While young Dennis Tinder was in the fourth grade and his family lived in West Virginia, his father became a Catholic and befriended an Irish priest.Read More
VATICAN CITY – The relative ease with which groups of Anglicans can be welcomed into full communion with the Roman Catholic Church owes much to the unique history of the Anglican Communion.Read More
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court’s decision not to continue a stay on the release to newspapers of Diocese of Bridgeport documents in settled sexual abuse cases doesn’t quite close the door on the issue.Read More
WASHINGTON – Two months after hosting Pope Benedict XVI at the White House, President George W. Bush and first lady Laura President Bush will visit the Vatican during a June 9-16 European trip, the White House announced May 20.Read More
New Year’s may typically be a time for fresh starts and new goals, but when it comes to leading a more healthful lifestyle, there’s no time like the present.Read More
As Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien prepared to bless Catholic Charities’ Esperanza Center in Fells Point May 20, he described it as “one of the many jewels” he has inherited as Baltimore’s archbishop.Read More
WASHINGTON – Long-term development and humanitarian assistance, protecting civilians and dealing with the root causes of terrorism should be among the guiding principles of how the United States deals with problems in Afghanistan and Pakistan, said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace.Read More
When then Minneapolis Fire Chief James Clack arrived on the scene of last year’s I-35W bridge collapse, he had a hard time believing it was real.Read More
Three high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore received their re-accreditation from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Secondary Schools in 2009.Read More
Many in the Archdiocese are probably aware of our Priests’ Council, with whom I meet several times during the year. Consisting of 35 members representing various age groups, geographic locations, ministries, and religious and diocesan priests, this Council is both mandated by canon law and an invaluable assistance to me.Read More