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Bishop John Ricard, pictured in a 2003 photo, died May 20, 2026, at age 86. He was the first Black bishop to be an auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Baltimore and to head the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida. He was elected superior general of the Josephites in 2019 and reelected in 2023. (OSV News/Paul Haring)

First Black bishop to serve as Baltimore auxiliary, Pensacola-Tallahassee bishop dies at 86

The Josephite priest served as president of the Baltimore-based National Black Catholic Congress from its founding in 1987 until 2017.

The Archdiocese of Baltimore's Cathedral of Mary Our Queen hosted a public forum.

Archdiocese of Baltimore files new proposed plan for Chapter 11 reorganization

The Archdiocese of Baltimore submitted a proposed plan for reorganization May 15 in an effort to complete its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, with the goal of equitably compensating victims of child sexual abuse by clergy and others affiliated with the Catholic Church in Maryland.

Diocesan delegations bring migrants' voices to Capitol Hill, advocate for immigration reform

Catholics from a number of U.S. dioceses participated in an immigration advocacy day March 5 on Capitol Hill, giving voice to migrants' worries and relatives desperate to find someone who can reach their detained family member or provide spiritual support.

Standing at the altar from left, Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States; Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services; and Baltimore Archbishop William Lori concelebrate Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore Nov. 10, 2025, to open the fall plenary assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. (OSV News/Catholic Review/Kevin J. Parks)

US bishops celebrate Mass to 'beg the Holy Spirit to inspire' their fall assembly

More than 320 bishops from across the U.S. streamed into the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore Nov. 10 to celebrate Mass on the first day of their fall assembly.

Scopes Monkey Trial leaves mixed legacy 100 years later

Catholic intellectuals of the time were already engaging with evolutionary theory in a more open-minded way. That willingness to dialogue with modern science had roots in the thought of Pope Leo XIII.

 

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