When Pope Benedict XVI named Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien Pro-Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher Aug. 29, he ceased being archbishop of Baltimore the same day. But he’s not going anywhere soon, because the pope gave him the additional title and responsibilities of apostolic administrator of the archdiocese until his successor...Read More

ROME – While the Catholic Church recognizes the religious freedom of all believers and insists that Catholics be able to worship wherever they live, the Vatican does not have clear guidelines for applying the principle of reciprocity to relations with other religions, said the cardinal in charge of interreligious dialogue.Read More

In the March 16 issue of The Baltimore Sun, there was an article by Leonard Pitts Jr. about a new study – the American Religious Identification survey, conducted by researchers at Trinity College of Hartford, Conn. “The poll of more than 54,000 American adults found a sharp erosion in the number of people claiming religious...Read More

St. Patrick Church in Fells Point, the oldest parish in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, is closed indefinitely as a result of the Aug. 23 earthquake that shook the Mid-Atlantic Region.Read More

MADRID – Although he and his group were unable to get very close to welcome Pope Benedict XVI to World Youth Day, Erick Arellano, a senior airman with the U.S. Air Force, still felt the excitement of being among the thousands that packed the Spanish capital’s Plaza de Cibeles.Read More

YAOUNDE, Cameroon – Celebrating Mass with more than 40,000 Catholics in Cameroon, Pope Benedict XVI urged African families to reject the “tyranny of materialism” and other social changes that risk eroding the continent’s traditional values.Read More

YAOUNDE, Cameroon – Pope Benedict XVI’s declaration that distribution of condoms only increases the problem of AIDS is the latest and one of the strongest statements in a simmering debate inside the church.Read More

ORANGE, Calif. – The Diocese of Orange has upped its bid to buy the Crystal Cathedral complex in Garden Grove from $50 million to $53.6 million.Read More