Monsignor Charles Frederick Meisel, founding pastor of Church of the Nativity in Timonium and a mentor to upcoming priests, died Oct. 2 at Stella Maris. He was 96, and at the time of his death was the oldest living archdiocesan priest.
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Cada persona que cruza la frontera lleva la imagen de Dios, dice el Arzobispo Lori
Durante su homilía en la misa en conmemoración de la Semana Nacional de la Migración el 25 de septiembre, el Arzobispo William E. Lori recordó a su abuelo siciliano, quien llegó a los Estados Unidos desde Italia en una época en la que muchos rechazaban la llegada de inmigrantes provenientes del sur de Europa.
Programa de becas académicas Socios en Excelencia (PIE) celebra 25 años de brindar educación católica a niños en Baltimore
Riccy Amador considera una bendición el haber sido becaria del programa de becas académicas Socios en Excelencia (“Partners in Excellence” o “PIE” por sus siglas en inglés) de la Arquidiócesis de Baltimore. “Al crecer, muchas puertas se me cerraron porque no tenía la residencia”, dijo en su discurso durante el desayuno para la recaudación de […]
Group burial of urns provides opportunity for closure for loved ones
If you have an urn or vessel containing the remains of a loved one sitting on a shelf in your home, Father Patrick Carrion would like to help you put that to rest.
Pilgrimage for the Sea Services Mass celebrated at Mother Seton’s shrine
The special Mass brings together members of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Merchant Marines and Public Health Services with family and friends to join in prayer to thank St. Elizabeth Ann Seton for her protection and ask for her continued intercession for the country, the safety of all those at sea and for those who have fallen while serving their country.
Report estimates 330,000 children abused in French church since 1950s
An independent report on sexual abuse in the French Catholic Church estimates 330,000 children have been abused since the 1950s. Most of the victims were pre-adolescent boys of all social backgrounds, and more than a third of the assaults were committed by laypeople.
Leaders in religion, science unite to urge action at COP26
The two nations co-chairing the U.N. Climate Change Conference are counting on the persuasive power and moral pull of religious leaders to help convince the world’s governments to set high standards in their commitment to mitigate climate change.
Long game: Father Watters grows Jesuit ‘ecosystem’ to encompass pre-K to high school
“Father Bill has an amazing quality,” said Earl Linehan, a parishioner of St. Ignatius who helped launch St. Ignatius Loyola Academy and is on the Board of Trustees at Cristo Rey Jesuit. “People want to help him, because there’s never anything about him in it. There’s no ego. His people have a tough time saying no because they know he’s doing good.”
RADIO INTERVIEW: The inspiring life of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos
George Matysek talks about the inspiring life of Blessed Seelos with Redemptorist Father Richard Boever, executive director of the National Shrine of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos in New Orleans and the author of a newly released book about Blessed Seelos.
Cut off from travel to Haiti, parishes from Baltimore archdiocese continue to help
In the Archdiocese of Baltimore, frustration mounts among churches physically shut off from sister parishes on the western half of the island of Hispaniola, where misery is compounded by gang violence, the COVID-19 pandemic, the assasination of President Jovenel Moïse, an earthquake, tropical storms and immigration roadblocks.
Praying with their feet: Rosary Congress kicks off with walking pilgrimage
Praying the rosary while walking up Charles Street from the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland to the Baltimore Basilica downtown, a group of 30 pilgrims set a brisk pace on their more than 4.5-mile journey between the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s co-cathedrals.
Synodal Assembly votes show Catholics support reforms in German church
The second Synodal Assembly of German Catholics ended Oct. 2 with overwhelming support for a range of proposals that, if adopted, would bring widespread reform to the church.