Jim Hunter, the former longtime play-by-play announcer for the Baltimore Orioles and a fixture in Baltimore sports broadcasting, is a devoted Catholic and an active parishioner of St. Mark in Fallston. Mark Viviano talks with Hunter about his years in broadcasting and his journey of faith.
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Dolan: N.Y. lawmakers ‘may conclude that some lives aren’t worth living’
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York urged Empire State lawmakers to reject legislation that would legalize physician-assisted suicide.
Baltimore native stirs controversy in Charlotte Diocese over liturgical norms
A leaked draft document on revising liturgical norms in the Diocese of Charlotte, N.C., has stirred backlash for its addressing of some practices predating the Second Vatican Council.
Reach out to families; let them know God loves them, pope says
The Catholic Church, its ministers and its members must find new ways to reach out to and welcome families who are distant from the church and have no understanding of how much God loves them, Pope Leo XIV said.
Polish nuns beatified for heroic witness amid wartime horror
In a solemn ceremony in Braniewo, northeastern Poland, 15 nuns from the Congregation of St. Catherine Virgin and Martyr, were beatified — recognized as martyrs who gave their lives during the final, brutal months of World War II.
A family’s love grounded in Christ is sign of peace for world, pope says
Families are the cradle of the future of humanity, Pope Leo XIV said during a Mass concluding the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents and the Elderly.
Take care of body, mind, heart, spirit, pope tells professional cyclists
In a tribute to Pope Francis and his message of hope for the Jubilee Year, elite cyclists rode through Vatican City and its gardens before starting the last stage of the Giro d’Italia in Rome.
Catholic universities look to support foreign students amid Trump visa crackdown
Amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on foreign student visas, at least two Catholic universities contacted by OSV News said they are actively seeking to support affected students.
Follow Jesus in the company of Mary, pope tells pilgrims
As spring turned into summer, some 2,000 people closed the month of May with a rosary walk through the Vatican Gardens.
Pope asks priests to be signs of reconciliation in the church and world
In a church and a world divided and fractured, priests are called to be witnesses of God’s love and forgiveness, which reconciles people and makes them one community, Pope Leo XIV told new priests.
How Jesus’ visits to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque spread love of his Sacred Heart
It was a young nun named Margaret Mary Alacoque of the Visitation order at Paray-le-Monial, France, who would become Jesus’ conduit to spread devotion to the Sacred Heart throughout the Roman Church.
Panelists: Transhumanism is not just latest tech advance but seeks to one day replace humans
A May 15 discussion of the Institute for Human Ecology at The Catholic University of America in Washington offered immediate insight with its title, “Transhumanism: The Last Heresy?”