The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a holy day of obligation, will be celebrated Aug. 15.Read More

Monday morning newscasts July 29 didn’t talk much about the 3 million who attended Mass July 28 on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Read More

Across Europe, legions of workers have fled the city for holiday. Many are cooling off in the Alps or on a Mediterranean beach; some are adding to the traffic at Yellowstone National Park. Rome, Paris and Madrid, meanwhile, are awash with American tourists, absorbing culture and calories.Read More

As the summer heats up, here are some snippets and short thoughts:Read More

Call it divine intervention or the work of the Holy Spirit.Read More

Myoshi Smith, a parishioner of Immaculate Conception in Baltimore, was among those who traveled to World Youth Day.Read More

Mark Mangus thought he saw trash in the middle of the parking lot of the former parish school of Church of the Ascension.Read More

I wouldn’t say the Feast of St. Ignatius is as big as Christmas at Loyola University Maryland, where I work, but three of the Jesuits said a special Mass followed by a low-key party.Because today was a day with unexpected twists and turns, I ended up taking Leo with meRead More