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‘Bell rung?’ No, that player may have a concussion

Despite the reaction they elicit among many football fans and media analysts, a concussion is not a laughing matter, “Got his bell rung” and “dinged” have long been in the sport’s nomenclature.
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Pope turns spotlight on St. Paul as model for modern Christians

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI is known to the world as the successor of St. Peter, the first pope. But for the next 12 months he’ll be turning the spotlight on St. Paul, the church’s archetypal missionary.
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Saint’s daughter hopes to follow her mother’s example of loving life

WASHINGTON – Many people might say their mothers are saints but very few have an official church declaration to back it up.
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Marching for a peaceful buffer zone

Just a few weeks ago, a disturbing open-air drug market was forming right in front of St. Frances Academy and Community Center on Chase Street. Drug dealers were passing out free samples right next to the St. Frances Convent, and dealers were stashing drugs on the high school’s campus right beneath the statue of the...
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Archdiocese of Baltimore releases elementary school test scores

The following is a Sept. 10 news release from the Archdiocese of Baltimore:
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Calvert Hall’s Graham following Dad’s footsteps

The phone calls started early on June 15 at the home of Ernie and Karen Graham.
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Archdiocese prepares for flu pandemic

Between fasting and holy water, churchgoers in the Archdiocese of Baltimore may want to add another item to their Mass ritual: the liberal use of a hand sanitizer.
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Environmental exegesis: Two sets of commandments

VATICAN CITY – Anytime there’s mention of a new Ten Commandments at the Vatican, journalists start salivating. So the buzz was high when a new “Decalogue for the Environment” was promised in early June.
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Senior is a fencing icon in Baltimore

Richard Oles was walking around the campus of The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore when his ears picked up precise, metallic clinking sounds emanating from one of the sports practice rooms. Intrigued, the college student peeked inside and was even more amazed by what he saw.
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Bishops take definitive stance on stem cells

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien said the bishops made a firm stand in the discussion of embryonic stem-cell research at U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ meetings in Orlando, Fla., June 12-14.
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Father of modern science, Galileo challenged the church 400 years ago

WASHINGTON – When Galileo Galilei first turned his simple telescope toward Jupiter, the moon and then the sun nearly 400 years ago, it’s not difficult to imagine how amazed he was.
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At congress, African and Asian cardinals discuss church life

QUEBEC CITY – Several cardinals from around the world gave the status of church life in their countries and regions at the 49th International Eucharistic Congress.
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