LONDON – The archbishop of Canterbury apologized April 3 for comments he made about the credibility of the Catholic Church in the wake of the clergy sexual abuse scandal in Ireland.Read More
Whether spring cleaners decide to toss it or save it may be determined by whether they tune into American Pickers or Hoarders, two reality TV shows that issue opposite edicts on excess accumulation.Read More
Christopher Gunty’s editorial (CR, March 25) was interesting, until I got to the premise. The sexual abuse of children, by anyone, has always been immoral and more importantly, illegal. Non seat belt use for yourself and non use of child seats have only within recent times been made illegal, so the analogy was poorly made....Read More
In recent years within the Archdiocese of Baltimore, we have learned much about welcoming various groups of people who have immigrated to our state from around the world. In doing so, we learn of the obstacles and drawbacks of current immigration laws, the need to reach out to welcome new members of our church and...Read More
With two of his predecessors in attendance March 21, Monsignor J. Bruce Jarboe was officially installed by Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien as the seventh rector of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.Read More
ANNAPOLIS – On the same day the Maryland State Senate voted 30-17 to pass a business tax credit benefitting public and nonpublic schools, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien urged a House of Delegates committee to approve the measure and allow it to face a vote on the House floor.Read More
WASHINGTON – “Despite the good” that proposed health reform legislation “intends or might achieve,” concerns about the abortion wording in the Senate-passed bill compel the U.S. bishops to “regretfully hold that it must be opposed until these serious moral problems are addressed,” Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago said March 15.Read More
Add Briana Hutchen to the long, distinguished list of basketball players who used St. Frances Academy as an avenue to further their education. Hutchen, a senior from Randallstown, has guided the Panthers to Cumberland and another appearance in the Bishop Walsh Girls Invitational Tournament. Upon graduation, she will take her resume to Rutgers University, where...Read More
Noting that American society places a high importance on relationships, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Atlanta kicked off this spring’s John Carroll Lecture Series with a talk on the connections between bishops and their priests.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Anti-religious commentary distributed by media outlets can create tensions and incite violence and therefore must be rejected, said Vatican and Muslim representatives.Read More
WASHINGTON – As Democratic and Republican leaders gathered in Washington for a health care summit convened by President Barack Obama, the U.S. bishops and other Catholic leaders urged all parties to commit themselves to health care reform that is affordable, accessible and protects the life and dignity of every person.Read More