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The implication in “Report on sex abuse – what the critics got wrong,” Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien’s guest column by Karen Terry (CR, July 7), is that the secular media provided the public with incomplete information on the Causes and Context report. The bishops and the Catholic press were more than happy to cherry pick...
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Remarks of Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien at the Pastoral Consultations on Catholic Schools

As previously reported, I met with the priests and school administrators of the Archdiocese this past week to discuss the challenges facing our schools and to seek their input as we begin the process of developing a long-term strategic plan for Catholic education in our Archdiocese. Their input was invaluable, and I will be sharing...
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Hospitals collaborate on palliative care

A newly formed consortium of four area Catholic hospitals will meet quarterly to collaborate on palliative and end-of-life care.
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Nationals hitting coach steps up to plate by donating kidney to brother

WASHINGTON – “God doesn’t put anything in your life that you can’t handle.”
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Delaware bishop says beatitudes give ‘a window’ on Lincoln presidency

WILMINGTON, Del. – The presidency of Abraham Lincoln can be placed in the context of the Eight Beatitudes, according to Bishop W. Francis Malooly of Wilmington.
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Exorcist fascinates audience with demonic details

Audience members at Church of the Annunciation, Rosedale, were so intently focused on Father Thomas J. Euteneuer’s exorcism talk, Oct. 21, that when someone in the crowd muffled a sneeze – they flinched.
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Order accuses Father Corapi of sexual, financial wrongdoing, falsehoods

WASHINGTON – Father John A. Corapi was involved in “years of cohabitation” with a former prostitute, repeated abuse of alcohol and drugs and “serious violation” of his promise of poverty, according to a fact-finding team appointed by his religious order.
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Vatican conference will give intelligent design critical study

VATICAN CITY – An upcoming Vatican-sponsored conference on evolution will include critical study of the theory of intelligent design, which, organizers said, represents poor theology and science.
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Catholic girls’ schools battle breast cancer

What began last October as a breast cancer awareness and fundraising initiative by the Mount de Sales Academy tennis team in Catonsville has expanded to a Baltimore-wide campaign among several all-girls’ schools.
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Vatican prepares document on clergy-laity relationship

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican is studying a possible document on the relationship of clergy and laity, which touches on the sensitive issue of the administration of the church’s goods, Vatican sources said.
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Friend or foe: Barbie turns 50

Barbie is looking pretty good at 50. She has no wrinkles. She hasn’t put on a single pound. Her curvaceous figure, pouty red lips and vivacious blond hair remain just as striking as when she first stepped out on the world stage in a black-and-white-striped swimsuit during the Eisenhower administration.
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Pope, Tanzanian president discuss pacification

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete held talks on pacification in central Africa and the importance of Christian-Muslim cooperation. The pope and the Tanzanian president met for 15 minutes of private discussions Oct. 19. Afterward, Kikwete held separate talks with the Vatican’s top foreign affairs officials.
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