YANGON, Myanmar – Bishops in Myanmar have called on Catholics to cut down on external celebrations of Advent and Christmas this year and focus on promoting peace and development.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
WASHINGTON – The genesis for a documentary on why people use religion and faith as justification for some of history’s most horrible acts came from one recent horrible act: the World Trade Center attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Dialogue is essential for religious leaders in the Holy Land, “a place full of memories sacred to our traditions,” but a place that each day faces challenges to living together in harmony, Pope Benedict XVI told religious leaders from Israel.Read More
Towson Catholic High School senior Brittani Perez carefully painted half the white masquerade mask in royal blue, paint specs spattered on her hands. The student’s mask was one of many to adorn a seven-foot Christmas tree which her art class entered in The Festival of the Trees competition over Thanksgiving weekend.Read More
Black Catholic History Month in the Archdiocese of Baltimore began with a Mass honoring the birthday of Josephite Father Charles Randolph Uncles, the first black Catholic priest ordained in America.Read More
It was with great sadness that I learned of the closing of St. Mary of the Assumption School in Govans (CR, May 21). My six children attended St. Mary’s and all graduated with a wonderful education that prepared them for high school and college. I want to express my deepest thanks to the wonderful clergy,...Read More
An alternative to traditional anterior cruciate ligament surgery is becoming more popular because it gives the knee more stability and uses a much smaller incision. The newer approach takes a tendon from a cadaver, which is called aligraft, and uses a double bundle of that tendon to repair the ACL.Read More
During weekend Masses Nov. 19-20, parishes across the Archdiocese of Baltimore will hold collections for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ effort to address the root causes of poverty by giving to groups working to eradicate economic strife.Read More
GUATEMALA CITY – Oblate Father Lawrence Rosebaugh, a U.S. priest with a long history of taking risks to aid the poor and marginalized, was killed in a highway robbery in Guatemala May 18.Read More