Catholic Daughters of the Americas, St. John the Evangelist Court 2350, recently hosted a welcome luncheon for Father Joe Mndambo of the St. Philomena Mission Church in Clarendon, Jamaica, West Indies – a sister parish of St. John’s.Read More
As a seminarian in the 1960s, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien was considered serious, yet jocular, and fellow classmates wouldn’t have necessarily picked him out as the cleric in their class to become one of the most respected U.S. Catholic leaders.Read More
WASHINGTON – The publication of a recent booklet about a “Catholic approach” to same-sex marriage by New Ways Ministry prompted the chairmen of two bishops’ committees to reaffirm a year-old statement that the organization cannot be considered a Catholic group.Read More
By the dawn’s early light on Nov. 5, two distinct Americas hove into view. The two Americas are not defined by conventional economic, ethnic or religious categories; it’s not rich America vs. poor America, black America vs. white America, or Catholic America vs. Protestant America. No, what this year’s election cycle clarified decisively is that...Read More
LIMA, Peru – A team of U.S. and Peruvian researchers was investigating glaciers in the remote Andes Mountains of central Peru when a two-day general strike in the region was called to protest government economic policies.Read More
PHILADELPHIA – A March 14 preliminary hearing for three priests, a former priest and a male former lay teacher was recessed until March 25 by presiding Common Pleas Judge Renee Cardwell Hughes.Read More
As more than 50 young adults sipped brew and munched on appetizers at O’Lordan’s Irish Pub and Restaurant in Westminster, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien urged them to follow Christ in all they do.Read More
Having spent her entire 26-year teaching career at Father Kolbe School in Canton, Melanie Conley said she is very familiar with the community and its needs as she begins a new role as interim principal.Read More
ANNAPOLIS – Planned Parenthood almost seemed like a permanent fixture in the Minnesota community where Baltimore Raven Matt Birk grew up. Located just two miles from his home in St. Paul, the abortion clinic operated for three straight decades.Read More
As part of a women’s novels study, Notre Dame Preparatory School, Towson, hosted eight Rosie the Riveters Nov. 5 who took turns speaking to students about their work experiences during World War II.Read More
Although his 40-year career spanned the globe and taught this priest four languages, Monsignor John L. FitzGerald is back in his native town of Baltimore doing what he knows best: ministering to seafarers. As a child, he attended St. Mark, Catonsville. Once ordained, he was assigned first to St. Matthew, Northwood, then St. Peter the...Read More
VATICAN CITY – In his new volume on “Jesus of Nazareth,” Pope Benedict XVI presents the passion and resurrection of Christ as history-changing events that answer humanity’s unceasing need to be reconciled with God.Read More