Being a priest can admittedly be demanding for Father Michael S. Triplett. With a declining number of clergymen, ministerial schedules can be tight for the associate pastor of Church of the Resurrection in Ellicott City – just as they are for priests throughout the archdiocese.Read More

WASHINGTON – With the rainy season on the doorstep in Haiti, Isaac Boyd, an emergency shelter expert for Catholic Relief Services, and a coalition of relief agencies from around the world are trying to tackle the impossible.Read More

Christopher Gunty’s editorial (CR, March 25) was interesting, until I got to the premise. The sexual abuse of children, by anyone, has always been immoral and more importantly, illegal. Non seat belt use for yourself and non use of child seats have only within recent times been made illegal, so the analogy was poorly made....Read More

The Archdiocese of Baltimore is suing Baltimore City to overturn a controversial new law that requires the city’s pro-life pregnancy centers to post signs saying they do not provide abortion or birth-control.Read More

Claire Posey was curious March 27 as 1,400 people filed onto a field at St. Mary's Spiritual Center and Historical Site for the 17th annual Archdiocesan Youth and Young Adult Pilgrimage.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Celebrating Palm Sunday Mass for 50,000 people at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI said the passion of Christ is a model for every Christian’s spiritual pilgrimage through life.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI advanced the sainthood cause of Mother Henriette Delille, a freeborn woman of African descent in 19th-century New Orleans, declaring that she had lived a life of “heroic virtues.”Read More

VATICAN CITY – The church is preparing to mark the fifth anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II, an event that stirred intense emotion, expressions of faith and worldwide attention in April 2005.Read More