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From the walls of Bon Secours Hospital, Sister Mary Magdalen Condry’s picture admonishes visitors to be quiet and not disturb the sick.

After an immigration reform bill stalled in Congress in June, experts predict that it may take another two years before any meaningful attempts at fixing the situation will see the light of day.

Ukrainian Catholic bishops focused on evangelization, priestly formation and youth ministry during their worldwide synod, said the major archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.

Wielding a pair of oversized scissors, a smiling Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien snipped a golden dedication ribbon with one decisive cut Oct. 7 – officially dedicating a brand-new $3.6 million parish center at Holy Family Catholic Community in Middletown and marking the first of what is likely to be many dedication ceremonies as Baltimore’s 15th archbishop.

The fire that destroyed Our Lady’s Center in Ellicott City in 2001 obviously didn’t touch the heart of the popular spiritual center and gift shop.

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien’s one-week anniversary as leader of the Archdiocese of Baltimore set off on a positive note Oct. 8, as the Catholic Family Foundation announced it was distributing $1 million for local Catholic endeavors, the largest contribution in its nine-year history.

Providing homes for unwed mothers is a necessary outreach for the pro-life movement, said Father Stefan Starzynski, a priest of the Arlington Diocese who has started two homes for unwed mothers.