‘Let us be clear: this war must end,’ Archbishop Gallagher tells Russian authorities in Moscow More than 270 faith leaders urge Trump administration to extend TPS for El Salvador UPDATE: Pope Leo appoints Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly to Vatican dicastery To experience true relationship with God in the liturgy, faithful’s participation cannot be passive, pope says First-appointed delegate to Black Catholic community excited to begin ministry Local News First-appointed delegate to Black Catholic community excited to begin ministry Katie V. Jones August 26, 2026 The month of May transformed Deacon Darron Woodus’ ministry. The 56-year-old was ordained May 10 as a permanent deacon for the Archdiocese of Baltimore and appointed by Archbishop William E. Lori as the archbishop’s first delegate for Black Catholics, a newly created role supporting Black Catholic communities throughout the archdiocese. Upcoming racing events support good causes Katie V. 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Herewith, and in honor of the national semiquincentennial, some novels that help tell the Catholic story in these United States through a fictional lens. More Commentary Featured Video On July 29, 2026, The Hillbilly Thomists entered the event hall at Ss. Philip and James in Charles Village to a sellout crowd of more than 500. The event saw families, fans old and new, and people of all ages come together for a night of worship and fun.
First-appointed delegate to Black Catholic community excited to begin ministry Katie V. Jones August 26, 2026 The month of May transformed Deacon Darron Woodus’ ministry. The 56-year-old was ordained May 10 as a permanent deacon for the Archdiocese of Baltimore and appointed by Archbishop William E. Lori as the archbishop’s first delegate for Black Catholics, a newly created role supporting Black Catholic communities throughout the archdiocese.
Upcoming racing events support good causes Katie V. Jones August 25, 2026 One of the first things Father H. Paul Kim did when he arrived at Holy Korean Martyrs in Woodlawn in January 2025 was to challenge his parishioners to join him at the Baltimore Running Festival in October 2025.
Baltimore-area Colombians pray, mobilize aid after deadly earthquake Marietha Góngora V. August 25, 2026 For Colombians living in the Baltimore area, the earthquake brought the fear of being thousands of miles away from loved ones at a moment when communication was difficult.
Mary Pat Stoval, longtime archdiocesan fiscal services director, dies at 67 Lisa Harlow August 24, 2026 Mary Pat Stoval, director of fiscal services for the Archdiocese of Baltimore and a beloved colleague known for her kindness, competence and faith, died Aug. 18 at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, due to complications from leukemia. She was 67.
‘Let us be clear: this war must end,’ Archbishop Gallagher tells Russian authorities in Moscow Junno Arocho Esteves August 26, 2026 The Vatican foreign minister urged Russian officials to end their war with Ukraine and to begin negotiations with the help of the international community.
More than 270 faith leaders urge Trump administration to extend TPS for El Salvador Kate Scanlon August 26, 2026 Hundreds of faith leaders and organizations urged the Trump administration to extend Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for El Salvador before it expires in September.
UPDATE: Pope Leo appoints Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly to Vatican dicastery Courtney Mares August 26, 2026 Pope Leo XIV on Aug. 25 appointed the Knights of Columbus’ Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly as a member of the Vatican Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life.
To experience true relationship with God in the liturgy, faithful’s participation cannot be passive, pope says Carol Glatz August 26, 2026 “Firmly rooted” in the Church’s living tradition, the liturgical reform put forth by the Second Vatican Council grew from the need for the faithful to celebrate the liturgy more “consciously and actively,” and not “as strangers and silent spectators,” Pope Leo XIV said.
Dolly, we will always love you Rita Buettner August 25, 2026 As Dolly Parton once said, “I like trying to make people happy and lift people up and glorifying God. That’s my mission in life.”
Parents, please stop tormenting your kids for clicks! Elizabeth Scalia August 25, 2026 In my youth I knew a mother who played cruel “jokes” on babies. With a little one seated on her lap, she would temptingly show a biscuit or a candy, and — just as the excited infant leaned forward, arms and legs churning, mouth open — she would devour it, with a laugh.
A journey toward Christ and vocation Gryffen Atkinson August 22, 2026 Leaving Quo Vadis, I felt a calling and a mission. For several years, I had been discerning a vocation to the priesthood, but that call often seemed to come more from my mind than from my heart. Through this retreat and the experiences I encountered there, that changed
Addiction doesn’t have to be the final word Timothy A. McCarthy August 21, 2026 My work taught me that recovery often begins only when accountability and hope exist together. Sometimes treatment was enough. Sometimes the prospect of jail provides the wake-up call that makes a person willing to enter treatment. In either case, the crucial step was a willingness to change.
Stories that tell the U.S. Catholic story George Weigel August 21, 2026 Fiction can often convey the human texture of a time and place better than scholarly works of history. Herewith, and in honor of the national semiquincentennial, some novels that help tell the Catholic story in these United States through a fictional lens.
