WASHINGTON – Reported cases of child sexual abuse in U.S. dioceses and religious institutes declined between the 2008 and 2009 audits to evaluate how church institutions are complying with the U.S. bishops’ 2002 “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.”Read More
VATICAN CITY – At the Vatican, the Year for Priests is being marked with serious academic conferences and solemn liturgies, leading up to a huge gathering of priests from around the world in June.Read More
DUBLIN, Ireland – Cardinal Sean Brady of Armagh, Northern Ireland, apologized during a St. Patrick Day homily for his role in the case of a priest accused of sexual abuse.Read More
MEXICO CITY – Simon Bolivar, known as the Liberator of the Americas, dreamed of a united Latin America, stretching from the Northern Mexico to Tierra del Fuego. He is credited with winning independence of at least five South American countries in the early 1800s. And he remains revered in those countries and much of Latin...Read More
The Cardinal Gibbons School is among those being consolidated by the Archdiocese of Baltimore, according to the school’s Web site and a member of the school’s Board of Trustees.Read More
Citizens from across the state will show their support for the sanctity of life March 8, during the 31st annual Maryland March for Life in Annapolis.Read More
WASHINGTON – If the United States is to engage the world in a more effective and meaningful way, it must broaden its view of the role of religion in other countries beyond terrorism and counterterrorism strategies, a new report concluded.Read More
Jim Paquette needed little time to mention the priorities he will espouse at Loyola University Maryland, where he will become assistant vice president and director of athletics April 1.Read More