NEW ORLEANS – Inside St. Bernard Church May 2, parishioners whose lives depend on the fishing industry and who endured and overcame the battering of Hurricane Katrina five years ago had a difficult time focusing on Father John Arnone’s homily.Read More
During a special May 1 Mass at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien honored the combined 5,750 years of service of 101 religious priests, sisters and brothers living in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.Read More
The Archdiocese of Baltimore has reached an agreement with a businessman who will subsidize busses to schools that are receiving students from closing institutions.Read More
PHOENIX – About 10,000 protesters rallied May 1 at the Arizona State Capitol to demonstrate against the state’s new immigration enforcement law. Bigger rallies took place the same day in states not affected by the law. In Los Angeles, an estimated 50,000 gathered, while a reported 20,000 assembled in Dallas. Two rallies took place in...Read More
NDP’s community was shocked by the death of Love, 22. School Sister of Notre Dame Patricia McCarron, headmistress of the school, called Love “a wonderful person,” who was “joyous” and “spirited.”Read More
The following religious priests, sisters and brothers working in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are marking special anniversaries in the religious life:Read More
WASHINGTON – In the weeks since a Wisconsin federal judge ruled the National Day of Prayer unconstitutional, one thing has been certain: People have strong feelings both for and against prayer.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI will name a personal delegate with authority over the Legionaries of Christ and a commission to study its constitutions, the first steps toward a profound reform of the order, the Vatican said.Read More
TURIN, Italy – The Shroud of Turin is an icon of “the most radical solidarity”: Christ sharing the loneliest moment of human existence by lying in a tomb, Pope Benedict XVI said after he knelt in silent prayer before the linen cloth. The pope did not discuss the authenticity of the shroud as the cloth...Read More