I like to think God has a good sense of humor. So who says we can’t have fun in church?
Nine ways to have fun in church
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A divided court examines Louisiana abortion restrictions
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Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News
In oral arguments March 4, the Supreme Court justices expressed mixed views about a Louisiana law that requires abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a local hospital and if the abortion providers have the legal standing to challenge the state law on behalf of their patients.
As COVID-19 spreads, Catholic entities worldwide take precautions
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Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News
Catholic aid agencies are protecting their staff’s safety as they increase their worldwide efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19.
Archdiocese’s compensation program aids abuse survivors
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Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News
When it comes to child sexual abuse, the Archdiocese of Baltimore for decades has offered counseling to anyone harmed by church personnel.
Pope has been diagnosed with cold; symptoms unrelated to other illness
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Pope Francis has a common cold and has no symptoms that could be attributed to another illness, the Vatican said.
“Are you from Iowa?”
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Filed Under: Blog, Lent, Open Window
A chance meeting with strangers added light to this Lenten journey.
Lenten silence amid turmoil
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Filed Under: Commentary, For the Journey, Guest Commentary, Lent
In the midst of trial and worry, we seek the intimacy of this powerful and mysterious force we call God. Let Lent open us to grace, to see the big picture, even if it’s impossible to imagine 15 Milky Ways.
Archdiocese to suspend sign of peace, consecrated wine at Masses as coronavirus precautions
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Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News
The Archdiocese of Baltimore is taking several steps this week to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus as more cases are reported in the United States.
Honors for Monsignor Phillips, now Scout chaplain emeritus
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Scouting and faith were celebrated at the annual Archdiocesan Scout Mass and Presentation of Awards March 1. Boy Scouts from troops across the archdiocese were invited to St. Katharine Drexel Church to receive religious awards earned in the past year.
Practice of tracking Massgoers for political purposes gains scrutiny
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Brian Burch, president of CatholicVote, a political action group with no ties to the Catholic Church, has written repeatedly about how his organization has used “the latest technology to find Catholics, connect with them, register them to vote and then get them to the polls.”
Path to Catholic faith winds from India through Western Maryland to Cockeysville
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Manivannan was among 121 catechumens and 234 candidates participating in the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion at the cathedral, where Archbishop William E. Lori presided. They represented more than half of the total who will be fully initiated or come into full communion with the church at the Easter Vigil,
Father Ernesto Cardenal, poet and revolutionary, dies in Nicaragua
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Father Ernesto Cardenal, the Nicaraguan poet and revolutionary whose political work earned him a public admonishment from St. John Paul II, died March 1 in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua. He was 95.
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