ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Ethical and health concerns have long spurred Catholic and other pro-life activists to decry medical and scientific procedures involving the harvesting of women’s eggs.Read More

As summer vacation nears an end, parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore will observe the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Aug. 15.Read More

Kids will blog anyway – why not teach them how to blog correctly? So believes the Division of Catholic Schools in its major effort to stay ahead of technology, beginning with a strategic plan spearheaded in 2000.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed six new saints, including an Australian nun and a Canadian brother, calling them “shining examples” of holiness and the power of prayer.Read More

ROME – Julien Kenord, a Haitian Caritas worker, was shot and killed in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Caritas Internationalis reported.Read More

DENVER – The summary of faith contained in the Nicene Creed makes clear that “the Maker of heaven and earth is still in business” and values creation “for its own sake,” Sister Elizabeth A. Johnson told a gathering of leaders of men’s and women’s religious orders.Read More

From time to time, I will invite guest columnists to share their “Thoughts on our Church.” I am especially anxious to introduce members of our Archdiocesan staff, given the extraordinary expertise they offer me and all our Archdiocesan efforts. Harold (Hal) Smith has been Executive Director of Archdiocesan Catholic Charities since 1976 and has gained...Read More

It had become a back-breaking ritual.Read More