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Pope Francis meets Jan. 19 with Jesuits in the sacristy of the Church of St. Peter in Lima, Peru. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope told Jesuits he regularly meets abuse survivors, journal reports

Cindy Wooden

February 16, 2018

Feature, News, Vatican, World News

Pope Francis told a group of Jesuits in Peru that he often meets on Fridays with survivors of sex abuse.

Archbishop Lori’s Homily – Friday after Ash Wednesday

Archbishop William E. Lori

February 16, 2018

Archbishop Lori Homily, From the Archbishop

During these days of the Mid-Atlantic Congress, I hope you are being inspired, energized, encouraged, and informed by the speakers, workshops, interactions with peers, dialogues and discussions, and an amazing array of publications and resources.

Easy ways to celebrate Chinese New Year, homework issues, a road trip, and the Statue of Liberty

Rita Buettner

February 15, 2018

Blog, Open Window

Today we start the Year of the Dog, which is somehow much more exciting than the rooster or the goat. We are all quite excited about it.

A police officer embraces a student after a shooting Feb. 14 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. At least 17 people were killed in the shooting. The suspect, 19-year-old former student Nikolas Cruz, is in custody, the sheriff said. (CNS photo/Giorgio Viera, EPA)

Update: Florida school shooting an act of ‘horrifying evil,’ says Miami archbishop

Catholic News Service

February 15, 2018

Feature, News, World News

Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski prayed for “the brokenhearted” and the sorrowing after the shooting at Florida high school.

Married 44 years this summer, Jerry and Renee Buettner sit in the family room of their Baltimore home Feb. 14. Renee was diagnosed in 2011 with Alzheimer’s disease. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

On another St. Valentine’s Day, health struggle only strengthens bond of couple

Emily Rosenthal Alster

February 14, 2018

Feature, Local News, Marriage & Family Life, News

The love story of Jerry and Renee Buettner, one that begins in the early 1970s, is intertwined with their faith.

Maryland Assembly will not consider physician-assisted suicide

Emily Rosenthal Alster

February 14, 2018

Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life

Legislation regarding physician-assisted suicide (PAS) will not be introduced during the 2018 Maryland General Assembly.

Archbishop Lori’s Homily – Ash Wednesday 2018

Archbishop William E. Lori

February 14, 2018

Archbishop Lori Homily, From the Archbishop

This year Ash Wednesday has a lot of competition. One is the Winter Olympics and the other is, of course, Valentine’s Day. In fact, a parishioner said to me, “You’re out of luck this year,” Archbishop! I don’t think many people will pay attention to Ash Wednesday. The competition’s just too stiff.”

Pope Francis is caught in traffic in his blue Ford Focus as he leaves after visiting the offices of Vatican congregations for education, clergy, religious May 22, 2015. The pope's car is preparing to pass under an arch of the Vatican wall known as the "passato," which Pope Clement VII used to flee to nearby Castel Sant'Angelo when Rome was being sacked in 1527. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Can blessed automobile be auctioned?

Father Kenneth Doyle

February 14, 2018

Commentary, Question Corner

Father Doyle answers a question on whether blessed objects can be sold.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Pastoral Letter News/Commentary

Archdiocese of Baltimore

February 14, 2018

Uncategorized

News coverage of Archbishop William E. Lori’s latest pastoral letter is listed on this page.

Archbishop Lori Seeks New Focus on Dr. King’s Call to Nonviolence

Archdiocese of Baltimore

February 14, 2018

Press Release

In major letter to mark the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, Maryland Catholic leader reflects on recent violence, invites the entire community to “a lasting conversion of heart”

Deacon Willard Witherspoon, front, Archbishop William E. Lori, Bishop Denis J. Madden and community activist Ray Parker, lead the Prayer Walk for Peace along N. Carey St., in West Baltimore Sept. 9, 2016. In his new pastoral letter, Archbishop Lori encourages greater awareness of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s principles of nonviolence. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Archbishop Lori pens pastoral letter on Martin Luther King Jr., nonviolence

Christopher Gunty

February 14, 2018

Archbishop's Ministry, Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, kingpastoral, Local News, MLK Pastoral Letter, News, Social Justice

The upcoming 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. prompted Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori to write a pastoral letter on the civil rights leader’s principles of nonviolence.

Lucas, the 2018 "Gerber spokesbaby," is seen in this September 2017 photo taken in Dalton, Ga. He is the first child with Down syndrome selected to be a "Gerber baby." (CNS photo/courtesy Warren family, Gerber handout via Reuters)

Three cheers for Lucas

Richard Doerflinger

February 13, 2018

A More Human Society, Commentary, Respect Life, Video

In a week dominated by the Winter Olympics and news of partisan combat (of course) in Washington, D.C., I am transfixed by the contagious smile of one little boy named Lucas Warren.

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