APARECIDA, Brazil – In calling for a “renewal and revitalization of faith” in Latin America and the Caribbean, Pope Benedict XVI warned against a revival of indigenous religions, said the church should work for justice but not become directly involved in politics, and criticized both Marxism and capitalism for their detachment from “the decisive reality...Read More
WASHINGTON – Despite a recent Pew Research Center survey that found a growing number of Americans – now 39 percent, up from 28 percent in 1978 – think marriage is becoming obsolete, family ministers across the country say they believe marriage remains a strong institution.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Choosing men and women from every part of the world and from a wide variety of professional spheres, Pope Benedict XVI nominated 32 voting members, 41 experts and 37 observers for the upcoming world Synod of Bishops.Read More
Colleen Guler of Catonsville was convinced by the Catholic Relief Services’ Jerusalem representative to lend her voice in support of U.S. involvement in the humanitarian crisis in the Holy Land, but she was admittedly an easy sell. As a social studies teacher at Catholic High School,Baltimore, Ms. Guler has involved herself in several worldwide causes...Read More
Of the 26 guns collected at St. Gregory the Great Parish during a gun turn-in day Nov. 20, there were “some very serious revolvers,” according to Monsignor Damien G. Nalepa, pastor of the West Baltimore parish.Read More
NEW ORLEANS – There are bad days – and then there are incredibly bad days. Cobble enough of those together, as Marine Maj. Gen. Douglas O’Dell did in August 2005, and the sobering result was “the worst month of my life,” a snapshot of death and despair that won’t ever depart from a steely-eyed military...Read More
St. Gregory the Great, Baltimore, parishioner Alenthia Epps may live in sleepy Woodstock, but gun violence has preyed on a member of her family and she is applauding her parish's efforts to rid city streets of firepower. The Sandtown-Winchester parish will be giving $50 rewards for each workable gun turned in between 11 a.m. and...Read More
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI and other church leaders said it was the moral responsibility of nations to guarantee access to health care for all of their citizens, regardless of social and economic status or their ability to pay.Read More
What a wonderful column on “Humanae Vitae” by Archbishop O’Brien (CR, Aug. 28). Praise God! It brought me to tears that finally someone has the courage to publicly proclaim and defend “Humanae Vitae.” In the 40 years since it was published in 1968, I have never heard it mentioned from a pulpit.Read More
Posting a phenomenal 15-1 record on the regular season, the Notre Dame Preparatory School, Towson, badminton team continues to shine. Back-to-back regular season champs, the Blazers, coached by Therese Maguire, are both aggressive on the court and focused on excellence as the program continues to grow at NDP. With 25 girls on the varsity and...Read More
A new tabernacle at St. Margaret, Bel Air, was dedicated Aug. 24 during a Mass celebrated by Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski, eastern vicar, and concelebrated by Monsignor G. Michael Schleupner, pastor, and Father Jesse L. Bolger, associate pastor.Read More