Catholics Eagerly Anticipating News Of New Pope
Catholics worldwide are anxiously awaiting news of whom the new pope will be.
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Catholics worldwide are anxiously awaiting news of whom the new pope will be.
Vatican officials said Monday that Pope Benedict XVI had announced to his senior clergy that he would resign his position as the head of the Catholic Church on February 28, according to news agency reports.
It is time to end the tax exempt status of religious organizations that advocated for a partisan candidate.
Same-sex marriage, abortion and contraceptives. America's Catholic bishops have taken a strong stand opposing each. They were asked by other Catholics to stop mixing those positions with politics.
A subdued U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops acknowledged Monday that voters rejected the stands they took against gay marriage and birth control, but gave no sign they would change their strategy ahead.
A 1,600-year-old document translated for the first time has a message that could shake up Christianity: Jesus may have had a wife. Now, a local expert weighs in on the debate.
The Archdiocese of Baltimore says it is has raised $64 million of the $100 million it is working to raise to support its mission.
Should the Catholic church mix politics and faith? Some say 'no' as the church gears up to take on the Obama administration over it's new healthcare mandate.
Baltimore's archbishop will open the Catholic church's religious liberty effort with a Mass at the city's Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption.
New federal health care rules that require church-affiliated employers to cover birth control for workers violate First Amendment free speech guarantees, the Archdiocese of Washington said Monday in announcing it was joining a series of suits nationwide against the mandate.
A federal appeals court heard arguments Friday on whether it's unconstitutional for two Maryland communities to require anti-abortion pregnancy counseling centers to post signs stating that they do not provide medical services.
A Maryland woman says a priest refused her communion during her mother's funeral. She alleges the priest had an issue with her sexual orientation.
Contraception controversy. A showdown between the White House and the Catholic Church is heating up over the president's mandate to make birth control free.
Catholic leaders are outraged. New federal health care mandates say religious organizations must include birth control coverage in their health plans. But the leader of Baltimore Catholics says that will never happen.
The Archdiocese of Baltimore is preparing to sell the second-oldest Catholic church in Baltimore.
There's new insight into a sex scandal involving a local Catholic priest. He faces indecent exposure charges after police found him partially naked in an adult store.
Arguments have been postponed in two cases in which Maryland anti-abortion pregnancy counseling centers claim that government ordinances requiring them to post certain disclaimers infringe on their constitutional rights.
In light of the recent Penn State scandal, sex abuse victims are calling for action. In Baltimore, they took on the Catholic Church. Protesters urged the clergy to support tougher laws for people who don't report sexual abuse.
U.S. Roman Catholic bishops vowed Monday to defend their religious liberty in the face of growing acceptance of gay marriage and what they called attempts by secularists to marginalize faith.
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops says the church should not be dismissed as an outmoded bureaucracy.
The Roman Catholic archbishop of Baltimore urged Gov. Martin O'Malley last month not to sponsor same-sex marriage legislation because it "deeply conflicts" with the governor's Catholic faith, but O'Malley responded that he has a public obligation to change unjust laws.
Birth control may soon be available for free for millions of women. The Institute of Medicine has recommended the government require health insurance providers to cover contraception without co-payments.
Opponents of Maryland's immigrant in-state tuition law are just 8,000 signatures away from putting the issue on the ballot. Local leaders of the Catholic Church take a stand against the petition.
A Catholic church congregation in North East is planning a reconsecration service after vandals made off with a $2,000 brass tabernacle and caused $8,000 in damage to the building.
The Baltimore Archdiocese is investigating an allegation of sex abuse at a local church. It comes after a controversial report on the root cause of the abuse crisis in the church is released and sparks outrage.
