For Immaculate Conception in Towson, the Oct. 2 installation of Father Joseph F. Barr by Auxiliary Bishop Denis J. Madden signals that the 3,200-family parish is turning a corner.Read More
Shrine of the Sacred Heart School in Mount Washington may have recently closed its doors, but it’s proven to be a window of opportunity for a local elementary school.Read More
Before the Center for Pregnancy Concerns opened in Baltimore 30 years ago, there was no place women could go in the city for help carrying unplanned pregnancies to term.Read More
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Women giving birth by cesarean section at a Catholic hospital in Florida can contribute to cutting-edge research that could benefit burn victims, diabetics and wounded soldiers.Read More
OTTAWA, Ontario – International campaigners see Quebec as a vulnerable beachhead for legalizing euthanasia in Canada, then the rest of North America, said a prominent Canadian ethicist.Read More
EDMONTON, Alberta – Archbishop Richard Smith of Edmonton has banned “harmful gambling activities” by Catholic schools to raise funds, but he admitted it is likely to be years for the new policy to take effect.Read More
St. Matthew, Northwood, found an inventive solution to its pastor’s multiple duties. On Sept. 19, when the parish celebrated the feast day of its patron, its celebration simply included Church of the Blessed Sacrament, the other parish that is ministered by Father Joseph L. Muth Jr.Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Bishop David R. Choby of Nashville has returned home to complete his recovery following successful heart bypass surgery performed Sept. 10 at St. Thomas Hospital.Read More
TOWSON – One by one, 50 pairs of students holding banners processed up a winding road on the campus of Notre Dame Preparatory School Sept. 14.Read More
The School of Pharmacy at College of Notre Dame of Maryland has been awarded candidate accreditation status from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).Read More
The St. Thomas More Society of Maryland will honor Antonin Scalia, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, with its “Man for All Seasons Award” at an Oct. 21 banquet at the Westin Hotel, Annapolis.Read More
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican opposes the stoning of an Iranian woman convicted of adultery, but it does not intervene publicly in other nations’ “humanitarian” affairs, said the Vatican’s spokesman.Read More