WASHINGTON – Religion has had its role to play in the mass rallies in Egypt protesting the oppressive regime of President Hosni Mubarak, according to the head of the Arab American Institute.Read More
Across the Archdiocese of Baltimore, parishes will mark All Saints’ Day Nov. 1 and Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day), Nov. 2.Read More
One in two American women will suffer a fracture caused by osteoporosis, but men need to be worrying, too. One out of every four men older than 50 will suffer an osteoporosis-related fracture, but unlike women, men aren’t as aware of the disease and don’t take steps to prevent it.Read More
Interim superintendent Barbara Edmondson announced Jan. 28 that the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Department of Catholic Schools has developed a criteria and a process for designating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) schools.Read More
WASHINGTON – A survey on the political opinions of young Catholic voters shows that their views are similar to those of their peers on many issues in this year’s election, including abortion and same-sex marriage.Read More
Approximately 715 catechumens and candidates will enter the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Baltimore at the Easter Vigil. The men, women and children of all ages took their next big step on that journey Feb. 10 as they were presented to the bishops of Baltimore during the Rite of Election.Read More
MEXICO CITY – Retired Bishop Samuel Ruiz Garcia, known as the champion of the poor and indigenous in southern Mexico, died Jan. 24 of complications from long-standing illnesses. He was 86.Read More
After two years work and a trans-Atlantic crossing from Italy, a long-awaited 7-foot bronze statue of Pope John Paul II now stands near a bustling corner of Charles Street in downtown Baltimore.Read More
Sister Mary Ferdinand Tunis, R.S.M., celebrated 70 years as a nun and 88 years as a parishioner of St. Cecilia, Baltimore, on Dec. 23. “I can’t do too much with the parish but be their senior member,” she said with a chuckle.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI called on people to strengthen their commitment to the common good during difficult times and not be tempted to fear that law enforcement is incapable of protecting society.Read More
Sister Maria del Fiat Miola was studying abroad in Italy during her junior year at Columbia University when she encountered a group of women at St. Peter’s Square who would change her life.Read More
VATICAN CITY – A Vatican cardinal defended Pope Benedict XVI’s reformulation of a prayer for the conversion of Jews and said he hopes it will not become an obstacle in Catholic-Jewish dialogue.Read More