STE.-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRE, Quebec – Flanked by the bishops of Quebec, Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte of Montreal announced he was handing back his 1996 Order of Canada medal to protest that the same award was given to an abortion physician this summer.Read More

After six years of retirement in Florida, Dave and Phyllis Gemmell returned to Catonsville in 2002 to be closer to their children and grandchildren, and wound up as devoted volunteers for their adopted parish, St. Benedict in Baltimore. The couple says the community spirit in their parish is so strong, it inspires them to help...Read More

VATICAN CITY – By proclaiming a year dedicated to St. Paul, Pope Benedict XVI has brought attention to a figure who often has been off the church’s radar.Read More

Baltimore artist Paul DeRemigis Jr. will be signing his newest original painting, a rendering of the restored Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore, April 12.Read More

WASHINGTON – People of faith are being urged to “move their feet” to elevate poverty as a campaign issue in the final weeks leading to the November election.Read More

Pope Benedict XVI has recognized the exemplary ministry of three priests of the Archdiocese of Baltimore by conferring on them the honorary title of monsignor. Cardinal William H. Keeler made the surprise announcement during a March 22 dinner at his Charles Street residence with the new monsignors –Read More

There was a time when nearly every student’s eyes drifted to the classroom clock as they began to count the seconds to the final school bell of the day.Read More

As the mother of a son with a disability who attends religious education classes at St. John, Westminster, I was heartened to read about other children with disabilities who attend religious education classes in the archdiocese (CR, March 15). All of the teachers and aides should be recognized for their selfless volunteerism.Read More