Religion

Attorneys for sexual abuse survivors ask a judge to rule on the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s claim that its insurers should cover the cost of payments to any of the sex abuse claims filed in its bankruptcy case.

The lawsuit is the first filed against Greater Grace church leadership since The Banner last year exposed decades of child sexual abuse and cover-up within the insular organization.

A woman who says she was sexually abused as a child at Calvert Hall College High School has filed a lawsuit against the Baltimore County institution, marking the first time a female survivor has brought allegations.

The number of men who say they were victims of sexual abuse at Calvert Hall College High School has grown to 19, according to lawsuits filed this week.

New complaints allege that staff at Calvert Hall College High School “repeatedly ignored credible reports of sexual abuse.”

William Mannion Jr., known as “Father Bill,” now faces 15 felony counts.

A man who attended the Talmudical Academy of Baltimore is suing the school, alleging that he was sexually molested in the 1970s by a rabbi.

Baltimore County District Judge Krystin Richardson on Tuesday made the ruling at a bail review hearing for William “Bill” Mannion Jr., 62, of Sparrows Point.

Baltimore Circuit Judge Robert K. Taylor Jr. in 2023 ruled that the names of 43 of 46 people redacted in the 456-page report could be released.

A former Catholic priest who played a key role in bringing down the notorious child rapist John Joseph Merzbacher has been charged with sex offenses.

The fragments uncovered were clearly produced by human hands using the distinctive techniques of the Clovis people.

Pope Francis continued his recovery from double pneumonia but skipped his weekly noon blessing.

The 88-year-old pope remained conscious and alert at all times and cooperated with the maneuvers to help him recover.

The Vatican’s evening update said the 88-year-old pope underwent a follow-up CAT scan in Tuesday evening to check the lung infection.

Sister Patricia McCarron, the longtime head of Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson, will become superintendent of the Baltimore area’s Catholic schools system in August.

Marriage is not just a feeling but a commitment. The Parkers are the best example of that I’ve seen in a long time.

More than two dozen Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans filed a federal court lawsuit challenging a Trump administration move giving immigration agents more leeway to make arrests at houses of worship.

Newly installed artwork pays homage to Baltimore’s sanctuary city status.

More than 100 groups and contractors will be affected by cuts at USAID, a review by the Baltimore Banner shows.

A network of Baltimore County churches, residences and farms served as stops on the Underground Railroad. Yet much of this history remains overlooked.