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Bishops call for vigilance as new Philippines president takes office

MANILA, Philippines – Church leaders have tempered their welcome to new President Benigno Aquino III with a call to the Filipino people to remain vigilant while presenting the new leader with a 13-point agenda focusing mostly on social issues.
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A brief history of the development of the Roman Missal, from Vatican II to the today.

Sacrosanctum Concilium – 1963 Dec. 4, 1963 Second Vatican Council promulgates “Sacrosanctum Concilium” (“Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy”).
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Pope blesses famous statue of Mary in Rome, visits cloistered nuns

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI blessed a 30-foot-high statue of Mary to celebrate its restoration eight months after a gust of wind knocked it off its perch on a hillside overlooking Rome.
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Scout retreat brings together multiple faiths

WHITEFORD – After trustworthy, kind and clean, the last of the 12 ideals in the Scout Law is reverent.
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Nuncio calls Kyrgyzstan situation ‘absolute humanitarian catastrophe’

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican ambassador to Kyrgyzstan described the situation in the country as chaotic as ethnic violence increased the number of refugees and displaced people.
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Hutson steps down as associate superintendent of schools

Mary Jo Hutson, associate superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, will leave her position at the end of the month.
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Gibbons’ final graduation class ‘brothers’ for life

As 65 young men took their seats in the front pews of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary May 29, they were filled with the thoughts many high school seniors have on their graduation day.
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Father of Father to be ordained June 12

When Deacon Gregory Rapisarda’s wife of nearly four decades died of cancer in 2006, she left a note for her husband and four children.
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Pope deplores Israeli assault, calls for improved conditions in Gaza

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI deplored an assault by Israeli commandos on a flotilla of ships taking aid to the Gaza Strip, calling the series of events “tragic” and “very painful,” as well as a cause concern for all those who long for peace in the region.
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Catholic University president says pope’s 2008 visit ‘greatest day of my life’

WASHINGTON – April 17, 2008, the day Pope Benedict XVI visited the Catholic University of America, was “probably the greatest day of my life,” said Vincentian Father David O’Connell, who will step down Aug. 31 as president after leading the university for the past 12 years.
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Former Mountain Maryland pastor named military bishop

Pope Benedict XVI named the former pastor of a Western Maryland parish the auxiliary bishop of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services May 22.
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Children’s coalition: Irish government response to report is ‘too slow’

DUBLIN – The Irish government’s response to recommendations to protect the safety of children have been “insubstantial, inadequate and too slow,” said a coalition of eight children’s charities.
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