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Cardinal O’Brien March for Life

January 16, 2018

The Catholic Review A year ago I was named by the Holy Father a member of the Congregation for Catholic Education (and Seminaries), surely an honor and a privilege. The next full session of that Congregation will be held at the Vatican this month, January 20, 21, and 22. As a result, I regrettably will […]

At the Jan. 14 Life Is Beautiful Mass, Archdiocese of Baltimore respect life coordinators Stacy Gold, left, and Natasha Wilson, lead a procession of red roses in memory of those lost to abortion since the Roe v. Wade decision. The Mass was celebrated at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Mass celebrates the beauty of life, remembers those lost

Emily Rosenthal Alster

January 16, 2018

Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life

More than 1.5 million hands have held the pro-life brochures created by Linda Brenegan, former director of the Respect Life Office of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Pope asks forgiveness from victims of clergy sex abuse in Chile

Junno Arocho Esteves

January 16, 2018

Feature, News, Vatican, World News

Pope Francis, in his first formal speech in Chile, asked forgiveness from those who were sexually abused by priests.

March for Life participants carry a banner past the front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in 2014 in Washington. (CNS photo/Leslie Kossoff)

Laity in Baltimore and beyond taking their rightful place in pro-life work, ministry

Mark Pattison

January 15, 2018

Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life

Building a culture of life is not solely the work of bishops and ordained clergy. Laypeople take the lead in diocesan and parish settings, and in independent organizations, to make the case for life.

Hearing Dr. King’s voice today: 6 favorite quotes from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Rita Buettner

January 15, 2018

Blog, Open Window

Words can hurt, and words can heal. Words can divide people or build bridges.

Archbishop Lori’s Homily – “Life Is Beautiful” Mass

Archbishop William E. Lori

January 14, 2018

Archbishop Lori Homily, From the Archbishop

The beauty of human life is not merely on the surface. It is a deep, spiritual beauty, inscribed in every human life by the Creator.

Treating all with respect and dignity is foundational principle of civilized society

Archbishop William E. Lori

January 13, 2018

Archbishop Lori Homily, Blog, Feature, From the Archbishop

When we begin to see and treat human life as disposable or we lose sight of that dignity possessed by all of God’s children, whether they are immigrants, the unborn, the elderly, the homeless, the addicted, or minorities, then we’ve lost our way as a human family and as a nation.

Melanie Cabo is a parishioner of Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Highlandtown and a sophomore at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore. (George P. Matysek Jr./CR staff)

Trusting in Divine Providence

George P. Matysek Jr.

January 12, 2018

Faces of Faith, Local News, News, Schools, Urban Vicariate

“Whenever you feel down or if you feel like you don’t have anyone, you always have God,” said Melanie Cabo, a student at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore. “He’s there for you.”

Pope faces challenge of restoring trust in wake of Peru, Chile scandals

Junno Arocho Esteves

January 12, 2018

Feature, News, World News

When Pope Francis embarks on his fourth visit to South America, he will face the enormous task of restoring trust and encouraging healing after scandals in Chile and Peru left many wounded and angry at the Catholic Church.