Page 1901 – Archdiocese of Baltimore

January 17, 2012

For the first time since Pope Benedict XVI was elected to the papacy, the bishops of the Archdiocese of Baltimore are joining other bishops of their region in the traditional “ad limina apostolorum” visit with the Holy Father Jan. 16-21.

Why Mitt Romney’s Mormonism Might Matter

Ever since Mitt Romney ran to be the Republication nominee for U.S. President back in 2007 and 2008, people have been talking about whether his Mormon faith matters. Mormonism is a particular worry for Evangelical Christians, many of whom don’t believe that Mormonism is a Christian faith. It forced Romney to address his faith while […]

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh is pictured in his office in Owings Mills in 2008. Harbaugh is a lifelong Catholic and a parishioner of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland. (CR File)|

Basilica pastor celebrates Mass for Ravens

Local News, News

Before they stepped into noisy M&T Bank Stadium for the AFC Divisional playoff game Jan. 15, some members of the Baltimore Ravens quietly gathered for morning prayer at their downtown hotel.

Ruling over teacher’s firing could have far-reaching implications

WASHINGTON – The direction the courts will take with other cases related to religious employment is far from clear, but the Supreme Court’s Jan. 11 ruling opens a whole track of possibilities.

Gallup Diocese mourns death of deacon killed in head-on collision

GALLUP, N.M. – Bishop James S. Wall of Gallup and the clergy, religious and parish communities in the diocese mourned the death of Deacon Marcellino Morris Jr., who was killed in a head-on auto accident Dec. 30.

Belgian bishops pledge to pay damages to abuse victims under new plan

OXFORD, England – Belgium’s Catholic bishops have pledged a “culture of vigilance” against future sexual abuse by priests and said guilty clergy must compensate their victims even if their crimes are no longer punishable by law.

Pilgrimage for Cardinal-Designate O’Brien’s Elevation to the College of Cardinals

Sean Caine

Press Release

A pilgrimage to the Vatican has been organized for Catholics from the Archdiocese of Baltimore and others of good will interested in attending the February 18 consistory during which Cardinal-designate Edwin F. O’Brien, Pro Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem and Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, will […]

A funeral home director and a priest walk into a stadium

Trinitarian Father Stan DeBoe (CR photo illustration/Robert Thompson) Charles Hauboldt, a Texas funeral home owner, wants nothing more than to see his Houston Texans bury the Baltimore Ravens’ Super Bowl drive at this Sunday’s big game at M&T Bank Stadium. He’ll get his chance as the winning bidder for a

Absence of Bob Flynn lingers longer than Ravens’ loss to Colts

Paul McMullen

Baltimore Boomer, Blog

The last time I saw Bob Flynn was in the summer of 2006, during Baltimore Ravens’ training camp at McDaniel College. Flynn was the men’s basketball coach there, literally had the keys to the gym, but he was like any other fan, excited to see professional athletes honing their craft. Jan. 13 marks the fifth […]

Texas bishops applaud court decision to uphold sonogram law

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Catholic bishops applauded the Jan. 11 decision of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals allowing the state to enforce a sonogram law requiring abortion providers to offer women the opportunity to view the ultrasound images of their unborn children.

He had me at ‘y’all’

January 12, 2012