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Don’t be deceived by president’s demeanor

As expected, President Obama has begun his campaign to promote abortion from the White House. Instead of simply reacting angrily, prolifers need to breathe deeply and think seriously about what’s going on and what’s likely to happen next.
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Mass supports those struggling with addictions

About 50 parishioners gathered at St. Margaret, Bel Air, for the parish’s first-ever Mass of Healing and Hope on Sept. 19, which supported those who struggle with addiction.
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Six new pastors bring variety of experiences

Father Patrick Besel, 41 St. Mary of the Assumption, Govans After more than two years serving as associate vocation director and director of the Cardinal Keeler House of Discernment in Baltimore, Father Patrick Besel will take up his first pastorate at St. Mary of the Assumption in Govans. Ordained in 2006, Father Besel is a...
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In bad economy, schools’ Catholic identity seen as draw for students

WASHINGTON – A speaker urged the presidents of Catholic colleges gathered in Washington Jan. 31-Feb.2 to market the Catholic identity of their institutions to compete in a bad economy.
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Pope: Northern Ireland is an example

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy – Pope Benedict XVI pointed to the Northern Ireland peace process as an example to “other troubled zones of our world” that all conflict can be overcome peacefully. After 30 years of conflict, peace in Northern Ireland was “achieved through widespread international support, determined political resolve on the part of both the...
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Bishops approve first major statement on physician-assisted suicide

BELLEVUE, Wash. – Taking on the issue of physician-assisted suicide in the state where voters most recently approved it, the U.S. bishops declared suicide “a terrible tragedy, one that a compassionate society should work to prevent.”
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Pope cautions tribunals against granting annulments too easily

VATICAN CITY – Granting marriage annulments too easily and without real cause plays into a modern form of pessimism that basically says human beings are not able to make lifelong commitments to loving another person, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Time to Time

“The life of every individual, from its very beginning, is part of God’s plan.” This is what Pope John Paul II reminded us in The Gospel of Life.
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City block renamed in honor of Father Uncles

Appreciation for the building’s namesake continues to grow at Charles R. Uncles Senior Plaza.
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Archbishop opens Catholic Schools Week with trip to Hagerstown

Kicking off Catholic Schools Week in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien encouraged St. Maria Goretti High School and eighth-graders from St. Mary School to not be afraid “to take a strong stand,” in their daily lives.
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Climate change hurts poor most

UNITED NATIONS – The poor are disproportionately affected by the environment and are particularly vulnerable to climate change, said Catholic representatives from around the world Sept. 6 at a U.N. conference on climate change. Small groups can adopt good practices to mitigate the adverse impact of climate change and promote human rights, they said in...
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Rain leads to spike in cholera in Port-au-Prince, Haitian rural areas

WASHINGTON – Three weeks of intermittent heavy rain have led to a spike in the number of cholera cases in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince and in several rural areas where health care workers are struggling to handle the surge. The rain also caused flooding in low-lying areas and mudslides in the hills around the...
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