ANNAPOLIS – Although he said he understands concerns raised by the Catholic Church that House Bill 858 could devastate parishes, schools and church outreach ministries, one of the cosponsors of a state bill lifting the statute of limitations on child sex abuse civil cases still favors it because he is a “believer in victims’ rights,”...Read More
VATICAN CITY – Americans will soon have their first close-up encounter with Pope Benedict XVI, a figure who, in the minds of many, is still coming into focus. Some view him as a vigilant pastor, one who has used virtually every medium possible – books and speeches, sermons and encyclicals – to guide Catholics back...Read More
WASHINGTON – Sally Quinn, a Washington Post journalist who founded and moderates “On Faith,” a Post website on religion, said she learned years ago that in Washington social circles, people don’t discuss religion. They are “stealth religious.”Read More
When Monsignor Robert L. Hartnett arrived at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Essex 12 years ago, the neighborhood parish was trying to hold together a surrounding community undergoing great change.Read More
BOGOTA, Colombia – Colombia’s largest Marxist guerrilla group said it would not accept the Catholic Church as a mediator in its armed conflict with the government. Raul Reyes, spokesman for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, told the Cuban news agency Prensa Latina Feb. 14 that the Catholic Church was not acting impartially.Read More
Dwayne Thomas’ life is a story of promise fulfilled, with the Loyola Blakefield senior using the Towson school’s motto, “Men for Others,” as a guiding principle.Read More
HUNTINGTON, Ind. – Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops’ overseas aid and development agency, is requiring its foreign partners to give “complete and accurate” information on condoms in all HIV/AIDS programs.Read More
VATICAN CITY – A year after Pope Benedict XVI opened the way to wider use of the Tridentine Mass, implementation of the papal directive is drawing mixed reviews from its target audience.Read More