October 12, 2016 - Archdiocese of Baltimore

October 12, 2016

28th Week Year II; Priests’ Convocation Mass

I. Introduction A. Over at Xerox, a highly paid Board of Directors, senior management, and indeed managers and employees at all levels ponder the mission of the company. Does it exist to sell copiers as it did years ago or does it exist to help companies manage documents and work flow? We can be sure...

Archbishop William E. LoriArchbishop Lori Homily

October 12, 2016

Interfaith Leaders Call on President and Congress to Reject Biased Religious Liberty Report

WASHINGTON—Archbishop William E. Lori, Chairman of the USCCB’s Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty, and Bishop Gregory J. Mansour of the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn, joined leaders from diverse faiths in writing to President Barack Obama, Senate President Pro Tempore Orrin Hatch, and House Speaker Paul Ryan concerning a report released last month...

Sean CainePress Release

October 12, 2016

Letter asks Obama, Congress to disavow bias claim in commission report

A letter to President Barack Obama and congressional leaders asks them to "renounce publicly" a contentious sentence in the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights' report that equates religious freedom with discrimination.

Catholic ReviewNews

October 12, 2016

End ‘inhumane’ hostilities now, rescue civilians in Syria, pope pleads

As attacks intensify in Syria, Pope Francis called for an immediate cease-fire so that civilians, especially children, could be rescued from the ruins.

Catholic ReviewNews