The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed March 26 after a 900-foot container ship collided with one of its support pilings. The Baltimore Archdiocese's Apostleship of the Sea had ministered to crew members on March 24 and 25, and plans to assist them again.
A Ukrainian Catholic archbishop asked his fellow U.S. bishops Nov. 16 to pray for Ukraine, and, if possible, to go to Ukraine and pray there for its people, inviting them on a trip he is embarking on in February.
The 57 urban parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are embarking on a two-year listening and discernment process to determine how well their ministries and pastoral services meet the needs of the neighborhoods in which they are located.
A U.S. District Court judge in Maryland has ruled that Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops' overseas relief and development agency, must offer health care coverage to the spouses of gay employees as long as the employees' jobs are nonreligious in nature.
Joan Chittister: I saw recent hints that our country — after years of protests about police brutality, women's equal rights, justice for all — may be beginning to boil over.
Bishops approved new guidelines governing financial investments of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that include wider limits on where money would be invested and advance a policy of engagement on corporate practices that impact human dignity.
The U.S. bishops' gathering in Baltimore is set to host at least two unusually visible demonstrations that showcase the broad spectrum of U.S. Catholic thought. On Day One, liberal-leaning Catholic groups protested outside the hotel where the bishops met in a closed, executive session.
The USCCB’s annual fall assembly includes elections for treasurer and several committee chairs for the organization. Some of the bishop candidates are known for prioritizing similar issues as Francis. Others have not been always known for emphasizing issues favored by the pope.
