Father Wayne G. Funk, the longtime pastor of St. John the Evangelist in Frederick who was known for his encouraging, pastoral presence, died Feb. 16 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. The 70-year-old priest had battled cancer for nearly five years.Read More

WASHINGTON – Leaders representing 59,000 women religious are questioning what they say is a lack of full disclosure about what is motivating the Vatican’s apostolic visitation that will study the contemporary practices of U.S. women’s religious orders.Read More

To equate the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment to be the prime supporter of the right to life (James E. Dickinson letter, CR, July 30) is unbelievable. The carnage in Baltimore City, the opposition of the proliferation of guns by every police department in the country and common sense refute this idea....Read More

When the priest applied ashes to Mercy Kinyanjui’s forehead Ash Wednesday at St. Matthew, Northwood, the act symbolized more than just the start of Lent.Read More

When parishioners in the Archdiocese of Baltimore drop donations in the basket for the second collection Feb. 16 and 17, their dollars will help Catholic Relief Services address humanitarian emergency needs – big and small, domestic and abroad.Read More

Collecting and recycling drink pouches, planting bay grasses and installing organic gardens are just some of the myriad activities Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore have engaged in as they “go green.”Read More

Your snarky cartoon (CR, July 30) was too mocking and misleading and unworthy of a Catholic newspaper. May the souls of the faithfully departed rest in peace. The newly proposed health care reform is scary, especially for the elderly. It mocks their rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Where are the watchdogs...Read More

VATICAN CITY – Lent is a time to return to God’s loving embrace and to remember that true happiness can only come from being a friend of Jesus, Pope Benedict XVI said.Read More