local news CoronavirusFeatureLocal NewsNews Baltimore seminarian returns from Rome as Marylanders prepare for coronavirus threat Tim SwiftMarch 11, 20207 min read Deacon Justin Gough, a Baltimore seminarian studying in Rome, has just returned home after spending the last few weeks amid the serious outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Italy — an experience that has taught him not to panic but also not to underestimate the threat of Covid-19. FeatureLocal NewsNews Courage ministry offers support for those with same-sex attraction George P. Matysek Jr.March 10, 20204 min read Courage, an international apostolate of the Catholic Church endorsed by the Pontifical Council for the Family, emphasizes both the clarity of church teaching on human sexuality and charity to the person coming for help, Monsignor Farmer said. #IamCatholicFeatureLocal NewsNewsWorks of Mercy Multiple efforts needed to get people off the street and under cover Paul McMullenMarch 9, 20208 min read Catholic agencies and parishes are working to get people off the streets and into homes. Child & Youth ProtectionFeatureLocal NewsNews Maryland bishops: End criminal statute of limitations for interfering with abuse reporting Catholic Review StaffMarch 6, 20202 min read The Maryland bishops are supporting a bill that would eliminate the criminal statute of limitations for those that prevent or interfere with the reporting of child sexual abuse. FeatureLocal NewsNewsUncategorized Catholic students, others advocate for programs benefiting nonpublic schools in Annapolis Josephine von DohlenMarch 6, 20204 min read Nearly 1,000 Maryland students and teachers, including many Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, gathered in Annapolis to advocate for state programs benefiting nonpublic schools. FeatureLocal NewsNews New Atlanta archbishop has deep roots in Baltimore Tim SwiftMarch 5, 20205 min read Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer, a Conventual Franciscan priest tapped by Pope Francis March 5 to lead the Archdiocese of Atlanta, spent the early years of his ministry in the Baltimore area, serving as a religion teacher, guidance counselor and later principal of Archbishop Curley High School in the late 1970s and 1980s. Child & Youth ProtectionFeatureLocal NewsNews Archdiocese’s compensation program aids abuse survivors Christopher GuntyMarch 4, 20206 min read When it comes to child sexual abuse, the Archdiocese of Baltimore for decades has offered counseling to anyone harmed by church personnel. Archbishop’s MinistryCoronavirusFeatureLocal NewsNews Archdiocese to suspend sign of peace, consecrated wine at Masses as coronavirus precautions Tim SwiftMarch 3, 20204 min read 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. FeatureLocal NewsNewsScouting Honors for Monsignor Phillips, now Scout chaplain emeritus Karen Sampson HoffmanMarch 3, 20204 min read 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. #IamCatholicFeatureLocal NewsNews Path to Catholic faith winds from India through Western Maryland to Cockeysville Paul McMullenMarch 2, 20204 min read 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, Previous 1 … 259 260 261 … 408 Next
