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Cardinal William H. Keeler is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Baltimore from 1989 to 2007. Pope Benedict XVI accepted Keeler's resignation on July 12, 2007, when it was announced that Edwin O'Brien had been appointed to succeed Keeler as Archbishop of Baltimore. Keeler was ordained on July 17, 1955. Raised in Pennsylvania, Keeler spent more than half his career in the Diocese of Harrisburg -- first as a parish priest, then becoming auxiliary bishop in 1979 and bishop in 1983. Keeler became known for his work building interfaith bonds, particularly Catholic-Jewish dialogue. Some observers have said the prelate's relationships with Jewish leaders im...
Cardinal William H. Keeler is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Baltimore from 1989 to 2007. Pope Benedict XVI accepted Keeler's resignation on July 12, 2007, when it was announced that Edwin O'Brien had been appointed to succeed Keeler as Archbishop of Baltimore. Keeler was ordained on July 17, 1955. Raised in Pennsylvania, Keeler spent more than half his career in the Diocese of Harrisburg -- first as a parish priest, then becoming auxiliary bishop in 1979 and bishop in 1983. Keeler became known for his work building interfaith bonds, particularly Catholic-Jewish dialogue. Some observers have said the prelate's relationships with Jewish leaders impressed Pope John Paul II during the pontiff's 1987 visit to the United States, ultimately leading to Keeler's elevation to cardinal in 1994. As Archbishop of Baltimore, Keeler was head of America's oldest see and de facto Primate. In 1992, he initiated the Lenten Appeal, a giving campaign that raised more than $44 million in support of Baltimore's Catholic schools, the needs of the less fortunate and a variety of spiritual development efforts. Keeler also played a key role in the effort to restore Baltimore's Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, America's first cathedral, the cost of which was financed entirely through private donations. In 2005, Keeler was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the papal conclave that chose Pope Benedict XVI. He retains his membership in the College of Cardinals but will not be allowed to vote after he turns 80.
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Preakness notes: Record-breaker Rapid Redux will retire
After six months off to recover from the wear and tear of a North American record 22 straight victories, Rapid Redux will be retired next week to Kentucky Horse Park, his owner Robert Cole and trainer David Wells said. "He's perfect right now and we want...
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Monsignor James Vincent Hobbs
Monsignor James Vincent Hobbs, former rector of the Basilica of the Assumption who during his tenure oversaw a two-year, $32 million restoration of the 200-year-old structure, died Monday of cardiac arrest at his Thurmont home.
He was 81.
James...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Heart Failure, Frederick County (Maryland), Arts and Culture
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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: Customs and Tradition, Benedict XVI, Arts and Culture, Charles Street, Religious Leaders
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St. Joseph Medical Center: A Catholic tradition of reverence, integrity, compassion and excellence
Several times each year, patients suffering from rheumatic fever come to a Baltimore-area hospital for open heart surgery to repair their damaged hearts. They receive world-class medical care at no cost to them, and they and their traveling companions are...Tags: Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics, St. Joseph Medical Center, Edwin F. O'Brien, Medical Procedures and Tests
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The Walters puts its own stamp on Christmas
The Walters Art Museum has been putting its stamp on the nation for more than 77 years — but never in quite the way that it's doing this holiday season.
The museum's "Madonna of the Candelabra," a painting by Raphael with a romantic past, has...Tags: Museums, Jesus Christ, Mail Order Industry, Arts and Culture, Art Institute of Chicago
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For merchant mariners, a place of solace in Baltimore
Toothpaste and spiritual comfort share space in the double-wide storefront in Dundalk.
Magazines and snacks fill crannies and shelves, racks hold donated sweatshirts and winter jackets and somehow, wedged toward the back, is a quiet corner to make a...Tags: Entertainment Events, Charity, Edwin F. O'Brien, Dundalk, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport
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A Harrisburg Shelter Needs Your Help
Staff reporterThings we use every day like deodorant, toilet paper, and razors are easy to take for granted. But the Catholic Charities Interfaith Family Shelter in Harrisburg desperately needs those supplies. The shelter helps people like Devorah and Keith Brown who...Tags: Human Interest, Roman Catholicism, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Christianity
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Charles S. 'DC' Reed, hospital food director
Baltimore Sun reporterCharles S. "DC" Reed, former food service director at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Greater Baltimore Medical Center, died July 24 of lung cancer at his Towson home. He was 79. Born and raised in Towson, Mr. Reed attended Loyola High School and graduated in...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Elections, World Series, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Sports
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Funeral marks Schaefer's 'extraordinary life'
At a memorial service that celebrated both his landscape-altering legacy and his big-hearted if crusty-shelled persona, the William Donald Schaefer nation gathered one last time on Wednesday — friends and one-time foes alike, Maryland politicos past...Tags: University of Maryland Baltimore County, Hospitals and Clinics, Jim Smith, Michael Steele, Arts and Culture
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Harrisburg Priest Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh
Content ManagerBishop Joseph P. McFadden of the Diocese of Harrisburg announced this morning that Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Very Reverend William J. Waltersheid as Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh. Bishop McFadden said in a statement on the appointment, "Father...Tags: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania)
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Schaefer's final hours
Two weeks ago, William Donald Schaefer's closest aides gathered as they had so many times in the past: to get something done for him, on his chosen timetable of now.
"We became this working committee," said Mark Wasserman, Schaefer's one-time chief of...Tags: Government, Retirement, Catonsville, Anglicanism, William Donald Schaefer
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Criticism of archdiocese strikes nerve with readers
There has been so much response to my Sunday column on the Archdiocese of Baltimore's decision to close 13 schools, including Cardinal Gibbons School, I thought I would share some of the more interesting and thoughtful comments with all my other readers...Tags: Hunt Valley, Schools, Basilica of the Assumption, Parochial Schools
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