I realized I could fit in a very brief trip, but it would have to be on my own, without my family.

Archbishop William E. Lori announced clergy appointments for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Cardinal Joseph Zen, retired bishop of Hong Kong, reassured Catholics he is fine after being detained and held by national security police for his support of anti-government protesters.

St. Mary’s Seminary in Roland Park is establishing its first Knights of Columbus council, naming it after an alumnus who graduated from the seminary 145 years ago and founded the Knights of Columbus 140 years ago.

Pope Francis will meet members of Canada’s Indigenous communities in late July, visiting the cities of Edmonton, Quebec and Iqaluit in Nunavut, the country’s most northern region.