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WASHINGTON – Sister Carol Keehan, president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association, said July 13 she thinks “this nation is so fortunate to have Regina (Benjamin) as surgeon general.”

Towson Catholic leaves a legacy of caring

Towson Catholic’s motto in recent years says a lot about its history and legacy: “A small school making a big difference.”

Knights take Silver Rose program through state

The Knights of Columbus of Maryland is participating in a North American effort paying special tribute to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas, through the Silver Rose Program.

Knights install new state deputy

Richard V. Siejack was installed as state deputy of the Maryland State Council Knights of Columbus during a June 20 Mass at St. John the Evangelist in Hydes.

Bishop Newman celebrates 25 years as a spiritual shepherd

Archbishop William D. Borders wanted a word with then-Monsignor William C. Newman, rector of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.

Pope, Canadian prime minister discuss respect for life, economics

VATICAN CITY – When Pope Benedict XVI and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper met at the Vatican July 11, their discussions included protecting human life and the traditional family in Canada as well as development and peace abroad.

Spokesman says pope wants honest dialogue with Obama on life issues

VATICAN CITY – When Pope Benedict XVI gave President Barack Obama a Vatican document on bioethics, he was trying to be clear with him about church teaching and open a path to further dialogue, the Vatican spokesman said.

White House official says Obama gave pope letter from Kennedy

VATICAN CITY – U.S. President Barack Obama, meeting with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican July 10, gave the pope a personal letter from Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., who was diagnosed more than a year ago with brain cancer.

NIH received varied responses, some poignant, on stem-cell draft

WASHINGTON – Although many of the more than 49,000 comments received by the National Institutes of Health on their draft guidelines for embryonic stem-cell research are repetitive, some offer a poignant glimpse into the lives of Americans who don’t want to see embryos destroyed in an effort to cure diseases.

Will Pope Benedict’s encyclical take root? Only time will tell

WASHINGTON – Now that Pope Benedict XVI’s long-awaited social encyclical, “Caritas in Veritate” (“Charity in Truth”), has been released, a key question arises: Will the pope’s call to reform economic and social systems so they encompass broader moral values while focusing on human development be taken seriously by the world’s decision-makers?

Effort to restore Mexico City policy with amendment to aid bill fails

WASHINGTON – A U.S. House committee’s refusal to let an amendment on restoring the Mexico City policy go to the floor of the chamber eliminated a chance for debate on “an issue of serious concern to many Americans,” said a Republican congressman from Arizona.

Melanson’s pro-life legacy lives on