Urging state lawmakers to show sensitivity and compassion toward immigrants, the Maryland Catholic Conference is raising concerns about several immigration-related bills it believes may unfairly target undocumented workers.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI has reformulated a Good Friday prayer for the conversion of Jews, removing language about the “blindness” of the Jews but preserving a call for their conversion.Read More
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference condemned a police raid on a Johannesburg Methodist church that houses more than 1,300 refugees, mostly from Zimbabwe.Read More
During the regular swim season, Archbishop Spalding High School, Severn, dominated the IAAM B Conference and carried that forward on Feb. 3 into the IAAM Swimming Championships held at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County campus.Read More
The Oblate Sisters of Providence in Baltimore have renewed their commitment to eradicate racism. The Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Monroe, Mich., Immaculata and Scranton, Pa., and the Oblates condemned the sin of racism in a January statement.Read More
Winter is hard on the homeless. But the youth group at St. Charles Borromeo, Pikesville, will make it a little easier with their “B-More Warm” project. They’ll collect gently used coats, hats, scarves, gloves and blankets for the homeless. That old coat taking up room in your closet might be a lifesaver for someone else.Read More
Catholics throughout Maryland will have a chance to meet their lawmakers and talk about key legislative issues on Lobby Night, Feb. 18, in Annapolis. Sponsored by the Maryland Catholic Conference, the day begins with 3 p.m. issue briefings by MCC staff at St. Mary’s High School, Annapolis. Participants will then be shuttled to downtown state...Read More
Father Joseph Breighner’s suggestion for prayer rather than resolutions (CR, Jan. 24) puts the focus on the power of God, not reliance on self. Might I suggest a very short prayer that I say many, many times a day: I love you God. Thank you for everything you have done for us. Love and thanks...Read More
Parishioners of the first Catholic cathedral in the United States gathered Jan. 27 to celebrate the last Sunday Mass with their beloved rector, Monsignor James V. Hobbs. Monsignor Hobbs, who has served as a priest for more than half a century, will retire Feb. 1.Read More
VATICAN CITY – The Catholic bishops of Greece offered their condolences to the country’s Orthodox majority as they mourned the death of Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens. The primate of the Greek Orthodox Church, 69, died Jan. 28 in Athens after a long struggle with intestinal and liver cancer.Read More
One-hundred-fifty-five years after he died in Maryland, Baltimore native Bishop John J. Chanche was interred Jan. 19 at St. Mary Basilica in Natchez, Miss. Bishop Chanche helped establish the Natchez basilica when he served as the southern city’s first Catholic bishop.Read More
A couple of weeks ago, I asked employees of the Catholic Center and The Catholic Review to submit their ideas for what this column should be called with the promise of a personal cash prize ($100) for the chosen entry. I was both grateful and surprised at the enthusiastic response this “contest” evoked.Read More