VATICAN CITY – Recent Vatican communications controversies have shown that in the Internet age the church cannot avoid debate and in fact must be prepared to explain its teachings more convincingly through new media, the Vatican’s spokesman said.Read More
The Archdiocese of Baltimore has developed a policy to provide the proper canonical oversight for the sale or lease of former or current Catholic school buildings so that usage does not hinder the growth of other Catholic schools.Read More
Father Eugene Nickol has resigned as pastor of Our Lady of the Fields in Millersville, according to a statement from the Archdiocese of Baltimore.Read More
I felt compelled to respond to a letter-writer’s claim (CR, May 14) that “it seems like for Catholics, the only lives that matter are the ones of the unborn babies.” The writer cited President Bush’s support for capital punishment and for “starting the war in Iraq.”Read More
This past Saturday, approximately 1,100 people came together at the Baltimore Convention Center to raise money for tuition assistance for the children of our Catholic schools. If those who attended the third annual Archdiocese of Baltimore Gala were as impressed by the program as I was, they left the event with far more than they...Read More
NEW ORLEANS – The rampant piracy in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia’s coast has its roots in the encroachment into fishing zones by large fishing vessels from other countries, but that does not excuse the escalating violence launched by pirates against oceangoing vessels, said a priest who has a ministry to seafarers.Read More
SEVERN – Things didn't start off very well for the Men in Black. At the tip-off of an Oct. 22 basketball game pitting the team of seminarians and priests against Anne Arundel County youths from eight parishes, the black-clad players learned immediately that their younger opponents meant business.Read More
The spirit of service was reinforced during the 2005-06 year through the example of Julie Billiart, the foundress of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.Read More
I’m a Catholic and I believe that abortion is a horrible crime, but I have to agree with our critics, who say that when it comes to the sacredness of life, it seems that for Catholics, the only lives that matter are the ones of the unborn babies.Read More
Mark Viviano jumped into a rental car outside a St. Louis airport May 28 and sped toward the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Jefferson City, 90 minutes away.Read More