Pope Francis welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Vatican July 4, and the two discussed the ongoing wars in Eastern Ukraine and in Syria, the Vatican said. Russia plays a major role in both conflicts. At the end of the 55-minute private meeting, Alessandro Gisotti, interim director of the Vatican press office, issued a...Read More

Pope Francis ordered the publication of a document affirming the absolute secrecy of everything said in confession and calling on priests to defend it at all costs, even at the cost of their lives.Read More

Bishop Denis J. Madden, urban vicar and auxiliary bishop emeritus of Baltimore, will lead a prayer walk for peace June 27 at Transfiguration Catholic Community in BaltimoreRead More

"After tragedy and sudden loss, we often have many unanswered, and even unanswerable questions," the bishop said during his homily. "This leads to anxiety and maybe even depression or despair. How can one move forward with so much loss?"Read More

If you run the race you were meant to run, if you do it with heart and conviction and joy, you will discover you don’t need the winner’s circle. Because you will already have won.Read More

Of all the designer clothes, quirky conversation pieces and valuable antiques that have rotated through the thrift shop, Archangel Attic, maybe the greatest treasure to come from this modest Anchorage shop is the $1 million it has made for Lumen Christi High School in Anchorage.Read More

I was baptized Catholic as an infant in 1948. I was nurtured in a welcoming parish here in Baltimore, St. Peter Claver at Fremont and Pennsylvania Avenues. I grew up focusing on the mystery of God, His love for mankind and pondering why Jesus had to go to the cross to take our place. It...Read More

In June of 2001, I was ordained a Deacon for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.  Filled with joy and excitement I could not wait to begin my ministry at a parish that was predominately white, which to me was not a problem.  If some of you can remember the word diversity was rapidly becoming “the right...Read More