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Names and Numbers: Retirees, confirmation service and parade of ‘saints”

This installment of Names and Numbers includes service by confirmation students and a parade of “saints” in Towson.
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Report commissioned by bishops finds diversity abounds in U.S. church

Catholic institutions and ministries need to adapt and prepare for growing diversity, said a report to bishops.
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Movie Review: ‘Arrival’

This unusually intimate science-fiction drama finds profundity on a human scale as well as in the cosmos.
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An insufficient response to the election

President-elect Donald Trump is seen with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky, in Washington, Nov. 10. (CNS photo/Shawn Thew, EPA) I don’t know about you, but the results of last week’s election have left me feeling completely overwhelmed.First it was the election itself: While I wasn’t totally shocked that Trump won,
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A pilgrim, a bishop and his iPhone

What I particularly love about the Pilgrim is that he was preoccupied, not about any of the passing, evanescent goods of the world, but rather about prayer, about a sustained contact with the eternal God.
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Five things to know: Turkey Bowl 2016

Calvert Hall and Loyola face off for the 97th Turkey Bowl Thanksgiving Day. Here are five things to know about the annual football game.
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Pope asks business leaders to take a risk on using money for good

“Corruption is the worst social plague,” the pope said, and it often starts with little white lies.
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Bishops’ strategic plan urges ‘missionary discipleship’ across the church

A new strategic plan reflects the efforts of Pope Francis to establish a more merciful and accompanying church.
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Annual Peace Dinner in Baltimore explores responses in a world where violence abounds

“We want to start a dialogue and a chance to talk with people about ending war and practicing nonviolence,” Bishop Botean said.
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U.S. bishops gather at St. Peter Claver for historic Mass

“This parish is that field hospital envisioned by Pope Francis where the Lord’s mercy is shared day in and day out,” said Archbishop Lori.
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Holy doors close, but mission of mercy continues

The pope said he wanted the Holy Year to be “a new step on the church’s journey in her mission to bring the Gospel of mercy to each person.”
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Texas cardinal, L.A. archbishop elected USCCB president, vice president

Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston was elected president of the U.S. bishops’ conference Nov. 15.
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