Maryland Supreme Court: State Cannot Reveal Names of Individuals Who Allegedly Hid Church Abuse
'Uncharged individuals' may not be exposed to the 'court of public opinion' in grand jury documents, the state high court ruled.
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Catholic Leaders Warn Maryland Antidiscrimination Bill Threatens Faith-Based Schools
‘We see this as a direct threat to every private religious school in the state of Maryland. Now they’re going to have to go to court and fight these lawsuits just to be able to maintain their religious identity.’
The Island Where Religious Freedom Began
The first act of religious freedom in English America was not a speech or a law. It was a Mass.
Mahmoud Decision Furthers US Supreme Court’s Protection of Parental and Religious Liberty, Legal Scholars Say
‘The effect of this opinion will be to alert government agencies that parents’ constitutional rights to direct the religious upbringing of their children are alive and well under our Constitution …’
In Mother Seton’s Footsteps: Pilgrims Walk 55 Miles to Honor America’s First Canonized Saint
About two dozen pilgrims, aged 16 to 78, set out Thursday, June 19, on the ‘Footsteps of Mother Seton’ pilgrimage — a four-day journey from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption in Baltimore to the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
Maryland Bishops Say Abuse Payout Bill ‘Unfairly Targets’ Religious Organizations
The MCC statement said the reports of abuse within state-led institutions, including Maryland’s Department of Juvenile Services, are mainly from young men and women of color who are the majority of youth placed under the state’s care.
Maryland Passes Bill That Would Provide $25 Million to Fund Abortion
The grant program was approved in the House last week and in the Senate on Monday.
‘Reverently Awe-Inspiring’: The Story Behind Twin Catholic Parishes in Virginia, Maryland
By the time of his death at age 85, Father McInerney had designed and built more than 200 churches as well as numerous hospitals, convents, and other works.
Catholic Bishops Share Message on 160th Anniversary of Maryland Emancipation Day
The bishops also highlighted the fact that not only did the abolition of slavery restore the dignity of individuals but also 'the sanctity of family life, which had been shattered by the horrors of slavery.'
Baltimore’s Archbishop, Pro-Lifers Warn of Dire Consequences of Maryland’s Abortion Vote
Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore issued a letter to the Catholics of his archdiocese on Wednesday urging the faithful to reject Maryland’s Question 1, a ballot initiative that he labeled an “extreme step of enshrining the legality of abortion” in the state’s constitution.
