For the thousands of people coming to Baltimore for the National Catholic Educational Association’s 104th convention April 10-13, there will be variety of events and activities to attend after the Baltimore Convention Center doors close for the day. Celebrate the arts with middle and high school students of the Archdiocese of Baltimore at the Meyerhoff...Read More

Lutheran minister Rev. Karen Brau’s animated reflection on how to bring peace in the war zones in Iraq and the streets of Baltimore had more than 50 Catholics, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Episcopalians and Baptists listening intently during a March 28 Lenten service at Ss. Philip and James in Baltimore. The Churches of Charles series of Lenten...Read More

SAN DIEGO – In a bankruptcy reorganization plan filed March 28, the San Diego Diocese proposed a $95 million pool to compensate 143 people who claim childhood sexual abuse by priests. Under the proposal 83 victims who say they were forced to have sexual intercourse could receive up to $800,000 each. Forty-four who claim they...Read More

Cardinal Gibbons School’s head track coach, Donald Davis, is in his sixth and final season at the Baltimore school with a team that he has built from scratch. The nuts and bolts of the football and track programs, Davis has been a mainstay for the Crusaders and looks to lead his track team to yet...Read More

Where was 13-year-old Ashley Turnbull when the women’s top-ranked Duke Blue Devils had one-tenth of a second left on the clock in the NCAA quarterfinals March 24 and had the chance to win or tie by sinking either of her two free throws? Duke’s Lindsey Harding missed both shots, and the Blue Devils headed back...Read More

VATICAN CITY – Celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI asked young people not to let the question of God drift out of their lives. The pope opened Holy Week with a procession and liturgy in St. Peter’s Square April 1, blessing palms and olive branches in memory of Christ’s triumphal entry...Read More

ROME – With prayers, song and formal oaths in Latin, officials of the Diocese of Rome concluded the initial phase of the process for the canonization of Pope John Paul II. During this phase, more than 120 people who knew Pope John Paul were interviewed about his actions and character, and studies were conducted on...Read More

More than 10,000 registrants and exhibitors will attend the 104th annual National Catholic Educational Association convention in Baltimore April 10-13. “This is an opportunity for educators from across the country to exchange ideas,” said Dr. Michael Murphy, president of Archbishop Spalding High School, Severn, whose students will be performing at the Celebration of the Arts...Read More