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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.

HHS mandate “absolute violation” of religious freedom
Feb 21 2012
First District U.S. Rep Andy Harris, a Republican and a Catholic, added his voice to the chorus of critics on a national health care mandate.

Same-sex marriage is a focus at Lobby Night
Feb 21 2012
Nearly 600 Catholics from across Maryland came to Annapolis Feb. 20 for the 28th annual Lobby Night.

Cold feet, warm hugs: Pilgrims do what it takes to see new cardinals
Feb 20 2012
More than 10,000 friends, family and supporters braved the elements to see Pope Benedict XVI place a red hat on their favorite cardinal.

West Point grad remembers ‘Father O’Brien’
Feb 20 2012
Michael and Susan Nardotti have known Cardinal Edwin F. O’Brien since his days as “Father O’Brien” nearly five decades ago.

Video: Catonsville nuns receive Eucharist from Pontiff
Feb 20 2012
Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass Feb. 19 with the 22 cardinals he elevated just a day before.