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Today the light of life shines brightly in the state of Maryland. The darkness of state-sponsored executions has ended with the death penalty repeal legislation’s signing into law. “This is a historic

The Archdiocese of Washington took two steps April 4 to further its ongoing challenge to the Department of Health and Human Services Mandate, which requires employers to include abortion-inducing drugs,

Upon learning of news reports that a young woman has died following a late-term abortion at a clinic operated by LeRoy Carhart, Nancy Paltell, PhD, associate director of life issues for the Maryland Catholic

WASHINGTON—The Feb. 1 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) shows some movement by the

Late today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed the lawsuit filed by the Archdiocese of Washington and its co-plaintiffs, asserting that the case is premature in light of the

After his family moved to Maryland last fall, Jon Ellwanger aspired to coach basketball at his children’s new school, Resurrection-St. Paul in Ellicott City, as he had at his previous parish and school

On November 6 Maryland voters will decide on whether to change the definition of marriage to include same sex couples. The potential implications of this amendment for our society are profound. Same

It is a pleasure to join so many faith leaders today in witnessing to our shared commitment to marriage as the foundation of our society. I speak on behalf of the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore, led

It is with great pleasure that I join our good friend Dr. Hrabowski, and our many other partners today, as we officially launch the Educating Maryland Kids Coalition. And it is my honor to represent Archbishop

RICHMOND, Va. — In a ruling hailed by Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori as “a major victory for the First Amendment,” a federal appeals court in Richmond said two Maryland pregnancy centers cannot

With tweets and text messages, prayers and preaching, Catholics and other Americans are spending two weeks (June 21-July 4) launching a religious freedom awareness campaign called the "Fortnight for Freedom." Concern

Readings: 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14; 2 Corinthians 4:7-15; + Matthew 10:34-39 Our readings tonight give us a very good starting point for a survey of religious liberty as heroically fought for throughout

Introduction: The Martyrs of Tyburn Hill A few years ago, due to inclement weather that grounded many international flights, I found myself stranded in London during the week just before Christmas.

Church-led activists hoping to repeal Maryland's same-sex marriage law plan to deliver the first batch of petitions ahead of schedule this week, and they say the number of signatures will far exceed the

From an early age, Catholics are taught to see God in their neighbor. The Catholic faith finds its fullest expression in a loving act of sacrifice by one stranger for another. Imagine the church’s surprise,