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January 19, 2012

Papal nuncio calls teachers ‘greatest artists’

While many may consider Michelangelo to be one of the greatest artists of all time, Pope Benedict XVI's apostolic nuncio to the United States told more than 8,000 Catholic educators their daily ministry surpasses the artistry of the great Italian Renaissance sculptor. Presenting the April 10 keynote address during the opening session of the National...
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January 19, 2012

Sister Marianne takes country lessons to Mother Seton Academy in city

Some students at Mother Seton Academy in Baltimore have never taken a ride in the country, let alone set foot on a dairy farm.
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January 19, 2012

Evolution and creation: A recurring papal theme

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican newspaper ran an illustration of a chimpanzee in late January. The odd thing about this chimp was that he was urbanely dressed in a sweater, tie and straw hat and looked as if he might be striding across the lawn at Oxford.
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January 19, 2012

Before Turkey Bowl, Calvert Hall gets A Conference appetizer

The biggest game of the year now has competition in the minds of Calvert Hall football players and coaches.
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January 19, 2012

Pope John Paul’s beatification delayed, Italian newspapers say

VATICAN CITY – The beatification of Pope John Paul II may be delayed as the Vatican seeks more documentation regarding his almost 27 years as pope, Italian newspapers reported in late May.
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January 19, 2012

Clarksville parish restores 1855 chapel

CLARKSVILLE – Only a few years ago, the quaint little chapel that served as the first church of St. Louis in Clarksville was on the verge of ruin. After decades of neglect, the historic house of worship was in a terrible state of disrepair, suffering structural weaknesses and cracked walls. At some point, a gaping...
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January 19, 2012

Bil Keane, creator of ‘Family Circus’ comic strip, dies at age 89

WASHINGTON – Bil Keane, the Catholic cartoonist who originated the comic strip “The Family Circus” more than 50 years ago, died Nov. 8 at age 89 in Paradise Valley, Ariz., near Phoenix. The cause of death was given as congestive heart failure.
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January 19, 2012

Catholic combines faith, high-tech savvy to invent new Bible format

WASHINGTON – One of the oldest and most read books in the world now has a new, high-tech look. And it weighs only 5 grams, or one-hundredth of a pound.
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January 19, 2012

Religious order traces its beginnings to St. Martin

When Sister Marietta Russell, M.H.S.H., participated in the last regularly scheduled Sunday Mass at St. Martin, Jan. 27, she reflected not only on her last nine years as a parishioner and leader of a parish sewing group, she recalled that her religious order got its start in that very west Baltimore building 118 years ago.
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January 19, 2012

Vatican partners with company to discuss stem-cell research

VATICAN CITY – New biotechnologies raise questions in the fields of medicine, economics, ethics and philosophy, and the Vatican plans to look at all of them during a three-day conference devoted to adult stem-cell research, officials said.
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January 19, 2012

Pope prays for peace, honors fallen soldiers in visit to Monte Cassino

MONTE CASSINO, Italy – At the Benedictine Abbey of Monte Cassino, founded by St. Benedict and rebuilt after being destroyed by U.S. bombers during World War II, Pope Benedict XVI prayed for peace.
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January 19, 2012

Sister M. Ferdinand celebrates her 70th anniversary

Sister Mary Ferdinand Tunis, R.S.M., celebrated 70 years as a nun and 88 years as a parishioner of St. Cecilia, Baltimore, on Dec. 23. “I can’t do too much with the parish but be their senior member,” she said with a chuckle.
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