The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced Sept. 29 that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, ahead of Maryland's Child Victims Act, which effective Oct. 1 repeals the statute of limitations for certain civil claims regarding sexual abuse.
In a...
VATICAN CITY -- Many of the prelates Pope Francis will make cardinals Sept. 30 will be taking part in the synod on synodality or have been very active in its preparatory phases as leaders of their dioceses.
Cardinals-designate Ángel Sixto...
Q: Is it always wrong in every case to lie? What about the so-called “little white lie?”' I’m thinking of situations where you tell a person something you know is false to spare their feelings, when they’re likely never...
Chesterton once wrote, “Newspapers not only deal with news, but they deal with everything as if it were entirely new.” There’s a lot of new talk surrounding synodality. But, insofar as synods have been an ancient model for Church...
Archbishop José H. Gomez
As I’ve been praying for the upcoming Synodal Assembly, which will be held in Rome Oct. 4–22 as part of the three-year Synod on Synodality called by Pope Francis, I find myself reflecting on the diversity...
For many Catholics, Pope Francis’s decision to call for a synod on synodality is akin to the boss calling a meeting to discuss meetings, more likely to earn a yawn or an eye roll than enthusiasm. And while the...
BALTIMORE -- Brooks Robinson, the Hall of Fame third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles whose unmatched fielding prowess and dedication to his adopted hometown endeared him to generations of Baltimoreans, died Sept. 26. He was 86.
Robinson, a convert to...
WILMINGTON — The Class of 2027 of Padua Academy gathered on Sept. 21 at St. Anthony of Padua Church for the school’s annual freshman convocation. They were joined by families, faculty and staff.
The convocation is one of the first...
CLAYMONT — The field hockey team from Agnes Irwin School made the trip down from Rosemont, Pa., on Sept. 28 and left Archmere with a 5-1 victory.
The Owls, members of the Inter-AC Conference in Pennsylvania, took possession early and...
DETROIT -- A native son of the Archdiocese of Detroit, Bishop Jeffrey M. Monforton of Steubenville, Ohio, will return home to serve as Detroit's 32nd auxiliary bishop.
Pope Francis appointed Bishop Monforton to his new position Sept. 28 and named...