Michele Granruth walked out of prison with nowhere to go and no plan. “So, I made a deal with God,” she said, speaking to attendees of the annual Catholic Campaign for Human Development Awards Luncheon at Baltimore’s St. Francis of Assisi Aug. 25.Read More
WILMINGTON, Del. – The Diocese of Wilmington will continue publishing The Dialog as a biweekly newspaper that will also expand its communications mission to the Internet with stories and video reports, Bishop W. Francis Malooly announced in August.Read More
BOSTON - Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston has released the names of 159 of the 250 Boston archdiocesan priests or deacons accused of sexually abusing a minor, including 22 whose cases have not been resolved canonically.Read More
When Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien was installed as the spiritual shepherd of the Archdiocese of Baltimore nearly four years ago at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, he made a simple pledge.Read More
Pope Benedict XVI appointed Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien of Baltimore as pro-grand master of the Equestrian Order (Knights) of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem, based in Rome. The appointment was announced simultaneously in Rome and in Washington, Aug. 29.Read More
Archbishop O'Brien is reminding Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore that Church law excuses them from fulfilling the Sunday obligation to attend Mass due to a grave cause, such as unsafe travel due to severe weather conditions.Read More
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Hurricane Irene left widespread destruction in the Bahamas and elsewhere in the Caribbean, slowing the response of church aid agencies to outlying communities.Read More
ALBANY, N.Y. – Adam and Eve recently made an appearance on National Public Radio – not as guests, but as the topic of a discussion about their existence.Read More
WASHINGTON – Although the new General Instruction of the Roman Missal has eliminated the use of the word “song” from the General Instruction promulgated just eight years earlier in favor of the word “chant,” don’t be so quick to ditch those hymnals.Read More
WASHINGTON – The highest divorce rates for both men and women tend to be in states where the marriage rate is also highest, according to a report issued Aug. 25 by the U.S. Census Bureau.Read More
WASHINGTON – If the Department of Health and Human Services proceeds with its plan to include contraceptives and sterilization among the mandated preventive services for women under the new health reform law, what exactly will that entail?Read More
MEXICO CITY – Julian Salvador and his wife, Paola Rivera, hold fond memories of Blessed John Paul II. The couple saw him during his inaugural visit to Mexico City in 1979.Read More