WASHINGTON – A spate of public appearances by the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, who until February was pastor of Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ, is drawing unprecedented attention to the black church as a whole, in addition to the specific congregation where Sen. Barack Obama is a member.Read More

WASHINGTON – Pope Benedict XVI’s recent U.S. visit has been credited with improving his image among Americans, sparking greater interest about him and spurring much-needed evangelization efforts in the country. But those benefits came with a price tag of at least $12.5 million and perhaps much more.Read More

A diverse group of more than 40 parishioners from St. Anthony of Padua/Most Precious Blood parishes in East Baltimore gathered April 26 to take part in Operation Faith Lift. Operation Faith Lift is an annual event sponsored by the archdiocese’s Office of African American Catholic Ministries, and is promoted as a neighborhood evangelical outreach effort...Read More

The annual collection to benefit seminarians in the Archdiocese of Baltimore will take place May 3-4 in parishes. This is the only collection throughout the year that supports the archdiocese’s effort to form and educate men to become priests. All proceeds directly support the educational costs related to seminary formation. Each seminarian is formed pastorally,...Read More

WASHINGTON – The Rev. Jim Wallis finds it unexpected and refreshing that the majority of “God talk” in this presidential election season has been among and about Democratic candidates and that the dialogue takes a broad view of what’s important to religiously motivated voters.Read More

VATICAN CITY – In a survey conducted in nine countries in anticipation of the October world Synod of Bishops on the Bible, 75 percent of U.S. residents interviewed said they read a Bible passage in the previous 12 months.Read More

The Archbishop Spalding High School boys’ tennis team, as successful as it is, has an interesting team makeup this season: a volleyball player, a receiver from the football team and a new coach from the United States Military Academy at West Point.Read More

The Cardinal Gibbons School, home of Babe Ruth, has been turning heads this season in the MIAA A Conference baseball league.Read More