WASHINGTON – Members of the Survivors’ Network of those Abused by Priests are calling for Cardinal Bernard F. Law’s retirement and subsequent removal from eight Vatican congregations before the pope’s visit to the United States in April.Read More

Jesse Lawrence was a high school freshman when his sled went over a retaining wall that was several feet high. The impact crushed his foot, breaking numerous bones, said his mother, Sharon, and some bones were “dusted,” meaning they just weren’t there any more.Read More

Hundreds of Catholics from the Archdiocese of Baltimore will be among the more than 100,000 people expected to converge on Washington, D.C. for the 35th annual March for Life Jan. 22.Read More

As the congregations of St. Peter the Apostle, St. Martin and St. Jerome churches in West Baltimore prepare to unite as one in February, they will celebrate a final weekend Mass in their respective houses of worship Jan. 26 and 27.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI condemned the latest attacks on Christian churches in Iraq and urged a return to peaceful coexistence among the country’s diverse groups.Read More

VATICAN CITY – In an apparent rebuke to Rome government officials, Pope Benedict XVI criticized what he called “very serious degradation” in areas of the city and the surrounding region.Read More

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Catholic Conference is asking state lawmakers and Gov. Martin J. O’Malley to support the Pregnant Women Support Act, legislation that would partner the State of Maryland with non-profit organizations to help women in crisis pregnancies.Read More

A few years ago, the Greater Baltimore Center for Pregnancy Concerns (GBCPC) experienced such a crushing budget crunch it was forced to close its offices in Highlandtown and Dundalk.Read More