As Barbara Anderson prepares to begin her new role as pastoral life director of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Thurmont, and St. Anthony Shrine, Emmitsburg, the 51-year-old director of religious education said she is “honored and humbled to be asked to take on the responsibility” of leading the twinned Frederick County parishes.Read More
VATICAN CITY – A secret ingredient to good communication is listening, and interactive technologies are making that so much easier to do, said a Vatican official.Read More
Cub Scout Pack 883, chartered to St. Joseph, Sykesville, held its annual Halloween party and pack meeting Oct. 24 where Cub Scouts received awards they earned for October. The boys participated in a Halloween costume contest and Halloween-themed games, including a Twinkie-eating contest in which the Scouts ate the cakes smothered with whipped cream, sprinkles,...Read More
VATICAN CITY – Despite a serious drop in the value of the U.S. dollar, the Vatican’s 2006 budget closed with a surplus of more than $3.2 million, said Cardinal Sergio Sebastiani, head of the Vatican’s general accounting office.Read More
Already the mother of a 3-year-old son, Denise Crowe didn’t think she could afford another child when she was suddenly faced with an unplanned pregnancy. Fearing that her unborn baby would have the same developmental disabilities as her son, the 21-year-old Baltimore woman turned to a Severna Park abortion clinic.Read More
WASHINGTON – The U.S. electorate appears to have focused more on the struggling economy than social issues as they selected governors and members of Congress, with Democrats making gains throughout the country.Read More
On June 28, representatives from nine Southwest Baltimore businesses announced the expansion of a community partnership, Caton Corners, which was founded in 2004. Caton Corners will now include five local businesses to work together to improve the working and personal lives of the residents who live in the neighborhoods of Southwest Baltimore.Read More
The two new vicariates in the Archdiocese of Baltimore have been named after St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and St. John Neumann, the archdiocese announced.Read More
WASHINGTON – Calling the failure to provide health insurance for every child in the nation “a glaring moral failure,” the president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association said President George W. Bush’s opposition to the expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program was “profoundly” disappointing.Read More
WASHINGTON – A man who worked at the Salesian mission where a young Polish missionary priest was found murdered was arrested in connection with the death.Read More
For the second time, St. Pius X School, Baltimore, received the School of the Year Award from the Maryland Center for Character Education for the school’s Character Education program. This program promotes values and ideals to help students achieve their fullest potential and future success and to become better Christians and citizens in today's challenging...Read More