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Maryknoll Bishop James E. Walsh, who spent 12 years in Communist Chinese prison, was honored during a special Mass of thanksgiving at New York's St. Patrick Cathedral. Taking part in the concelebrated Mass were, front row, left to right: Archbishop Luigi Raimondi, Apostolic Delegante to the U.S.; Father Robert I. Gannon, S.J., president-emeritus of Fordham University; Terence Cardinal Cooke of New York; Bishop Walsh; John Cardinal Deardon of Detroit, president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops; and Father John McCormack, superior general of Maryknoll. Religion News Service file photo