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Names & Numbers highlights notable scholastic achievements

This installment of Names & Numbers, timed for Catholic Schools Week, highlights notable scholastic achievements in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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Mosaic of Blessed Frederic Ozanam unveiled at basilica in Washington

A mosaic of Blessed Frederic Ozanam, founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, was unveiled in Washington Jan. 26, in time for the 175th anniversary of the society's establishment in the United States.
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Catholic leaders disappointed by ruling limiting immigrant aid

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Charities USA and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, known as CLINIC, expressed disappointment with the Supreme Court's Jan. 27 order allowing the Trump administration to go forward with a new rule meant to limit immigrants' use of government benefit programs.
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Loyola University produces Baltimore Catholic League pioneer

Last season, Kara Hunter became the first woman to officiate in the BCL tournament.
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Panel assesses Dorothy Day’s impact on church and their own lives

If you met Dorothy Day, you were changed, said panelists at a Jan. 27 discussion following an advance screening of a new documentary, "Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story," which profiles the co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement.
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Knights of Columbus unveils new initiation ceremony that will be public

After 142 years, the Knights of Columbus is pulling down a veil of secrecy that has surrounded its initiation ceremonies in an effort to better showcase the order's core principles and its drive to help Catholic men become disciples.
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Archdiocesan Central Services posts $36,000 surplus in fiscal 2019

The Archdiocese of Baltimore saw an operating surplus in its Central Services of $36,813 in fiscal year 2019, as compared with an operating loss of $2.7 million in the prior fiscal year.
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Westminster priests camp out on school roof for a good cause

Fathers Mark Bialek and Andrew DeFusco climbed a ladder to the top of St. John School in Westminster as the school day began Jan. 28. Despite the chilly weather and first- and second-graders occasionally pelting them with marshmallows, they said wouldn’t come down until they reached their goal of raising $8,000 for the school.
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Priests swap clericals for camouflage to help fight Australian fires

SYDNEY (CNS) — Three Sydney priests have swapped clericals for camouflage to join the 3,000 Australian Defence Force reservists providing support to firefighters and communities in the grip of the bushfire crisis. Father Kene Onwukwe, assistant pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Mosman, and Father Andrew Feng, parish administrator of St. Christopher Parish, Holsworthy, are...
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Walters exhibit showcases medieval missal used by St. Francis of Assisi

The same book that inspired St. Francis in 1208 is expected to inspire thousands of others as the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore places it on public display for the first time in 40 years Feb. 1 through May 31.
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Bryant relied on Catholic faith to see him through tough personal times

As the world mourned the loss of basketball great Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others killed in a tragic helicopter crash Jan. 26, many recalled how Bryant gave much credit to his Catholic faith for seeing him through the bad times and strengthening his marriage and family.
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Clarksville parish rings the bell on Catholic Schools Week

The archbishop dedicated a new bell tower, and stopped by a reception hosted by St. Louis School – just in time to begin Catholic Schools Week.
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