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Pope Benedict XVI won’t be drawn into American politics when he comes to the U.S. in April in the middle of a heated presidential race. That’s what the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, told an Italian Catholic magazine, and I’m glad to hear it.

The MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships took place on Jan. 18 at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex, Landover. The date was different, the head coach was new, but the end result was the same with another Mount St. Joseph High School walk-away title championship.

A consultative body of priests known as the presbyteral council has been formed to serve as a key advisory group to Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien. 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.

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.

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien has named Patrick Madden the new executive director of development for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Mr. Madden, a parishioner of St. Augustine in Elkridge, succeeds Tom Sonni, who served in the same post from 1995-2007.

ANNAPOLIS – Catholic school leaders are decrying Gov. Martin J. O’Malley’s decision to cut $400,000 from a state program providing nonreligious textbooks and technology to nonpublic school students.