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WASHINGTON – Roe v. Wade, the 35-year-old Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion virtually on demand, “will not stand,” Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia said in his homily at a Jan. 21 evening Mass that opened the annual National Prayer Vigil for Life.

Panelists assess ‘Kennedy moment’ and its impact

NEW YORK – Then-Sen. John F. Kennedy’s eloquent defense of the separation of church and state in a 1960 address successfully deflected suspicion that his presidency would be governed by his Catholic religion.

New vestments for St. John Neumann mark his feast day

PHILADELPHIA – St. John Neumann, Philadelphia’s fourth bishop who is enshrined in a glass casket under an altar at St. Peter the Apostle Church, was clad in a new set of vestments, just in time for his Jan. 5 feast day.

Orsulak a ‘natural talent’

Though his father is a former Baltimore Oriole, senior Joe Orsulak – a phenomenal middle-distance runner for Loyola Blakefield – knew running, not baseball, was for him.

New superior urges Jesuits to strengthen service to poor

ROME – Spanish-born Father Adolfo Nicolas, the newly elected superior general of the Jesuits, called on the more than 19,000 members of his order to strengthen their service to the poor and those excluded from the benefits of economic globalization.

Cuban Catholic leaders hope cardinal’s visit reinforces faith

HAVANA – A decade after Pope John Paul II’s historic trip to Cuba, church officials hope a Feb. 20-26 visit from the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, will reinforce the faith of the island’s Catholics.

Cardinal Foley calls trip to Holy Land inspiring, informative

VATICAN CITY – U.S. Cardinal John P. Foley said his first trip to the Holy Land as grand master of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher was “both inspiring and informative.”

Archdiocesan leaders ask for crime notification law

ANNAPOLIS – Leaders from the Archdiocese of Baltimore are urging state lawmakers to pass a bill requiring law enforcement agencies to notify nonpublic school superintendents or principals when one of their students is arrested for a serious crime.

Pocket-sized catechism makes learning about faith easy

If you want to learn your catechism without wading through the 802 pages of the Catechism of the Catholic Church – and that’s the paperback version – Brother Charles Madden, O.F.M. Conv., has the answer.

$1.2 million grant will help St. Vincent de Paul help homeless

St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore received a $1.2 million grant, allowing it to double the size of its Home Connections program that provides permanent housing to the chronically homeless in Baltimore City.

Archbishop sees Charities ‘cherish the divine within’

As Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien toured three Catholic Charities’ programs that care for children with severe emotional disturbances and developmentally disabled adults Jan. 16, he was thunderstruck by the motto “Cherish the Divine Within” written in one of the Timonium buildings.

St. Margaret pastor receives humanitarian award