Tag: Maryland Catholic Conference
Patricia Kelly, Maryland Catholic Conference lobbyist and Catholic pro-life advocate, dies...
BALTIMORE -- Patricia Kelly, a tireless advocate for the pro-life cause whose gentle but persistent lobbying efforts helped secure a ban on physician-assisted suicide...
Maryland bishops mark 100 years of women’s suffrage with a call...
BALTIMORE — The pioneering women who fought for the right to vote are being hailed by the bishops of Maryland.
An Aug. 26 letter from...
Bishops of the Maryland Catholic Conference: Celebrating 100 years of women’s...
August 26, 2020
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
Today, the United States recognizes an important milestone. One hundred years ago, women gained the right to...
Maryland Gov. Hogan overturns county directive delaying school openings to Oct....
WASHINGTON -- The Archdiocese of Washington and its Catholic Schools Office hailed the Aug. 3 emergency order by Maryland's governor to override a Montgomery...
‘Building Bridges of Understanding and Hope,’ from the Catholic Bishops serving...
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
For centuries, our country and our State have been plagued with problems of racial inequality and injustice. Although many...
Maryland Catholic Conference candidate survey for first congressional district
About the survey
Every Presidential election year, the Maryland Catholic Conference surveys the state’s candidates for U.S. Congress on their positions regarding issues of interest to Catholics.
The...
Hogan’s proposed hike in Maryland’s BOOST program spending gets committee OK...
By Josephine von Dohlen
Catholic Standard
Nearly 1,000 Maryland students and teachers from nonpublic schools gathered in Annapolis on March 4 to advocate for state programs...
Maryland Catholic Conference gearing up resistance to latest physician-assisted suicide effort
The effort to prevent physician-assisted suicide is gearing up for another debate as legislation that would legalize the practice has been introduced again in...
Maryland BOOST scholarship program helps level education playing field for low-income...
Since it was enacted in 2016, the Maryland BOOST Scholarship Program has empowered low-income families to choose the best educational option for their children.
BOOST has...
Catholics focus on education funding, protecting life and more in new...
The 441st legislative session of the Maryland General Assembly began Jan. 8 with legislators, advocates and members of the public converging on the state...