Religious Leaders

O'Brien becomes Catholic cardinal Saturday

2012-02-18 08:08:00

Even as he prepared in Rome for the weekend ceremony that will elevate him to cardinal, Baltimore Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien vigorously lobbied for political issues important to the Roman Catholic Church — a hallmark of his five-year stint here....

Pope Benedict to elevate Archbishop O'Brien to cardinal

2012-01-06 17:11:28

Baltimore's archdiocese, the oldest in the nation, can once again claim one of the highest-ranking members of the Roman Catholic Church as its leader. Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien, leader of the archdiocese since 2007, was named a cardinal Friday by...

Vatican's envoy to U.S. dies at Hopkins after lung surgery

2011-07-28 13:47:53

Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the Vatican's ambassador to the United States, died Wednesday of complications from surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, church officials said. The 73-year-old Italian prelate had undergone lung surgery nearly three weeks ago and...

Archbishop O'Brien leaving Baltimore for post in Rome

2011-08-30 01:24:00

Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien flies to Rome next month for a new job leading a global order of Catholic knights, a post that likely will lead to his elevation to cardinal, but which also begins his departure from the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Pope Benedict...

Blogger Rocco Palmo uncovers Vatican secrets — all from his basement in Philly

2011-09-03 12:33:00

A 28-year-old guy living in his parents' basement in South Philadelphia just might be one of the foremost experts on the Archdiocese of Baltimore, if not the whole American Catholic Church. Rocco Palmo facetiously calls himself "The Church Whisperer,"...

'High School Musical: Get in the Picture': six finalists

2008-07-23 13:29:56

Guest blogger Lindsay Diokno on High School Musical: Get in the Picture: The second half of the Eastern auditions went quickly (thankfully) and mostly painlessly, with the contestants going from 30 to 20 to 10 to six. First, the kids......

'High School Musical: Get in the Picture': the first two eliminations

2008-08-05 16:22:11

Lindsay Diokno watches two more episodes of HSM: Get in the Picture. We can't thank her enough. What can I say? My brother's in town, so I'm a little behind on my reality TV. That's probably not a bad thing.......

The mark of a leader

2008-06-28 00:00:00

Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien will receive his pallium at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican tomorrow, a capstone event marking his connection to the Catholic hierarchy and to the church worldwide. More than 100 Marylanders have traveled to Rome to attend...

Montana sues ex-wife over love note, funny looking student ID

2008-07-23 13:29:56

Former 49er great Joe Montana has filed a lawsuit for $75,000 against his first ex-wife, Kim Moses, (he has been married three times, I believe) and an auction company for auctioning off several personal items, They included a sentimental note......

Leaders around the world welcome pope

2005-04-20 00:00:00

LONDON - From Notre Dame in Paris to the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, cathedral bells tolled and prayers were offered yesterday to celebrate the election of Pope Benedict XVI. Roman Catholics and political and religious leaders around the...

Baltimore faithful reflect on legacy

2005-04-01 00:00:00

As word spread yesterday across the Baltimore region of Pope John Paul II's deteriorating health, devout Catholics began vigils for him and religious leaders praised his 26-year tenure as having an impact far beyond the church's own followers. "He is...

U.S. cardinal sees next pope staying course

2005-04-05 00:00:00

VATICAN CITY - One of the most senior U.S. members of the Vatican hierarchy said yesterday that American Catholics would be best served by a new pope as committed to strict interpretation of doctrine as was Pope John Paul II, even if that approach...

Bishops attend a session of Catholic bishops at the Vatican on the theme of "The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church.

2008-10-06 00:00:00

WONDER BOYS: Steven Klein and Ryan Johnston in "The Four of Us" by Itamar Moses, currently at the Elephant Theatre Lab.

2008-09-18 11:26:31

Pope Benedict XVI prays at the Grotto of the Apparitions, also called Grotto of Massbielle, in the Sanctuary of Lourdes, in France. The Pope commemorated 150th anniversary of the Vatican-recognized apparitions of the Virgin Mary being revealed to a peasant girl named Bernadette Soubirous.

2008-09-13 00:00:00