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Movie Review: ‘Straight Outta Compton’

The proper limits of free speech and the appropriate use of violence are topics raised in the striking dramatization “Straight Outta Compton”.
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Catholics among initial responders to those injured in Tianjin blast

The morning after the industrial blast in Tianjin, China, the Tianjin Diocesan Social Service Center helped line up 60 volunteers.
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Benefits of toddler adoption: Why I’m so happy we adopted our children as toddlers

 On Aug. 22, 2011, my husband and I stood in an office in Guangzhou, China, as our younger son was placed in our arms. He was hot, tired, absolutely precious, and 20 months old.When we adopted his big brother two years earlier, he had just turned 2.I often hear couples
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African cardinal: Synod will be flexible with regional family situations

One of the leading voices among Africa’s bishops predicts a new flexibility in Catholic teaching at this October’s Synod of Bishops on the family.
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Goal of rosary rallies to ‘bring souls closer to Christ,’ says leader

Eight football teams and an archbishop gathered the night of July 30 for a Sports Leader Rosary Rally
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U.S. Embassy in Cuba reopens, ending 54-year diplomatic break

Secretary of State John Kerry officially reopened the U.S. Embassy in Cuba Aug. 14.
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Hancock pastor will pace walking pilgrimage to papal Mass in Philadelphia

Father John "Jack" Lombardi will lead a walking pilgrimage from Baltimore to Philadelphia during papal visit.
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The case for an apolitical church

We live in hyper-political world, and as a result, the Catholic Church has been dragged into the sphere of politics. Church leaders can make a million statements and do a million actions, but the media will only focus and report on the political ones. Subsequently, the church is portrayed as
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Memories made during Camp GLOW mountain retreat

Special bonds and memories were made in the mountains of Garrett County Aug. 10-14.
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The League of Regrettable Superheroes: Out of everybody else’s league

Ever hear of Killjoy, The Ferret, Thunderbunny or Fatman the Human Flying Saucer? They were super heroes who didn't catch on.
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Parish retreat gives west Baltimore community hope from within

St. Peter Claver is helping to heal city scars with an Ignatian spiritual retreat.
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French churches placed under police protection before feast of Assumption

Catholic churches in France have been placed under police protection with possible Islamist attacks before feast of the Assumption.
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