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Pope says selfish economic models at root of world hunger

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI said persistent world hunger was a “tragedy” driven by selfish and profit-driven economic models, whose first victims are millions of children deprived of life or good health.
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Father Charles Riepe, Harford leader, dies at 75

Father Charles K. Riepe always viewed life as a constant education – for himself and others.
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Teens volunteer in New Orleans

When we had alligator sausage for lunch, it was clear we were in a different part of the country. We are Blair Simms and Donald Singleton. As graduating seniors from Mount St. Joseph High School, we decided to “give back” as part of our senior project. We traveled to New Orleans with the goal of...
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Spirit of God always ready to awaken us

So when did we forget that we were God? Or, better, when did we become God? Or, perhaps even better, what am I talking about?
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Remembering the Holocaust: A scientific fact, a religious obligation

VATICAN CITY – Acknowledging and remembering the Holocaust is not only a matter of historical honesty; it is a religious obligation, especially for bishops, several Vatican officials said.
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High-flying IND grad has 10 years of straight As

Maria Kroat was a second-grader the last time she saw a “B” on her report card. For the next decade, the parishioner of Our Lady of Hope in Dundalk earned nothing but straight As – making her one of the top students at Our Lady of Hope-St. Luke School in Dundalk and the Institute of...
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From Rome to Jerusalem, Irish pilgrim prays at churches, mosques

JERUSALEM – Ann Milner, 61, sensed she was being called by God, so she left her home in England for the nearly 2,000-mile pilgrimage from Rome to Jerusalem.
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How to cope with arthritis pain

Question: My 71-year-old mother has been diagnosed with osteoarthritis. She has been suffering from pain in her knees and wrists during the past year. I would like to learn more about arthritis and what my mother may be able to do to cope with the pain. What information do you have?
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More Iraqi refugees resettled in U.S., but number is still small

WASHINGTON – More than 1,000 refugees from Iraq arrived in the United States in May, the most in recent months, bringing the fiscal-year total to 4,742 so far, the State Department reported June 3.
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Former Baltimore pastor first black to lead Josephites

Josephite Father William L. Norvel has become the first African-American to lead the Josephite priests and brothers in the Baltimore-based order’s 140-year history.
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You can’t be pro-life and pro-war at same time

Again, the one-issue pro-lifers are lambasting the new president, one whom I proudly voted for. I say good riddance to eight years of failed Bush policies. All someone has to do is holler “pro-life” and you look no further at stances on other important issues.
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Death penalty is worth less than a second

I noticed that you devoted 18 column-inches to cover the death penalty in Maryland (CR/May 29) but buried Senator Kennedy’s support for abortion in the last three quarters of a column-inch of an article praising the senator. Assuming all life is equal, I compared the total number of executions in the United States since 1977...
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