The Maryland Catholic Conference announced today that Jennifer Briemann will succeed Mary Ellen Russell as the conference’s new executive director in June. Russell has served as executive director since 2008, and began working at the conference as associate director...
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VATICAN CITY -- While many people hope to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis and greet him, 12-year-old Peter Lombardi got something even better than he imagined.
"Not only did Pope Francis kiss Peter, he asked Peter to...
WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has appointed Dominican Father Robert F. Christian as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of San Francisco.
Bishop-designate Christian, 69, is a native of San Francisco. He entered the Dominicans at St. Albert Priory in Oakland,...
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SANTA TECLA, El Salvador — Leonor Chacon remembers every emotion she felt March 24, 1980, as if it were yesterday.
It started, she recalls, with the happiness that always accompanied the expectation that Archbishop Oscar Romero of San...
Today's Readings from the USCCB:
http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/032818.cfm
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"The minute you walk outside of your church on Sunday you’re in mission territory."
— Father Robert Barron
"It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching."
—Francis of Assisi
"Tell others...
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CLAYMONT - Freshman Teagan Bradley was dominant on the mound as she led the Mount Pleasant Green Knights past the Archmere Auks, 10-0, on March 27. The chilly air didn't stop the Green Knights' offense as they pounded...
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PIKE CREEK – It took three days and two locations, but Padua and Concord finally kicked off their 2018 softball seasons March 27. When it was over, the Pandas were left standing with a 3-2 victory at the...
INDIANAPOLIS — There are times when nearly everyone seeks redemption for a mistake or a moment of darkness, times that can help find a way to return to the grace of God.
For Opal Williams and Marguerite Engle, a significant...
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VATICAN CITY — Celebrating Palm Sunday Mass with thousands of young people, Pope Francis urged them to continue singing and shouting “hosanna” in the world, proclaiming the lordship of Jesus and following his example of outreach to...
Cindy Mann has been reinstated as head of school at Padua Academy for the remainder of this school year, according to a statement released by St. Anthony of Padua parish.
Mann had been dismissed as the top administrator at the...