Something quite remarkable happened recently: Cardinal William Wakefield Baum – emeritus Archbishop of Washington, emeritus Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, emeritus Major Penitentiary of the Catholic Church – passed the late Cardinal James Gibbons of Baltimore (who died March 24, 1921) to become the longest-serving American cardinal in history. It’s an astonishing record...Read More

WASHINGTON – Catholic Charities agencies across the country are finding that the nation’s growing unemployment rate is one more factor in their efforts to provide food, clothing and shelter to those in need.Read More

ANNAPOLIS – A bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Maryland is effectively dead for the current legislative session, after Del. Joseph Vallario of Prince George’s County asked that it be recommitted to the House of Delegates Judiciary Committee March 11. The move came at the end of a passionate and lengthy debate on the floor of...Read More

The first principle in public funding of scientific research is to fund ethical proposals. The second is to fund the most promising proposals. Two years ago, Maryland abandoned both.Read More

Growing up in New York, Redemptorist Father John Murray loved marching with his father in the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Now that he uses a wheelchair, Father Murray is about to promote the Saint of Ireland in a way that may prove more powerful than anything he could have done on foot in a...Read More

BALTIMORE – To fill a gap in existing prayer books, the U.S. bishops Nov. 11 overwhelmingly approved a liturgical service in English and Spanish for blessing children in the womb.Read More

Juan Pablo Perulta, 22, of St. Clement I parish in Lansdowne, arrived at the 32nd annual Social Ministry Convocation at Baltimore’s Seton Keough High School with hope.Read More

“Look at that accomplishment. When you face the Lord, that’s the kind of thing you want to talk about.”Read More