Archbishop William E. Lori announced Nov. 30 that Gregory A. Farno will join the Archdiocese of Baltimore as chancellor of education, effective Jan. 17, 2024. Farno retired in October as regional president for the Maryland Region of Truist Financial Corporation. Prior to his tenure at Truist, he held various positions at SunTrust Bank, including president, […]

Embracing poverty and modeling a fraternity that accepts everyone as a brother or sister, members of Franciscan orders are called to go out into the world and witness how the Gospel truly is good news for everyone and for the planet, Pope Francis said.

At the brief meeting with participants in a seminar on the ethics of health care management, the pope said he was suffering from a “bronchial condition. Thank God it was not pneumonia,” but he said it was a very serious bronchial infection.

Asking pardon for speaking plainly, Pope Francis told members of the International Theological Commission that “one of the great sins we have had is ‘masculinizing’ the church,” which also can be seen by the fact that only five of the commission members are women.

What the pro-life movement in general, and unfortunately even the church, has not done is to campaign convincingly for what replaces the “safety net” of abortion in the voters’ minds.