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Bishop Adam J. Parker visits with Linda Lee, among the retirees of the paper mill in Luke, after May 4 Mass at St. Peter in Westernport. The bishop and Monsignor James W. Hannon altered their schedules to concelebrate the Mass after the April 30 announcement of the mill’s permanent closure. (Courtesy Margie Meyers/Divine Mercy Parish)

Luke mill closure sends prayers, former pastors to Allegany County

Paul McMullen
May 7, 2019
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Bishop Adam J. Parker and Monsignor James W. Hannon added their presence to prayers for the Tri-Towns community affected by the impending closure of one of Western Maryland’s largest employers.

Pope Francis is pictured with President Gjorge Ivanov of North Macedonia during a welcoming ceremony in the courtyard of the Presidential Palace in Skopje, North Macedonia, May 7, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Don’t let differences divide you, pope tells North Macedonians

Cindy Wooden
May 7, 2019
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Arriving in Skopje, with its skyline dotted by minarets and domes, Pope Francis told civic leaders that the country’s ethnic and religious diversity is a “precious patrimony” to be appreciated and treasured.

Danny Kirby, a student, reacts to the phone of Mary Margaret Galvin, a mentor and student at Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Faith formation class focuses on children with special needs

Emily Rosenthal Alster
May 6, 2019
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“I just feel like they deserve to have sacraments and a relationship with Jesus like everyone else,” said Michele Poligardo, the CCASTA administrator for religious education. “These students with special needs are encountering Jesus through their teens (mentors) and through the acceptance and love they find in this program, and that’s what religious education should be – a way for our students to encounter a loving, forgiving God.”

A soldier keeps guard as nuns walk out of St. Sebastian Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka, April 30, 2019. Catholic leaders canceled Sunday Masses as Sri Lanka’s churches remained closed for a second week for fear of new terrorist attacks after the Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed more than 250 people. (CNS photo/Danish Siddiqui, Reuters)

Churches in Sri Lanka closed for second week in fear of new attacks

Catholic News Service
May 6, 2019
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Catholic leaders canceled Sunday Masses as Sri Lanka’s churches remained closed for a second week for fear of new terrorist attacks after the Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed more than 250 people.

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