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Former Detroit seminary rector named bishop of Steubenville
Jul 04 2012
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI has named Monsignor Jeffrey M. Monforton, rector-president of Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit for the past six years, as bishop of Steubenville, Ohio.

Power outages force sisters to skip Frederick office on 15-day bus tour
Jul 02 2012
Religious sisters are on a 15-day tour from Iowa to Washington, D.C., to stand with those who live in poverty.

Official Announcement of new priest assignments
Jul 02 2012
This is the official announcement of priest assignments in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Priests assigned to leadership posts
Jul 02 2012
Archbishop William E. Lori announces priest assignments.

Former Essex pastor to retire
Jun 30 2012
Father Paul J. Henry, who served parishes in Anne Arundel, Baltimore and Harford counties, is retiring, effective July 1.

Father Sylvester Peterka leaves Baltimore parishes after 23 years
Jun 29 2012
Vincentian Father Sylvester Peterka is described as "a humble man."

Retiring longtime Crofton pastor known for compassion, sincerity
Jun 29 2012
After serving St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Crofton for 25 years, Father Edward C. Connelly is retiring July 1.

Archbishop Lori ordains seven
Jun 11 2012
It was an emotional day as seven men were ordained to the priesthood at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland June 9.

Franciscans, men religious express support for nuns before Vatican meet
Jun 09 2012
As the top officials of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious prepared to meet in Rome with the head of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, they received messages of support and solidarity from the executive committee of the Congregation of Major Superiors of Men and the heads of seven Franciscan provinces in the U.S.

Vatican notification draws criticism, support from Catholic theologians
Jun 07 2012
The Vatican criticism of Mercy Sister Margaret Farley’s 2006 book, “Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics,” reflects a misunderstanding of what a Catholic theologian should do and is both ill-timed and unfair, according to theologians at a variety of U.S. Catholic universities.

CD, beer latest endeavors for New Mexico monastic community
Jun 06 2012
A CD produced by Sony? Beer? Soap and candles? See how these Benedictine monks continue to sustain their communities.

LCWR board says Vatican order to reform based on ‘flawed process’
Jun 01 2012
The national board of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious said June 1 the assessment that led to a Vatican order to reform the organization “was based on unsubstantiated accusations and the result of a flawed process that lacked transparency.”

Seven priests to be ordained in the Archdiocese of Baltimore
May 30 2012
Baltimore's new Archbisop William E. Lori will ordain seven men, three of whom are former Anglicans, to the priesthood June 9 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen.

U.S. seminarians win first Clericus Cup championship title
May 14 2012
ROME - For the first time, the Pontifical North American College took home the champion’s title in the Clericus Cup soccer series.

Father Pesci leaving Loyola Blakefield
May 11 2012
Jesuit Father Tomas A. Pesci, who has served as Loyola Blakefield's president since 2005, will leave at the end of the school year to pursue the next phase in his ministry as a Jesuit.