PHILADELPHIA — Administrators at a Roman Catholic high school suffered a sharp and swift backlash this week after firing a well-liked teacher who sought to marry his same-sex partner. Educators said they had no choice, but thousands have protested the ...

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PHILADELPHIA — The first U.S. church official convicted of covering up sex-abuse claims against Roman Catholic priests was sentenced Tuesday to three to six years in prison by a judge who said he “enabled monsters in clerical garb … to ...

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County expands small business loan fund Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz announced on Wednesday that five more banks have joined the Baltimore County Small Business Loan Partnership, bringing total commitments to the loan fund to $12.35 million from 20 financial ...

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DOVER, Del. — A Roman Catholic religious order agreed Thursday to pay $24.8 million to settle lawsuits filed by 39 survivors of priest sex abuse in Delaware. As part of the settlement, the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales also ...

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A new buyer has emerged for the rare Honus Wagner baseball card that was bequeathed to an order of Roman Catholic nuns in Baltimore. The card was sold at auction last month for $220,000 — but the winning bidder never ...

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Sister Virginia Muller had never heard of shortstop Honus Wagner. But she quickly learned the baseball great is a revered figure among collectors and boasts the most sought-after baseball card in history. And thanks to an unexpected donation, one of ...

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St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church in Fells Point, a red-brick landmark that used to be a bustling parish before it closed and became the focal point of a local land controversy, has been put up for sale. Developer Larry ...

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