I have a distinct memory of sitting in the study hall at St. Charles in Catonsville in 1959, my first year of high school seminary, and thinking, “Wow! I’ll help the Catholic Church to move into the 21st century.”Read More

Q. What is the church’s position on cremation? What happens to the “ashes”? What’s the difference between a “Mass of Christian Funeral” and a “Mass of the Resurrection”?Read More

Local colleges and universities will hold commencement exercises around the Archdiocese of Baltimore during the next few weeks.Read More

VATICAN CITY – The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has written a circular letter to bishops’ conferences around the world on preparing policies and guidelines for dealing with cases of clerical sexual abuse of minors.Read More

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – It took more than a year, but Gregoire Jean has his wife and five kids back at home.Read More

WASHINGTON – Acknowledging that Congress and the administration face “difficult challenges” in tackling the country’s massive budget deficit, the U.S. bishops reiterated their call that the needs of poor and vulnerable people must be protected in any budget decisions.Read More

The Catholic Church has long advocated for legislation which the Maryland General Assembly finally passed this year to provide in-state college tuition to Maryland’s immigrant children. Today’s bill signing should be celebrated by all who recognize this measure as a just, practical, and humane way to allow these young men and women to continue their...Read More

Parishioners of St. Leo turned out in large numbers May 8 to greet Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien. He was in Little Italy to celebrate Mass on the Third Sunday of Easter, which coincided neatly with Mother’s Day and the honoring of Mary.Read More