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The Leadership of Peter

Every Sunday at Mass, Catholics throughout the world profess their common faith by praying together the ancient Nicene Creed. In that creed, we profess our faith in “One, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.” The ministry of the pope, founded upon the ministry of St. Peter himself, is an essential and central component for preserving and...
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Nigerian flavor in northeast Baltimore

On the last Sunday of the month, the Baltimore chapter of the Nigerian Igbo Catholic Community celebrates Mass in its native language.
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Scholar, pastor, enigma: German pope defies easy caricature

VATICAN CITY – Americans will soon have their first close-up encounter with Pope Benedict XVI, a figure who, in the minds of many, is still coming into focus.
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Archdiocese young people beautify Baltimore

Yolanda Brooks-Summerville sat on her porch June 25 and sobbed. Just the thought of walking the stairs of her Park Heights Avenue row house overwhelmed her. She has brutal knee pain and the railing that lines her stairwell wobbled as she applied pressure.
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Irvington church given OCP grant

In the latest round of the Oregon Catholic Press (OCP) Parish Grants awards, 44 parishes throughout the United States – including St. Joseph’s Passionist Monastery Church, Irvington – received a total of $114,000 in assistance.
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Celebrating Priesthood

On Saturday, June 13, I had the privilege of ordaining four men to the priesthood of our local Church, two of whom, as far as we can tell, are the first two immigrant priests of Latino descent to be ordained here for this historic Archdiocese.
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Doing unto others includes a ride in a pinch

A father of three young children in southern Carroll County was hospitalized, and his wife was overwhelmed running to the hospital and caring for their children.
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Apostolic visits to orders of religious women to begin in spring 2010

WASHINGTON – The superior general overseeing the apostolic visitation of U.S. orders of women religious is hoping to gather up to 150 names of people who will begin visiting a cross section of congregations starting next spring.
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Basilica rector takes steps to boost parishioner involvement

As Father Jeffrey S. Dauses settles into his new position as rector of Baltimore’s basilica, the 44-year-old Baltimore native already has plans to bolster parish life at the nation’s first Catholic cathedral.
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Paradox aplenty in the Bible

A letter to Father Dietzen (CR, June 4) on the roles of faith and works raises the neglected issue of paradox.
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Young lobbyists seek support for nonpublic schools

ANNAPOLIS – Standing on the marble floors of the State House just outside the House of Delegates chamber, 12-year-old Cameron Wood was still beaming after his first successful effort as a lobbyist. The seventh-grader from Our Lady of Victory School in Arbutus was one of 400 nonpublic school students who converged on Annapolis March 6...
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Student’s graduation statement can include Jesus’ name, UCLA says

WASHINGTON – As students prepare for graduation during the early months of summer, public schools often grapple with the issue of First Amendment rights.
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