lori to lead livestreamed Divine Mercy Mass and Chaplet from Baltimore Basilica

Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, supreme chaplain of the Knights of Columbus, will celebrate a special livestreamed Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday on April 19 at 3 p.m. at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore.
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Retired pope, celebrating 93rd birthday, is well, secretary says

Retired Pope Benedict XVI "is well," although the coronavirus pandemic restrictions mean he will receive no visitors April 16, his 93rd birthday.
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Paris archbishop welcomes Macron’s renewed pledge to rebuild Notre Dame

Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris welcomed a renewed pledge by French President Emmanuel Macron to rebuild Notre Dame cathedral.
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Sister Mary Gerald McCloskey, D.C., spent 56 years serving in Bolivia

A funeral Mass was offered April 6 in the Daughters’ Villa St. Michael Chapel in Emmitsburg for Sister Mary Gerald McCloskey. A Baltimore native who spent 56 of her 66 years as a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, including as a missioner in Bolivia, Sister Mary Gerald died April 1, at age...
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Sister Maria Cincotta, D.C., taught at Baltimore’s Seton High

A funeral Mass was offered April 4 in the Daughters’ Villa St. Michael Chapel in Emmitsburg for Sister Maria Cincotta, a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul who died March 31. She was 88.
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Sturdy parish leads to 70 years of marriage

Little approaches the affection shared by the couple known as Ben and Pat – unless it’s their affinity for St. ­Joseph Parish in Fullerton.
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Talk of aid for journalism includes religious news outlets

Local journalism outlets, including diocesan newspapers, are being touted as vital information sources during the COVID-19 pandemic worthy of being included in a new round of federal emergency aid.
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High winds topple Baltimore’s ‘Star of the Sea’ but also uncover a trove of support

When the cross atop the St. Mary, Star of the Sea Church in South Baltimore was damaged in a wind storm this week, disappointment quickly turned to a deep sense of gratitude as the neighborhood rallied to support its church and workers uncovered a long-forgotten time capsule stowed away inside the base of the cross.
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