The majority of men who contact the Archdiocese of Baltimore for information about the priesthood do it through e-mail. So it made sense for the archdiocese to have a top-notch Web site to be more proactive in reaching out to future priests through the World Wide Web, according to Father Gerard Francik, vocations director.Read More
WASHINGTON – A tearful U.S. President George W. Bush presented the parents of Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Monsoor with a posthumous Medal of Honor for saving the lives of two Navy SEAL teammates by sacrificing his own in Ramadi, Iraq.Read More
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops April 8 announced the routes Pope Benedict XVI will take in his popemobile April 16 and 17 in Washington.Read More
HOUSTON – As the 23 bells of the campanile at the new Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston called forth the faithful for its Mass of dedication, the special choir gathered for the occasion sang “The Church’s One Foundation.”Read More
WASHINGTON – One group of teachers in New York Catholic schools voted to call off a two-day strike April 8 after a negotiating session with the Association of Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of New York.Read More
Some 275 people attended a “beautifully done” Mass April 4 at St. Ambrose, Baltimore, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., said Father Paul Zaborowski, O.F.M. Cap., pastor of St. Ambrose.Read More
As a child, Wesley Cianchette of Baldwin dealt with severe asthma, and a host of environmental components could trigger attacks that left him breathless.Read More
A funeral Mass for Brother Andrew DiNoto, F.S.C., was offered April 9 at St. Ursula, Parkville. Brother Andrew died April 5. He would have been 98 years old April 25.Read More
A couple of weeks ago I was pleased to join in honoring Judge Frank E. Cicone, Former Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Baltimore County, in a surprise celebration of his 50th anniversary of joining the Maryland Bar. I had known little of him except of the wide respect in which he has been...Read More
Leaders of the Maryland Catholic Conference made progress on a wide range of issues during this year’s Maryland General Assembly, but a reluctant legislature failed to give them a lot of what they hoped for.Read More
Pope Benedict XVI’s revised prayer for the Jews for use in the Tridentine-rite Good Friday liturgy does not indicate any form of stepping back from the teaching of the Second Vatican Council, the Vatican said.Read More