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Concerned that Baltimore women in crisis pregnancies aren’t receiving the help they need to carry their unborn babies to term, several regional prolife groups have joined forces to establish “Pro-Life Initiative Baltimore.”

As a chaplain for the Baltimore City Fire Department, Father Ross M. Syracuse, O.F.M. Conv., has seen firsthand the deadly results of fires in city homes.

In honor of the 60th anniversary of their parish, the folks at St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Pasadena, traveled far from their church – to Mississippi to rebuild homes damaged by hurricane Katrina.

Yellow leaves are a familiar October sight, and so, too, are the yellow aprons worn by the Knights of Columbus during their annual Tootsie Roll fundraiser.

When the second collection basket is passed to parishioners in churches throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore Oct. 22-23, they will be contributing to the Mission Sunday worldwide evangelization efforts.

Thank you for the generous response to my request for support to our Service Members in Iraq. I must admit that I am overwhelmed with the response – it’s very touching to see 20 or more care packages arriving in my office weekly. This support of our Service Members is a great sign of your respect for their service, efforts and sacrifice. I want you to know that everything sent is appreciated. It makes all the difference in the world to them!

SAN DIEGO – San Diego Bishop Robert H. Brom has asked his priests to give up a month’s salary to help pay the diocese’s multimillion dollar settlement with victims of clergy sexual abuse. In an Oct. 2 memo to p

HONG KONG – Bishop John Baptist Liang Xisheng of Kaifeng died Sept. 23 of a brain embolism, the Asian church news agency UCA News reported Oct. 12. He was 84.