News

The Squirrel Next Door

This week in art class, we created reverse animal portraits with white gouache on black board.  Patrick painted his favorite animal, and I painted Collin’s.    Everyone has a favorite animal.  Mine has been the polar bear for nearly twenty years, when I saw one maneuver through an enormous tank
Read More

Local Latinos find hope in first South American pope

Sarah Rodriguez moved from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to the United States in 1953, but has followed the work of a certain cardinal in her home diocese.
Read More

Catholic high schools host Austrian students

Seven Catholic High students are hosting seven Austrian students March 8-18.
Read More

Stevenson president credits his Catholic roots

Stevenson president Kevin Manning credits his Catholic faith.
Read More

New pope inspired her faith, says Baltimorean who knew him in Argentina as teen

“They’re calling him ‘The Pope of Small Gestures,’ ” Agostina Turchetti whispered during Mass.
Read More

More black smoke on morning of conclave’s first full day

More black smoke poured from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel at 11:40 a.m. March 13.
Read More

What name might the new pope take?

UPDATED March 19We learned six days ago that Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio had been elected by his fellow cardinals as the 266th pope, and took the name Francis I.Though no pope had ever taken that name before, it was in my list as a possibility.It could signal, as I noted,
Read More

Author, missionary assisted local parishes for decades

Known for his writings on Scripture, Missionary of Africa Father Joseph G. Donders died March 7 in Heythuysen, Netherlands. He was 83.
Read More

Archbishop to address media, celebrate Mass

Archbishop William E. Lori will speak to media about the election of the new pope at 4:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, 5200 N. Charles Street, in the parish hall.
Read More

Archbishop Lori impressed by new pope’s concern for poor

Archbishop William E. Lori is impressed with Pope Francis' pastoral concern for the poor.
Read More

Archbishop Lori celebrates Mass hours after announcement of new pope

Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori celebrated a Mass at 5:30 p.m. March 13, welcoming the election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio.
Read More

Reading and getting ready for the conclave

Like most Catholic journalists, I’ve been doing as much reading as possible about the church and the papal transition since Pope Benedict XVI announced Feb. 11 he would renounce the papacy at the end of February. I’ve been through four papal transitions in my life (but only one while working for the Catholic press),
Read More
1 652 653 654 655 656 1,758
En español »