BALTIMORE – Pope Benedict XVI will visit Washington and New York April 15-20. Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States, confirmed the dates of the papal trip and announced the pope’s itinerary in remarks Nov. 12 at the beginning of the annual fall meeting of the U.S. bishops in Baltimore.Read More

After death penalty abolitionists were stymied in their recent bid to ban the death penalty in Maryland, Catholic bishops of Maryland joined dozens of religious leaders throughout the state in signing an April 5 letter urging lawmakers to pass a ban next legislative session. Gov. Martin J. O’Malley had promised to sign a bill that...Read More

BOSTON – Father David Ajemian, a Boston Catholic priest arrested on charges of stalking late-night NBC talk-show host Conan O’Brien, has been put on leave by the Boston Archdiocese and “is no longer able to exercise public ministry.”Read More

The Archdiocese of Baltimore has begun offering a new benefit for employees and their dependents that will provide help addressing personal issues like problems with relationships, stress, anxiety, depression and substance abuse. Launched on Nov. 1, the "Employee Assistance Program" (EAP) is run through ComPsych Guidance Resources and provides no-cost confidential assistance.Read More

A shortage of religious and clergy means that lay ecclesial ministers assume more duties in parishes, running religious education programs, designing youth programs and serving as pastoral associates.Read More

As a religion and science teacher for the sixth, seventh and eighth grades at Our Lady of Grace School in Parkton, Addison Beck knows that she is challenged with forming young people at an important age.Read More

As Americans gather around dining room tables this November to celebrate the feast of Thanksgiving, more than 37 million people across the United States will be living in poverty.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Vatican officials are at an advanced stage in studying the possibility of a papal trip to Mexico and Cuba in the spring of 2012, the Vatican spokesman said.Read More