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February 8, 2013

St. Joseph hospital’s former owner paying for federal program overbilling

Catholic Health Initiatives, which sold St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson to the University of Maryland Medical System in December, agreed Feb. 7 to pay the state and federal governments $4.9 million to settle allegations that the hospital overbilled Medicare and Medicaid programs.
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Identity theft is not a victimless crime

In her article, "Welcoming strangers" (CR, Jan.24), Sister Linda Stilling recounted a sympathetic anecdote concerning an undocumented alien with a fraudulent driver's license bearing another man's photo.
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Join bishops in Year of Faith effort

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops launched a National Prayer Movement for the Year of Faith, which ends Nov. 24. The USCCB asks all people of faith to join the movement to pray for our nation, life marriage and religious liberty. Prayer is holy, patriotic, efficacious, a spiritual work of mercy, and it works when...
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Commentary: Hattie Carroll, 50 years later

While Hattie Carroll suffered from chronic hypertension and most likely was diabetic, the accepted wisdom is that she died because of the color of her skin.
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New forensic science class intrigues Calvert Hall students

Students must meet certain criteria to enroll in new elective course at Calvert Hall.
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Baltimore archdiocese releases financial report

The Archdiocese of Baltimore experienced a $12.6 million deficit at the close of the 2011-2012 fiscal year, according to an annual report released to the Catholic Review at the end of January.
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From Ravens to Lent – We Are Truly Blessed!

OK, this won’t be the first time in my life I’ve been accused of being late to the party, so to speak. It’s been a few days since the Ravens triumphantly rolled into town earlier this week after a thrilling Super Bowl victory over the 49ers. Meanwhile, my keyboard has been
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The top 10 movies and family films of 2012

It’s time for the Media Review Office of Catholic News Service to offer its top 10 movie selections - and top 10 family films list - for 2012.
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Sister Margaret Mary Sullivan, O.S.F., dies

A funeral Mass for Sister of St. Francis of Assisi Margaret Mary Sullivan was offered Jan. 16 at Clare Court Convent in Baltimore. Sister Margaret Mary died January 11.
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Mercy High, Notre Dame Preparatory School students finalists in poetry contest

Notre Dame Preparatory School junior Caitlyn Rayman and Mercy High School freshman Julia Gusmano and sophomore Grace Gibbons are three of the 10 finalists in Notre Dame of Maryland University’s 2012 Sister Maura Eichner Award for Young Poets.
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Catholic High unveils new academic programs

Whether young women are interested in the arts or in the medical field, The Catholic High School of Baltimore will prepare them more fully for the collegiate level by offering two new programs.
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