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The following are the Holy Week schedules for Archbishop William E. Lori and the auxiliary bishops of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Ryan Blake, a freshman at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, credits a new program for first-year students with helping him improve his writing skills and with his self-discovery.

Maryland does not know its teen pregnancy rate. It’s a fact that confounds Nancy Paltell, associate director for respect life at the Maryland Catholic Conference (MCC).

I find it hard to believe that there are many so called “Catholic” politicians who will say they are against the death penalty because their faith prohibits the taking of a human life.

“Maryland revisits death penalty repeal” (CR, Feb. 7) included an important quotation from the Catechism, where the death penalty is appropriate “if this is the only possible way of effectively defending human lives against the unjust aggressor.”

Last week, the eyes of the world were focused on the Vatican awaiting word of whom the College of Cardinals had chosen to be the 265th successor of St. Peter and Vicar of Christ.

Much has been made about the differences in style between Pope Francis and his papal predecessors.