Jesuits’ Maryland province releases lists of clergy with credible claims December 18, 2018By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Local News, News The Maryland province of the Society of Jesus Dec. 17 released the names of Jesuits who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors since 1950. They include Jesuits from the province and other Jesuits who have served the province.
Creche up for one day, then Delaware town’s leaders order its removal December 13, 2018By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News A manger scene can make people feel good at Christmas and that’s what Patty Derrick and her friends in Rehoboth Beach were aiming for when they spoke to town leaders about erecting a creche that has been part of the beach town for about a half-century.
Catholic group says neutral stand on assisted suicide ‘startling’ October 24, 2018By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Local News, News, Respect Life, World News The president of the Catholic Medical Association said Oct. 18 that the American Academy of Family Physicians’ new “engaged neutrality” position on physician-assisted suicide is “diametrically opposed” to the medical community’s long-standing opposition to it.
‘Every Life: Cherished, Chosen, Sent’ is theme of Respect Life Month October 3, 2018By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Local News, News, Respect Life Each year the U.S. Catholic Church observes October as Respect Life Month, which calls Catholics “to cherish, defend and protect those who are most vulnerable, from the beginning of life to its end, and at every point in between,” said the chairman of the bishops’ pro-life committee.
Archbishop Lori joins young pilgrims in welcoming World Youth Day Cross, Marian icon August 29, 2018By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, World News, Young Adult Ministry “Our country is far from perfect, but to many it is a beacon of hope and freedom,” Archbishop Lori said.
World must not forget suffering of Ukraine and its people, says prelate August 10, 2018By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News “We plead with the international community not to neglect Ukraine and that we not be left alone with a much bigger and more powerful aggressor,” said Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kiev-Halych, Ukraine.
Knights’ donations, volunteer hours and members keep growing, CEO says August 8, 2018By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News Carl Anderson told the Knights at the annual gathering that they gave more than $185 million dollars to charity last year, an $8 million increase from the previous year and one of the largest yearly increases in the organization’s history.
Baltimore native named auxiliary bishop of Washington June 8, 2018By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Pope Francis has appointed a Baltimore native who grew up across the street from Memorial Stadium as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Washington.
Third federal judge rules on ending DACA; he says Trump acted legally March 7, 2018By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice A federal judge in Maryland has ruled that President Donald Trump acted legally in ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, saying “the decision to wind down DACA in an orderly manner was rational.”
El Arzobispo Lori se une al llamado de los obispos de E.E.U.U. para salvar a DACA February 21, 2018By Catholic News Service Filed Under: En Español, Local News, News, Social Justice, World News “Nuestra fe nos mueve a estar con los vulnerables, incluidos nuestros hermanos y hermanas inmigrantes… Ahora debemos mostrar nuestro apoyo y solidaridad de una manera especial,” dijeron los obispos.
Archbishop Lori supports call-in day to urge Congress to save DACA February 21, 2018By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News “We are deeply disappointed that the Senate was not able to come together in a bipartisan manner to secure legislative protection for the Dreamers,” the USCCB officials said in a joint statement Feb. 19.
Grisez called ‘remarkable man’ whose work was ‘utterly true to the faith’ February 7, 2018By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries, Western Vicariate The late Germain Grisez, an influential Catholic philosopher, ethicist and moral theologian, was “a remarkable man” and a “very firm believer” whose faith “was unswervingly orthodox,” Jesuit Father Peter Ryan said Feb. 6.
