Catholic Relief & Charity

Schools reach out to Haiti through funds, prayer
Jan 19 2010
School communities around the Archdiocese of Baltimore have been moved to act in the wake of the devastating Haitian earthquake.

Hydes parish shows the way for Baltimore’s Operation Haiti
Jan 18 2010
HYDES – Nineteen parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore adopt sister faith communities in the Diocese of Gonaives in Haiti, to the north of Port-au-Prince.

Missionaries of Charity say their staffers in Haiti are safe
Jan 16 2010
CALCUTTA, India – The Missionaries of Charity have expressed relief that their nuns working in Haiti are safe.

Baltimore-based CRS coordinating Haitian relief among Catholic agencies
Jan 14 2010
WASHINGTON – Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services has been asked by the Vatican to coordinate the church’s relief and recovery efforts in earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

Pope prays for victims of Haiti quake; Archbishop Miot’s body found
Jan 13 2010
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI prayed for victims of a massive earthquake in Haiti and urged the international community to provide generous assistance to the stricken population of the Caribbean nation.

Maryland’s faith community fights for poor in Annapolis
Dec 18 2009
ANNAPOLIS – At a time of impending budget cuts, leaders of Maryland’s faith community came together outside the State House in Annapolis Dec. 15 to speak up for the poor and vulnerable.

Pope urges greater religious freedom in Cuba, criticizes U.S. embargo
Dec 12 2009
VATICAN CITY – Welcoming Cuba’s new ambassador to the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI once again criticized the U.S. economic embargo against the country, but also called on the Cuban government to expand religious freedom on the island.

National Pastoral Life Center to close Nov. 30; key programs continue
Nov 25 2009
WASHINGTON – A gradual decline in funding in recent years is forcing the National Pastoral Life Center to close Nov. 30.

Loyola grad ready to become Paulist priest
Oct 22 2009
Tom Gibbons’ journey into the Paulist religious community began with a broken video camera.

New U.S. ambassador to Vatican sworn in at State Department ceremony
Aug 24 2009
WASHINGTON – With a roomful of theologians, college professors and presidents, political activists, leaders of various church organizations, and family and longtime friends looking on, Catholic theologian Miguel Diaz was sworn in as ambassador to the Vatican Aug. 21.

Encyclical calls for solidarity in promoting access to education
Aug 09 2009
WASHINGTON - Catholic educators and nonprofit groups said Pope Benedict XVI in his latest encyclical continues to inspire them to build awareness of global poverty and to address issues of access to education in vulnerable communities.

Internships play vital role in shaping careers
Jul 09 2009
The work world can be a daunting place for recent college graduates.

It’s amazing what the church can do
Jun 17 2009
One story that may never be fully told is the story of all the good that the Catholic Church does. The big ticket items are obvious for all to see – the tremendous contribution to education at the primary, secondary and college and university levels; the service to the poor and needy by Catholic Charities (a tip of the hat to Hal Smith); the worldwide service to 100 million people around the world by Catholic Relief Services.

British court: Church adoption agency must include same-sex couples
Jun 04 2009
LONDON – The Catholic Church in England and Wales has lost a legal battle to retain its few remaining adoption agencies.

Easter is season of joy for Catholics
Apr 14 2009
Holy Week 2009 will go down as one of the most memorable and joyful for many pastors and parishioners throughout the archdiocese, as nearly 900 people were received fully into the Catholic Church during the April 11 Easter Vigil – the biggest number in a decade.