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LOS ANGELES – In letters to all the presidential candidates sent Dec. 12, Los Angeles Cardinal Roger M. Mahony urged them to “show leadership on the issue of immigration” and to work to find a “humane and comprehensive solution to our broken immigration system.”

VATICAN CITY – When Catholics fulfill their right and duty to share their faith with others, they are not engaging in proselytism or showing contempt for the beliefs of others, said a new document from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

The Caring Ministry at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Crofton, just celebrated its fifth anniversary, and five is the magic number for the group of volunteers.

Mayor Sheila Dixon is among participants expected to attend the 15th Annual New Year’s Eve Interfaith Service at St. Ignatius Church in Baltimore Dec. 31.

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI expressed his concern over the recent violence aimed at Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino of Caracas, Venezuela.

WASHINGTON – The clergy sex abuse scandal continued to have a major financial impact on U.S. Catholic dioceses in 2007 as multimillion-dollar settlements were reached with abuse victims and dioceses funded their share by selling church property, reducing staff and, in at least one case, soliciting contributions from priests and lay Catholics.

It was just an empty field between the school and the church. Today, it’s the heart of the Our Lady of Hope/St. Luke Athletic Association, which in just three years has filled that field with flag football and soccer teams and built a concession stand.

The Archdiocese of Baltimore joined with the Catholic Church Extension Society to produce a spiral-bound 2008 calendar celebrating the 200th anniversary of the archdiocese.