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Tort reform must be included in health care discussion

As Congress discusses health care and how to change it, attention is on the continuing escalation of costs. The nationwide feeling that “we’ve got to do something” arises because medical costs are rising much faster than any other sector of the economy.
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City officials, clergy work for solutions to crime, social ills

St. Frances Academy, Baltimore, rallies to fight being used as a drop point for the drug trade.
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Hispanics celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien will be the main celebrant for the annual archdiocesan Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass Dec. 13.
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Esperanza Center gives hope to immigrant clients

As Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien prepared to bless Catholic Charities’ Esperanza Center in Fells Point May 20, he described it as “one of the many jewels” he has inherited as Baltimore’s archbishop.
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Philippine residents say massacre of unarmed civilians was expected

SHARIFF AGUAK, Philippines - The massacre of more than 45 unarmed civilians in the southern Philippines has drawn condemnation and expressions of shock, but local residents said the violence was to be expected.
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National coalition promotes collaboration to better serve needy

WASHINGTON – Competitive and territorial barriers that once kept Catholic agencies from working too closely together are slowly breaking down in communities across the country in favor of stronger collaboration to better serve clients in need, according to a national organization that promotes the benefits of cooperation among church-based ministries.
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Canadian bishop joins others seeking dialogue over refugee treatment

OTTAWA – The president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has joined other faith leaders in requesting a dialogue with the prime minister over the treatment of refugees.
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Archbishop thanks parents, faculty during Calvert Hall Founder’s Day Mass

In honor of the founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, St. John Baptist de La Salle, Calvert Hall College High School’s 1,250 student body gathered for a special Mass celebrated by Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien May 15.
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Mercy doctor has walked knee injury path

A twist of fate – and a knee – brought Dr. Kamala Littleton to the field of orthopedic surgery.
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Pope urges Israel to help keep Christians as force for peace, stability

VATICAN CITY – Welcoming Israel’s new ambassador to the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI urged Israel to help its Christian citizens remain in the country where they could be a force for peace and understanding.
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City Council advances bill targeting pregnancy centers

A bill that would impose new requirements on pro-life pregnancy centers in the city took a step closer to becoming law when the Baltimore City Council passed the measure 12-3 in a preliminary vote Nov. 16. Bill 09-0406 now faces a final vote after Thanksgiving and, if approved, will head to Mayor Sheila Dixon.
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Cardinals, bishops to be among Americans at eucharistic congress

QUEBEC CITY – About 40 cardinals and bishops from the United States are among the nearly 500 Americans who have registered for the 49th International Eucharistic Congress in Quebec City June 15-22.
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