While young Dennis Tinder was in the fourth grade and his family lived in West Virginia, his father became a Catholic and befriended an Irish priest.Read More

Parish and school leaders were told Oct. 27 and 28 by Monsignor Robert L. Hartnett that the Archdiocese of Baltimore would be announcing school consolidations in March 2010.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

WASHINGTON – Two months after hosting Pope Benedict XVI at the White House, President George W. Bush and first lady Laura President Bush will visit the Vatican during a June 9-16 European trip, the White House announced May 20.Read More

As Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien prepared to bless Catholic Charities’ Esperanza Center in Fells Point May 20, he described it as “one of the many jewels” he has inherited as Baltimore’s archbishop.Read More

Father Jesse Bolger, associate pastor of St. Margaret in Bel Air, and Deacon Bob Herzog will offer a men’s retreat on Oct. 31 to those struggling with alcoholism. This men’s retreat will begin with morning Mass at 8:30 a.m. in the St. Margaret Parish Chapel, 141 Hickory Ave., Bel Air, MD 21014.Read More

The Baltimore City Council is apparently very concerned about full disclosure by health care providers. A bill has been introduced aimed at one particular category of health facilities: nonprofit pro-life pregnancy counseling centers. The stated goal is to provide accurate information for women who approach a clinic, intending to visit an abortion clinic or seeking...Read More

Pope Benedict XVI, at the request of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, has dismissed Jerome “Jeff” Toohey from the clerical state.Read More