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November 15, 2018

U.S. bishops vote not to encourage Vatican to release all McCarrick abuse documents

Bishops listen to a speaker Nov. 14 at the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore.
BALTIMORE – The U.S. bishops Nov. 14 defeated a resolution to encourage the Vatican to release all documents related to the investigation of allegations of misconduct by Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick.
Published in International
November 15, 2018

Six sex abuse survivors announce lawsuit against U.S. bishops, urge bishops to 'come clean'

Attorney Jeffrey Anderson holds a placard reflecting U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops leadership since 2004, during a Nov. 14 press conference in Baltimore.
BALTIMORE – As the U.S. bishops entered the last public part of their 2018 fall general assembly, centered largely on the clergy sex abuse crisis, six clergy sex abuse survivors announced Nov. 14 a lawsuit against the prelates' main organization, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Published in International
May 25, 2017

Comment: Nun’s murder filled with unsettling twists in new Netflix series

A portrait of Sister Catherine Cesnik is seen in a still from the Netflix documentary series "The Keepers." As Netflix prepared to release the seven-part documentary about the unsolved 1969 murder of a Baltimore nun, officials of the Archdiocese of Baltimore reaffirmed that the church did not attempt to interfere in the investigation of the death of Sister Catherine.

As a fan of murder mysteries, I was drawn to a new Netflix series entitled The Keepers, a true-crime story about the murder of a popular young nun who was a high school teacher in Baltimore.

Published in Robert Brehl
August 15, 2016

Archbishop calls report on systemic abuses by Baltimore police 'sobering and distressing'

People gather to remember all victims of police violence during a rally outside City Hall in Baltimore July 27. Baltimore's archbishop William E. Lori called a recently released report by the U.S. Department of Justice on the systemic abuses by the city's police "sobering and distressing."

BALTIMORE – The same day a federal Department of Justice report cataloging systemic abuses by Baltimore's police was issued, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore called that report "sobering and distressing."

Published in International
April 29, 2015

Catholics join efforts to heal, clean up, move forward in Baltimore

Christy Lewis and a neighborhood youth sweep broken glass and debris outside a looted store in West Baltimore April 28. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard to address the violence that erupted in respo nse to the unexplained death of a 25-year-old black man while in police custody.

BALTIMORE - As the city cleaned up after a night of riots, looting and fires following the funeral of Freddie Gray, Baltimore Archbishop William Lori said the Church's place is to pray, be a voice for peace and participate in a wider community dialogue to solve the systemic issues that led to the unrest.

Published in International
April 28, 2015

Fleeting peace as Baltimore pays final respects to Freddie Gray

A mourner pats the hearse holding the casket of Freddie Gray outside New Shiloh Baptist Church in West Baltimore April 27 after a funeral service. Riots erupted nearby in response to the death of Gray, 25, who died April 19, one week after being arrested and sustaining a severe spinal cord injury while in police custody.

BALTIMORE - For four hours April 27, Freddie Gray Jr. was patiently and prayerfully memorialized.

That peace, however, was extremely fragile.

Published in International