Cyprian Lamar Rowe, a social justice activist and leading figure in the African-American Catholic community, died Nov. 25 at Gilchrist Hospice Care Center in Towson, after a long illness. He was 74. His funeral Mass will be Dec. 6 at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Baltimore. Mr. Rowe is pictured in a 2008 file photo in Washington. (CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec)

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