VATICAN CITY – A document found in a Rome convent confirms that Pope Pius XII quietly ordered church institutions to open their doors to Jews fleeing Nazi arrest and deportation, a church expert said.Read More

Monsignor Jeremiah F. Kenney can’t even begin to guess how many thousands of annulment cases he has presided over as judicial vicar of the Interdiocesan Tribunal of Appeals for the Province of Baltimore.Read More

There it is, in the middle of the word Scouts, the letter “u.” But the real “u” in Scouts is “you.” We are blessed that the vast majority of Scouting units (Cub Scout packs, Boy Scout troops, Venturing crews, Explorer posts and Varsity Scout teams) not only survive, but thrive for many years. Some are...Read More

WASHINGTON – The International Criminal Court’s issuance of an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity opens the door for the United States to help bring peace to the war-torn nation, said author and anti-genocide activist John Prendergast.Read More

Kevin Healey made his way through a room full of Baltimore Blast sponsors inside 1st Mariner Arena Feb. 20, shaking hands with nearly every one.Read More

They mentor developmentally disabled adults, help poor people avoid foreclosure and teach homeless women how to reduce debt.Read More

The last time Mercy Sister Lois Mueller picked up a bowling ball was 1932, but you couldn’t tell that from the way the 93-year-old Baltimore native knocked over pins left and right at The Villa retirement home for religious sisters Feb. 23.Read More

An intense lobbying effort to repeal Maryland’s death penalty failed in the state Senate when lawmakers decided to limit rather than abolish capital punishment.Read More