ROME – The obedience, affection and common mission binding the Society of Jesus to the pope are solid, unchanging and the reason why differences can be so painful, said the new superior general of the Jesuits.Read More

A bill that would have allowed illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates died in a Maryland Senate committee on the final day of the Maryland General Assembly’s 2007 session. Though the bill passed in the House of Delegates in March, Senate Republicans threatened a filibuster if it actually made it to the floor of...Read More

It was with special interest and a rush of thoughts coming to mind that I read Father Eugene Hemrick’s article, “Reflecting on empty pews and missing churchgoers,” (CR, Jan. 17).Read More

With the Middle East prominent in the news, it is easy to overlook other violent conflicts taking place across the globe. One of them is northern Uganda, where Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services is lending a hand to those affected.Read More

The presbyteral council, or consultative body of priests, which serves as a key advisory group to Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, has been formed. The 36-member council, required by the Code of Canon Law, is composed of 17 elected members, 15 appointed members and four ex officio members.Read More

MANCHESTER, England – A British court has ruled that the Catholic Church can be held legally liable for the crimes of abusive clergy.Read More

Harford County Executive David R. Craig presented Monsignor G. Michael Schleupner, pastor of St. Margaret, Bel Air, with the Joseph Bond/Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award on Jan. 17.Read More

I read with great interest (CR, Sept. 22) of the 100th anniversary of Blessed Sacrament Parish. My grandparents, William and Mary Ellen Kailer Dunn were founding members of the parish. She directed the choir there for many years; he opened the church for Mass and was a daily attendant for all the years of my...Read More