Monsignor Parks, beloved former pastor, dies
Feb 22 2012
Monsignor Richard E. Parks, a beloved former pastor at Sacred Heart of Mary, died a lung cancer struggle.

Video/slideshow: Catholics observe Ash Wednesday
Feb 22 2012
Catholics across the Archdiocese of Baltimore attended Ash Wednesday Mass to begin the observation of Lent, the 40 days that lead to Easter.

Same-sex marriage bill advances
Feb 21 2012
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Senate is expected to begin debate Feb. 23 on a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state.

Mid-Atlantic Congress for Pastoral Leadership coming to Baltimore
Feb 21 2012
Jesuit Father James Martin, the unofficial chaplain to the “Colbert Report” show on Comedy Central, and Bishop Gerald Kicanas are keynote speakers at the first Mid-Atlantic Congress for Pastoral Leadership.

Father Thomas Walsh, ‘lover of creation,’ dies at 60
Feb 21 2012
Friends recalled Father Thomas Walsh as "a humble friar" who loved all God's creatures.

Hearing examines contraceptive mandate’s impact on religious liberty
Feb 21 2012
WASHINGTON – During a nearly five-hour congressional hearing Feb. 16, religious leaders explained how the contraceptive mandate in the U.S. health reform plan is an affront to their religious liberty rights.