The student council at Our Lady of Hope/St. Luke School in Dundalk presented Baltimore County police with a wagon full of snacks the morning of Oct. 9 to thank them for their service in the local community.

Archbishop William E. Lori said this week that the country’s protracted battle against COVID-19 should strengthen the faithful’s commitment to the sanctity of life from protecting the unborn to opposing the death penalty.

We must not allow ourselves to be deluded into thinking that death is the way to deal with social challenges we face.

Archbishop Lori announced clergy appointments, including naming Monsignor Jay O’Connor episcopal vicar for the Eastern Vicariate.

After he was asked to retire by Pope Francis for allegations of embezzlement, Cardinal Angelo Becciu denounced several media reports accusing him of using Vatican funds for other questionable purposes.