BOGOTA, Colombia – About 15 hooded supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez invaded the offices of the Archdiocese of Caracas, Venezuela, and held a news conference criticizing government opponents, including the church.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Catholics and Muslims must learn more about each other’s religions if they want to get along better, said the Vatican ambassador in Egypt and former president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.Read More
Several local educators received national recognition for their effective ministries when they were presented with awards at the National Catholic Educational Association convention, held in Baltimore April 10-13.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Vatican officials met with Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, Prince Saud Al Faisal, to discuss ideas that came out of a major interreligious meeting in Spain last year.Read More
HAVANA – At a meeting with Cuban bishops and an open-air Mass, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican secretary of state and the highest-ranking Catholic Church representative to visit Cuba in the past 10 years, said he hoped his visit would help advance church-state relations.Read More
Father Roland J. Faley, T.O.R., former Minister General of the Franciscans of the Third Order Regular and author of "Footprints on the Mountain," will speak on the life of St. Elizabeth of Hungary during Masses on April 14 at 4 p.m. and April 15 at 10 a.m. at St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Highlandtown.Read More
Q. I live in a senior independent living apartment. I am blessed to have good health, but my 78-year-old sister lives at home with her husband. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease two years ago. My brother-in-law is taking good care of her, but he is worried about her safety due to her memory loss...Read More
One year after the announcement that Our Lady Queen of Peace School, Middle River, would close, the classrooms are full – of preschoolers and infants.Read More
A new ordinariate – functionally similar to a diocese – will be created Jan. 1 to bring Anglicans into the U.S. Catholic Church, announced Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl during the annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Nov. 15.Read More
Saying that Baltimore City was crucial to the survival of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien launched an anti-violence initiative with other local faith leaders May 27 at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Roland Park. .Read More
VATICAN CITY – In a new set of rules encouraged by Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican is requiring dioceses to be more meticulous and objective when they prepare local sainthood causes.Read More