In a June 10 gathering of Catholic Center employees, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien announced the formation of an archbishop’s council that will provide guidance on setting a course for the future of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.Read More

A Native American proverb says, “We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” As we approach the 40th anniversary of Earth Day next week, those are wise words.Read More

This year’s holy season of Lent offered us a chance to journey on an Inter-Church Spiritual and Cultural Lenten Pilgrimage. Our four sacred journey stops were St. Matthew, St. Ann, St. Edward and New All Saints. The spiritual part of our journey began with praying the Stations of the Cross. Each sacred place offered a...Read More

In the quaint fenced courtyard at the entrance to the friary at St. Casimir in Canton, the sweet chirping of birds can be heard, seemingly from the surrounding trees.Read More

The memory of Saturday, June 26, 2004 will be with me forever as a special day. It was the day of my priestly ordination at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. I remember promising respect and obedience to Cardinal Keeler and his successors as Archbishop of Baltimore. I remember my hands being anointed with sacred...Read More

WASHINGTON – Leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voiced concern for victims of clergy sexual abuse while offering praise for Pope Benedict XVI’s long-standing leadership in dealing with abuse cases.Read More

MEXICO CITY – A spokesman for the Diocese of Ciudad Juarez welcomed plans by the Mexican and U.S. governments to focus more on social and economic problems in Mexico, instead of just military and law enforcement crackdowns on the rampant violence attributed to narcotics-trafficking cartels.Read More

LANSING, Mich. – An official of the Michigan Catholic Conference called on Gov. Jennifer Granholm to sign legislation banning partial-birth abortion, saying the state legislation “mirrors the constitutionally sound federal ban.”Read More