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A Bird's-Eye View is Great...if You're a Bird

Published on Thursday, 14 March 2013 19:48

Patrick Novecosky, who works in Ave Maria as Editor of Legatus Magazaine, had a bird's-eye view of history at the Vatican Wednesday -- and found out that the view was for the birds.
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AMU Students Studying in Rome Witnessing History

Published on Wednesday, 13 March 2013 17:27

About a dozen Ave Maria University students are studying in Rome this semester and some are sending their thoughts and some pictures to The Ave Herald. Many students are spending a lot of time in St. Peter's Square these days, some there all night to ensure they'll be there when the new pope is announced, writes AMU student Kim Scharfenberger.  Alexandra Clark is struck by how many people are in the square praying, and at the media circus that has erupted. Above, AMU students were among those spending a rainy night in St. Pater's Square Tuesday.

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Ave Maria Residents, Students Pray, Cheer for New Pope

Published on Wednesday, 13 March 2013 21:40

Cheers erupted in the Ave Maria University cafeteria Wednesday, where students had gathered to see the first public appearance by Pope Francis. Later, many students and residents offered prayers for the Holy Father in the Ave Maria Oratory. (photo: Charlene Doman)

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Donahue Students Spend Spring Break Helping Poor in Nicaragua

Published on Wednesday, 13 March 2013 14:24

Thirteen Donahue Academy students chose to forgo the usual diversions of spring break to spend a week on a mission trip serving the poor in Nicaragua. Donahue senior Peter Scheck (right) wrote about what they did, and how the trip was "the experience of a lifetime," for The Ave Herald.

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