“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.
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Baltimore Catholic League enjoying historic season
The 24 boys on the McDonald’s All-American team include two from the Baltimore Catholic League.
Faith keeps young parishioner strong in battle with brain cancer and Lyme disease
Despite brutal twin diagnoses of Lyme disease and brain cancer, 26-year-old Corey Dregier maintains a positive attitude and zest for life.
Annapolis family finds home in the Catholic faith
Nearly 700 catechumens and candidates participated in the Rite of Election and the Call to Continuing Conversion at three locations across the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Bishop Madden to lead Baltimore prayer walk for peace Feb. 28
Bishop Denis J. Madden, urban vicar and auxiliary bishop emeritus of Baltimore, will lead a prayer walk for peace Feb. 28 at St. Ignatius, 740 North Calvert Street, in Baltimore.
Cardinal Tagle has rapt audience at Mid-Atlantic Congress
Cardinal Tagle of the Archdiocese of Manila delivered a message of hope at the Mid-Atlantic Congress in Baltimore.
Cardinal Tagle says everyone has a little migrant in their soul
There’s a little bit of migrant in everyone, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila, Philippines, said during a U.S. visit.
On another St. Valentine’s Day, health struggle only strengthens bond of couple
The love story of Jerry and Renee Buettner, one that begins in the early 1970s, is intertwined with their faith.
Maryland Assembly will not consider physician-assisted suicide
Legislation regarding physician-assisted suicide (PAS) will not be introduced during the 2018 Maryland General Assembly.
Archbishop Lori pens pastoral letter on Martin Luther King Jr., nonviolence
The upcoming 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. prompted Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori to write a pastoral letter on the civil rights leader’s principles of nonviolence.
Lent begins Ash Wednesday
Lent, the 40-day period of preparation for Easter, begins Ash Wednesday, Feb. 14. While not a holy day of obligation, Catholics are encouraged to attend Mass that day as a way of beginning their Lenten journey in prayer.
High-schoolers focus on the Eucharist at seminarian-led Mount 2000 retreat
Mount St. Mary’s was packed this weekend with more than 1,300 high school students attending Mount 2000, a retreat focused on the Eucharist and led by the university’s seminarians.