The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) has published draft regulations for sites performing surgical abortions that the Maryland Catholic Conference believes “will go a long way to protect the health and safety of women undergoing surgical abortions in Maryland.”Read More

There it is, in the middle of the word Scouts, the letter “u.” But the real “u” in Scouts is “you.” We are blessed that the vast majority of Scouting units (Cub Scout packs, Boy Scout troops, Venturing crews, Explorer posts and Varsity Scout teams) not only survive, but thrive for many years. Some are...Read More

WASHINGTON - The Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed “religious exemption” to the requirement that new or significantly altered health insurance plans cover contraceptives and sterilization for women is “so narrow as to exclude most Catholic social service agencies and health care providers,” according to the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life...Read More

“This is really going to happen.” That same thought ran through the minds of Gwen Walton-White, Lisa Russell, Sonia Bui and Gene Luong March 1, as they approached the altar at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.Read More

The following statement from Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien was released by the Archdiocese of Baltimore:Read More

VATICAN CITY – A group of Nigerian bishops expressed hope that Pope Benedict XVI’s first visit to Africa will spur the troubled continent on a path toward peace, justice and reconciliation.Read More

FREDERICK – Phillip O’Neill didn’t want to waste a second July 21. The parishioner of Holy Family in Middletown grabbed some gardening tools and announced, “Let’s get to work!”Read More

First through fourth-grade teachers at St. Thomas Aquinas School, Baltimore, were chosen as mentor teachers for College of Notre Dame of Maryland students in Baltimore for their 2009 Clinical Field Experience. Mary Cutter, Susan Smith, Madeline Coleman and Patti Latkowsky provided role modeling and guidance for college students Nicole Raymond, Katie Hauser, Maria Tannous and...Read More