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Since well before the Civil War, black Americans have been predominantly Protestant. Despite extensive outreach by the Roman Catholic Church, only 2 million of America's 54 million lay Catholics and 300 of the nation's 19,000 priests are black. Thirteen of 314 active Catholic bishops in the U.S. are black. The first black archbishop, Eugene Marino, was assigned to Atlanta only last year. Catholicism has not only had difficulty finding new recruits in the black community, it is even beginning to lose its grip on those few already in the fold...
...think that the dolphins and other marine mammals have it easy. Thirteen fatalities in the past three years as well as reports of dolphins being kicked, slapped and struck by Navy trainers has prompted 15 environmental and animal rights groups to file a lawsuit protesting the abuse...
...trio led the Harvard women's fencing team (13-2 overall) to' a big 10-6 victory over the Elis last night at Malkin Athletic Center. The thirteen wins sets a Harvard record for most total wins in a season...
...Thirteen-all, everything on the line and your team depending on you," the sophomore epee standout said. "You've got to be nervous in that situation...
...Thirteen years ago, Jack Barnaby's last match as Harvard's coach was against a heavily favored Princeton squad. But Harvard pulled off one of the biggest upsets in collegiate squash, capturing a 6-3 victory...