‘Luck’ – and Holy Spirit – help Glen Burnie parishioners take in papal Mass

Mike Feranec thought attending the papal Mass in Philadelphia would be a blessing for his wife, recently diagnosed with breast cancer.
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Gun regulation needed to prevent deaths, violence, panel says

There is a need for more regulation of firearms, a four-person panel asserted at St. Ignatius, but is there a will?
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Deacon Ray Britt remembered for gentleness, quiet wisdom

Retired Deacon Ray Britt was remembered as a “Southern gentleman.”
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Glen Burnie native who will join Little Sisters of the Poor meets pope

“When he was finally in the room with us, I felt like time stopped for a minute,” said Angela Conti, remembering the pope’s visit.
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‘Sing once, pray twice’: In Philadelphia, St. Joseph Hispanic community enjoys the journey

Some Maryland Catholics who went to the papal Mass Sept. 27 couldn't get through security, but they soaked up the experience just the same.
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Hundreds at Baltimore Cathedral join Philadelphia Mass with remote broadcast

Pope Francis may have been in Philadelphia, but that did not deter more than 400 watching from the lawn of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen.
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Pope says he left U.S. praying for, impressed by its people

As a plane carried Pope Francis back to Rome from his U.S. visit, he said he pictured the faces of all the people he met, and he prayed for them.
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At Festival of Families, Baltimore attendees inspired by Pope Francis’ embrace of family life

Seeing Pope Francis was a moment to cherish for the Gould family - and for other Baltimore attendees of the Festival of Families.
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Watching the Pope’s Mass in Philadelphia from the comfort of our domestic church

We don’t tend to watch much TV. You’re probably thinking that’s because we’re all reading War and Peace or reciting Robert Louis Stevenson poems. Actually, it’s because if the TV is on, it’s usually Netflix.But a Papal Mass on a Sunday afternoon? That’s the perfect chance for a family to
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Stand up for Francis

“What’s so special about the pope?” was a question posed on Facebook by one of my former students, who is now in her early twenties. “I don’t know who he is, but I don’t want my roads to be shut down. Kids shouldn’t be missing school for this,” said a
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Embedded in the Children’s Crusade

Riding shotgun in the Baltimore Popemobile as it arrived at the Mirenda Center on the campus of Neumann University Thursday night, I leaned out the window, put my finger to my lips and made a cartoon sound to waiting college officials and media who didn’t know me from Adam.On cue,
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‘Let freedom ring!’ Respect for rights helps society, pope says

Not far from where the Liberty Bell is on display, Pope Francis urged the people of the United States to continue to "proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof."
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