BOGOTA, Colombia – A Venezuelan archbishop criticized Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for escalating tensions after Colombian soldiers killed guerrillas on Ecuadorean soil.Read More
A funeral Mass will be offered for Doris E. Cramblitt, the mother of Monsignor Richard Cramblitt, at 10 a.m. on March 6 at Shrine of the Sacred Heart, Mount Washington, where Monsignor Cramblitt serves as pastor.Read More
After a brilliant swim season, the Loyola Blakefield, Towson, Aqua Dons had one more item to scratch off of their 2007-2008 seasonal “to do list.” This was the year that the Aqua Dons were going to make their mark Feb. 22-23 at the 108th Eastern Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Competition at LaSalle University, Philadelphia.Read More
ANNAPOLIS – In a Feb. 28 hearing on bills concerning same-sex marriage, both sides testified in front of a hearing room so packed that people were wedged into the corners and TV crews stood behind legislators.Read More
Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien will lead the Way of the Cross – an annual Good Friday prayer procession – from Shrine of St. Alphonsus, Baltimore, to Planned Parenthood, March 21.Read More
MANILA, Philippines – Fifty-five Catholic bishops in the Philippines agreed to issue a statement on the crisis in President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s government amid allegations of corruption in a national broadband deal.Read More
QUEZON CITY, Philippines – Several Philippine bishops said they want genuine solutions to corruption whether or not they support calls for the resignation of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.Read More
Sister Helen Amos, R.S.M., executive chair, Board of Trustees for Mercy Health Services, was awarded The Speaker's Medallion by the Honorable Michael E. Busch of the Maryland House of Delegates on Feb. 13.Read More
VATICAN CITY – The best way to hear Jesus speak to humanity is by listening to the Liturgy of the Word, said the preacher of the papal household.Read More