This is the last in a seven-part series on the Mass. The Communion procession is over, the remaining Eucharist is reserved in the tabernacle, the vessels are put away and the Communion music is finished. What next?Read More
After nearly five years working as an assistant to Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski in the office of the eastern vicar, Sister Constance “Connie” Gilder, S.S.J., is taking on a new role as Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien’s delegate to religious.Read More
A funeral mass for Father Ralph Ransom Jr., S.S.J, was offered June 12 at St. Joseph Manor, Baltimore. Father Ransom, who was 76, spent most of his priestly life in southeast Texas, but began it as associate pastor of St. Peter Claver in Baltimore. He died June 7 at St. Joseph Manor.Read More
Even before the first Family Fun Day was over, William Fleming was planning the next one. The coordinator of catechesis for persons with developmental disabilities for the Archdiocese of Baltimore was so pleased with the turnout of more than 80 people at the Monsignor O’Dwyer Retreat House, Sparks, he knew he and volunteer Debbi Dempsay,...Read More
VATICAN CITY – This summer’s once-a-decade Lambeth Conference marks a potentially defining moment for the worldwide Anglican Communion and a time of reckoning for ecumenical dialogue.Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Jennifer Munoz had a job interview recently, but couldn’t keep the appointment because she didn’t have the money to put gas in her car. Instead, she bought a gallon of milk and food for her two young children.Read More
NEW YORK – At first blush, the scene seemed typical. In one of Manhattan’s trendiest neighborhoods, models strutted down the aisle amid flashing bulbs, pulsating music and a Chardonnay-sipping crowd. The designer promoting this fashion line was clad in New York-requisite black.Read More
After nearly five years working as an assistant to Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski in the office of the eastern vicar, Sister Constance “Connie” Gilder, S.S.J., is taking on a new role as Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien’s delegate to religious.Read More
St. Bernadine, Baltimore, isn’t afraid of change. It embraces it Throughout its existence, the now-predominantly African-American church has come to be known as the flexible backbone of the Edmondson Village community.Read More
A funeral Mass for Sister Mary Anne O’Connor, S.S.N.D., was offered June 12 in the chapel at Villa Notre Dame in Wilton, Conn. Sister Mary Anne died June 7; she was 89.Read More
LONDON – A proposed law to regulate religion in Kazakhstan could force the expulsion of Catholic missionaries and the closure of churches, a Catholic archbishop said.Read More
WASHINGTON – The majority of citizens of Myanmar are Buddhist, but that’s not stopping Catholics and Muslims in Miami from trying to help them.Read More