VATICAN CITY – Historical Vatican documents, including material regarding the role of the church during World War II, are now online and available for consultation on the official Vatican Web site.Read More

ROME – Top officials of the Legionaries of Christ acknowledged that the order’s founder, the late Father Marcial Maciel Degollado, sexually abused young seminarians, and they asked forgiveness for failing to listen to his accusers.Read More

VATICAN CITY – The increasing incidence of religious intolerance in many parts of the world makes it clear that governments and international organizations need to step up protection of the basic right of religious freedom, a top Vatican official said.Read More

ROME – Four victims of clergy sex abuse came from the United States to Rome to call on the Vatican and Pope Benedict XVI to “break down the walls of secrecy” and to seek harsher, universal measures in dealing with clergy accused of the sexual abuse of minors.Read More

VATICAN CITY – U.S. anti-abortion activists, led by Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry, came to the Vatican to voice concern to officials about Catholic politicians who support legal abortion.Read More

In recent years within the Archdiocese of Baltimore, we have learned much about welcoming various groups of people who have immigrated to our state from around the world. In doing so, we learn of the obstacles and drawbacks of current immigration laws, the need to reach out to welcome new members of our church and...Read More

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican defended a decision not to laicize a Wisconsin priest who sexually abused deaf children, despite the recommendation of his bishop that he be removed from the priesthood. In a statement responding to a report in the New York Times, the Vatican said that by the time it learned of the...Read More

. WASHINGTON – The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops praised new health reform legislation for expanding health care to more Americans but said the bishops and the Catholic community will be watching closely to ensure that the new law does not expand federal funding of abortion. .Read More