Richard J. Dowling, executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference, will speak about the Catholic Church’s position on the death penalty and Maryland efforts to abolish the death penalty during a Nov. 7 event at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen Parish Center in Homeland.Read More

VATICAN CITY – The rise of “new atheism” and the popularity of books that distort church doctrines call for a “new apologetics” to explain and defend the Christian faith, said U.S. Cardinal William J. Levada.Read More

WASHINGTON – In brochures and online materials, Catholic high schools often boast of the high percentage of their students who graduate and attend college - often in the 90-100 percent range. According to a new study, this is not just happening at some Catholic high schools but is part of a nationwide trendRead More

UNITED NATIONS – If Pope Paul VI reappeared on earth to assess progress toward meeting the challenges he addressed in his 1967 social encyclical, “Populorum Progressio,” he would say: “You’ve done a lot, but you haven’t even started – and you’ve lost a lot of enthusiasm.”Read More

As of Oct. 15, the St. Mary’s High School Saints and two-time defending champions from Archbishop Spalding High School, Severn, are sharing identical conference records in football as both clubs are undefeated at 4-0 in the MIAA B Conference.Read More

How great is our God? A question answered in so many facets, through the light and lives of more than 200 African-American youths in Baltimore, who showed just how great he is through song, dance, spoken word and other ministries.Read More

Archbishop William D. Borders' April 23 funeral at Cathedral of Mary Our Queen brought together political figures, ecumenical leaders and friends.Read More

Three priests are trading suburban life in Winsor Mill for remodeled living quarters in the crime-ridden West Baltimore neighborhood surrounding St. Edward.Read More