Leaders of the Maryland Catholic Conference say the state will face another big push for physician-assisted suicide, which is opposed by church teaching, when the 2024 General Assembly session begins Jan. 10.

The Anne Arundel County sanctuary operates on a core principle – rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming senior dogs. Even if a furry resident doesn’t find a forever home, the sanctuary ensures it becomes the dog’s haven for the rest of its life.

De La Salle Christian Brother Edward Gallagher, who taught at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore from 1987-1992 and 1999-2008, died Dec. 17. He was 93.

The archdiocese introduced two distinctive ensembles, each representing significant communities and emphasizing unity among Catholics while celebrating the church’s rich diversity – the Black Catholic Mass Choir and the Hispanic/Latino Archdiocesan Choir.

All is well at St. Mary Church in Annapolis after a small fire in the late morning of Dec. 20 caused minor damage to the second floor of the parish’s three-story rectory.

Monsignor John Louis FitzGerald, a Baltimore native and former military chaplain who in 2003 established Apostleship of the Sea, a worldwide ministry for seafarers, for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Dec. 16. He was 82.

A coalition of religious and community-service groups in Southwest Baltimore plans to continue its anti-violence conversation with a prayer vigil and walk two days after Christmas.

The Seek the City to Come initiative is making strides in reshaping and revitalizing the Catholic presence in Baltimore. Now in its second year, the initiative continues to engage the diverse voices of the city’s 61 parishes to collaboratively shape the future of the Catholic Church.

In a court hearing Dec. 18, Judge Michelle M. Harner said she would make an order setting May 31 as the “bar date” in the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization case.

Catholic Review Radio host Father Brian Nolan, pastor of St. Ignatius in Ijamsville, Md., talks with Sofia Maurette, the director of Intercultural Ministry for the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, who worked intimately with the creation of the exhibit of the newly beatified Ulma family soon to be on display at this shrine.