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Banquet honors educators

At the Teachers’ Award Banquet on April 10, the honorees on the following list celebrated the most years of service in education within the archdiocese:
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Sister Anne Pickard, I.H.M.

A funeral Mass for Sister Anne Pickard, I.H.M., was offered April 11 in Scranton, Pa. Formerly Sister M. St. Gerald, Sister Anne died April 6. She was 89.
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Brother Thomas Allen Miller, F.S.C.

A funeral Mass for Brother Thomas Allen Miller, F.S.C., was offered March 28 at Immaculate Heart of Mary, Baynesville. Brother Thomas died March 24; he was 60.
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Papal events with Bush don’t signal approval of policies

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI’s upcoming visit to the White House to meet with U.S. President George W. Bush does not signal Vatican support of the Bush administration’s foreign policies, a Vatican official said.
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Pope names bishops for Des Moines, Little Rock

WASHINGTON – Pope Benedict XVI appointed Auxiliary Bishop Richard E. Pates of St. Paul and Minneapolis to head the Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa, and Father Anthony B. Taylor, a priest of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, as bishop of Little Rock, Ark., April 10.
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Loyola College names two new deans

Loyola College in Maryland, Baltimore, has named Dr. Karyl Leggio as dean of its Sellinger School of Business and Management and Dr. Peter C. Murrell Jr. as founding dean of the School of Education effective July 1.
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‘Tea by the Sea’ event is success for Catholic Daughters

In an effort to support future leaders, The Catholic Daughters of the Americas provides scholarships for Catholic elementary students entering Catholic high schools. On April 6, the Maryland Court Catholic Daughters of the Americas sponsored “Tea by the Sea” at the Marriott-Annapolis Waterfront Hotel. The third annual tea benefited the Father Henry Hughes Scholarship Fund...
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Center celebrates 40 years

The Bon Secours Spiritual Center, Marriottsville, will hold its 40th anniversary celebration 2-4 p.m. April 20 at 1505 Marriottsville Road. Tours of newly renovated areas of the spiritual center, including hospitality centers and bedrooms, will be available from 1-2 p.m. and again following a talk by Sister Macrina Wiederkehr, O.S.B. Participants may register for an...
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Nigerian archbishop to visit Baltimore

Archbishop Valerian Okeke of Onitsha, Nigeria, will celebrate a special 12th anniversary Mass for the Nigerian Igbo Catholic Community of Baltimore on April 27 at St. Matthew, Northwood. The Mass will be followed by a reception beginning at 5 p.m.
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Sisters launch Web site

The Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia minister in 24 states, Europe and Africa, and now they’re on the Web as well.
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Bishop appeals for peace zone near prominent shrine

BANGALORE, India – With Sri Lankan forces closing in on the Marian shrine of Madhu in northwestern Sri Lanka, Bishop Rayappu Joseph of Mannar, Sri Lanka, has appealed to government forces and the Tamil rebels to leave the area around the shrine a “zone of peace.”
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Father William J. Harbison, C.Ss.R.

A funeral Mass was offered March 25 at St. Peter the Apostle in Philadelphia for Father William J. Harbison, C.Ss.R. Father Harbison died March 20. He was 72.
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