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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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Nurse ‘Grandma’ patches up knees, heals souls

Everyone has a grandma at St. Katharine School in Baltimore and her name is Edwinia Tobias. That’s the loving nickname used by children and faculty alike for their 85-year-old school nurse who has been volunteering fulltime for more than a decade at the Queen of Peace Cluster school.
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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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Mideast churches’ leaders discuss Christian emigration

BEIRUT, Lebanon – An unprecedented wave of Christian emigration from Lebanon is upsetting the country’s demographic balance, said participants at a conference of Christian leaders.
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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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Through contacts, past trips, pope has finger on pulse of U.S. church

VATICAN CITY – When Pope Benedict XVI visits the United States this spring, he will not be stepping into the unknown. Through his many personal contacts with American church leaders and papal diplomats, his past trips to the U.S. and his ability to remember much of what he hears and reads, Pope Benedict has his...
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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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Bishop criticizes production of ‘The Vagina Monologues’

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend has criticized the University of Notre Dame for once again allowing an on-campus production of “The Vagina Monologues,” a play that explicitly discusses women’s sexuality.
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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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Pope’s next encyclical to cover globalization, digital divide

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI’s upcoming encyclical is titled “Charity in Truth” and covers a wide range of issues related to globalization and social justice, said an Italian report.
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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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Mosley scores 35 as Panthers win BCL title

St. Frances Academy student Sean Mosley did what he does best – help lead the Panthers to another win in the Baltimore Catholic League’s 37th-anniversary tournament title.
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