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Religion and politics, but no fireworks
Unless you want a fight to break out at a cocktail party or a family reunion, conventional wisdom has it, don't talk religion or politics. I did both in this space last Monday, and then I crawled in a bunker and waited for the fireworks to begin. "Be...Tags: Rush Limbaugh, John F. Kennedy, Nursing Homes, Roman Catholicism, Separation of Church and State
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Outspoken bishop to take helm of Archdiocese of Baltimore
At a time when Roman Catholic bishops are waging political wars against contraception and same-sex marriage, one of the church's most hard-line generals was named Tuesday to head its historically important Baltimore archdiocese.
The Vatican appointed...Tags: Birth Control, Gays and Lesbians, Executive Branch, Basilica of the Assumption, Civil Rights
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An evening of voice and piano, featuring a Bel Air native
Soprano Stacey Mastrian returns to her native Bel Air to present a recital of songs and arias in Italian, French, German, Spanish and English, with pianist Scott Crowne. The concert will be Friday, March 16, at 8 p.m. at the St. Mary Magdalen Mission...Tags: Music Industry, Concerts, Colleges and Universities, Opera (genre), Lincoln Center
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O'Brien becomes Catholic cardinal Saturday
Even as he prepared in Rome for the weekend ceremony that will elevate him to cardinal, Baltimore Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien vigorously lobbied for political issues important to the Roman Catholic Church — a hallmark of his five-year stint here....Tags: Birth Control, Hospitals and Clinics, Gays and Lesbians, Benedict XVI, Timothy Dolan
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Pope Benedict to elevate Archbishop O'Brien to cardinal
Baltimore's archdiocese, the oldest in the nation, can once again claim one of the highest-ranking members of the Roman Catholic Church as its leader.
Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien, leader of the archdiocese since 2007, was named a cardinal Friday by...Tags: William H. Keeler, Cults and Sects, Good Friday, Benedict XVI, Timothy Dolan
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Jean Marbella: On health care, freedom for or from religion?
I once met a smart and delightful young woman who was making her way through a demanding college program despite being a single mother of two. From what I could tell, she was quite a loving mom and her kids seemed happy. But just watching her juggle...Tags: Birth Control, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Care Reform (2009), John F. Kennedy, Civil Rights
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The Vatican should allow priests to marry
"We need to understand what circumstances led to this incident," said an archdiocese spokesman ("Archdiocese investigating priest: He's suspended indefinitely after arrest on charges of indecent exposure," Jan. 24). Celibacy, that unnatural restriction,... -
Md. recognition of Piscataways adds happy note to complicated history
For as long as she can remember, Mervin Savoy has pressed the world to see her as she sees herself.
She refused to be bowed by the school officials who wouldn't let her write "American Indian" on forms identifying her race. She refused to be halted by...Tags: Mount Vernon, Prince George's County, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Regional Authority, Herbal Medicines
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For U.S. bishops, economic justice isn't on the agenda
At a time of staggering poverty, rampant unemployment and growing income inequality, Catholic bishops will gather for a national meeting in Baltimore today and remain largely silent about these profound moral issues. A recent Catholic News Service...Tags: Unemployment, Occupy Wall Street, Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians, Timothy Dolan
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Vatican's envoy to U.S. dies at Hopkins after lung surgery
Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the Vatican's ambassador to the United States, died Wednesday of complications from surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, church officials said. The 73-year-old Italian prelate had undergone lung surgery nearly three weeks ago and...Tags: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics, Benedict XVI, Roman Catholicism, Surgery
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Papal delegate is critically ill at Hopkins
Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the Vatican's delegate to the United States, has undergone major lung surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and remains critically ill, a high-ranking church source said. Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien has asked religious...Tags: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Edwin F. O'Brien, Hospitals and Clinics, Benedict XVI, Christianity
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Archbishop O'Brien leaving Baltimore for post in Rome
Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien flies to Rome next month for a new job leading a global order of Catholic knights, a post that likely will lead to his elevation to cardinal, but which also begins his departure from the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Pope Benedict...Tags: Georgetown, Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians, Benedict XVI, Church and State Relations
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