When the Great Baltimore Fire ripped through the city's downtown central business district on a cold February day in 1904, Thomas J. O'Neill sought divine intervention.Read More

EMMITSBURG – Holding her black graduation cap in one hand and gently dabbing a tissue to her eyes to stave off an allergy attack, Lola Jemibewon was filled with mixed emotions as she stood in line waiting for her May 11 graduation procession to begin at Mount St. Mary’s University.Read More

Most people don’t recognize the plain, nickel-plated bracelet that circles the right wrist of Sister Stacy Gunnip, S.S.N.D. They think it’s an ID bracelet.Read More

Across the Archdiocese of Baltimore, parishes will mark All Saints’ Day Nov. 1 and Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day), Nov. 2.Read More

DUBLIN, Ireland – An Irish archbishop who serves in Nigeria has withdrawn from active ministry while the Vatican investigates allegations of sexual abuse.Read More

Unimaginable suffering brought Mazen Faraj and Rami Elhanan together. A desire to end the decades of violence that inflicted such pain is what drew Mr. Elhanan, 58, and Mr. Faraj, 32, to downtown Baltimore in early May to participate in Catholic Relief Services’ Peace in the Holy Land speaker tour.Read More

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Most people know author Anne Rice for her detailed characterization of vampires and vivid descriptions of their haunts in the streets and homes of New Orleans, where she was born and raised.Read More

The Baltimore City Council is apparently very concerned about full disclosure by health care providers. A bill has been introduced aimed at one particular category of health facilities: nonprofit pro-life pregnancy counseling centers. The stated goal is to provide accurate information for women who approach a clinic, intending to visit an abortion clinic or seeking...Read More