Religion

    New court filings reveal total of 19 men allege sexual abuse and cover-up at Calvert Hall
    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.
    Attorney Steve Kelly, who is working with some of those who claim to be survivors of abuse, accused Calvert Hall of retaliating against victims when they came forward with concerns.
    Survivors allege ‘decades’ of sexual abuse and cover-up at Calvert Hall
    New complaints allege that staff at Calvert Hall College High School “repeatedly ignored credible reports of sexual abuse.”
    Attorney Robert Jenner, center, called on Gov. Wes Moore to veto legislation that would slash what survivors of childhood sexual abuse can win in civil court cases in Maryland.
    Ex-priest accused of sex abuse in Baltimore County indicted on 15 charges
    William Mannion Jr., known as “Father Bill,” now faces 15 felony counts.
    “Father Bill” is alleged to have abused a boy while he was in grades two through four in the early ’90s.
    Former student sues Baltimore Talmudical Academy, alleging rabbi sexually abused him
    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.
    Ex-Catholic priest accused of child sex abuse eligible for home detention, judge rules
    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.
    A cross over the entrance to St. Agnes School in Baltimore.
    Maryland Supreme Court takes up report on sex abuse within Archdiocese of Baltimore
    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.
    Archdiocese of Baltimore
    Ex-priest who helped report notorious abuser now charged with sex abuse from 1990s
    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.
    Buried under a Reisterstown churchyard: A 13,000-year-old tool
    The fragments uncovered were clearly produced by human hands using the distinctive techniques of the Clovis people.
    The sidescraper found at Piney Grove.
    Pope Francis stable and improving after respiratory crisis
    Pope Francis continued his recovery from double pneumonia but skipped his weekly noon blessing.
    Well-wishers in Italy pray for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, where he has been hospitalized in Rome.
    Pope had coughing fit, inhaled vomit and his prognosis remains guarded, Vatican says
    The 88-year-old pope remained conscious and alert at all times and cooperated with the maneuvers to help him recover.
    Catholic faithful carry images of Pope Francis at an outdoor mass to pray for him on February 24, 2025 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
    Vatican says Pope Francis remains critical but stable as he works from hospital
    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.
    Catholic faithful carry images of Pope Francis at an outdoor mass to pray for him on February 24, 2025 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
    Archdiocese of Baltimore names head of Notre Dame Prep to lead Catholic schools
    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.
    Sister Patricia McCarron, currently the head of the Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson, will take over as superintendent of the Archdiocese of Baltimore's Catholic schools in August.
    Pastors in love with the Lord, their community and each other
    Marriage is not just a feeling but a commitment. The Parkers are the best example of that I’ve seen in a long time.
    Mark Parker and Christine Parker sit for a portrait on their couch in their home in Baltimore, Thursday, February 13, 2025.
    Trump won’t block immigration arrests in houses of worship. Now these 27 religious groups are suing.
    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.
    Parishioners of St. Bernardine Roman Catholic Church pray during mass on December 1, 2024 in Baltimore, Md.
    Baltimore church seeks to rectify troubled past with new art
    Newly installed artwork pays homage to Baltimore’s sanctuary city status.
    BALTIMORE, MD - FEB 9, 2025: Doug Storey facilitates a children’s sermon acknowledging the lack of diverse representation in imagery inside the Govans Presbyterian Church. He asks one of the child attendees to look at the new artwork titled "Sanctuary City Part 1 and 2” that represents the growing diversity and representation of their congregation where everyone is welcome.
    Trump wants to cut humanitarian aid. These Maryland groups could suffer.
    More than 100 groups and contractors will be affected by cuts at USAID, a review by the Baltimore Banner shows.
    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 07: A worker removes the U.S. Agency for International Development sign on their headquarters on February 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) abruptly shutdown the U.S. aid agency earlier this week leaving thousands unemployed and putting U.S. foreign diplomacy and aid programs in limbo.
    This Baltimore County church was a stop on the Underground Railroad
    A network of Baltimore County churches, residences and farms served as stops on the Underground Railroad. Yet much of this history remains overlooked.
    A crowd gathers outside Emmarts United Methodist Church after an Underground Railroad commemorative walk in Windsor Mill on Saturday.
    Another Baltimore-based global aid group faces cuts: Catholic Relief Services
    Catholic Relief Services may be the next Baltimore-based humanitarian aid group to face major cuts as the Trump administration’s DOGE slashes USAID funding.
    The Catholic Relief Services headquarters in Baltimore on Thursday, February 6, 2025.
    What to know about Maryland Supreme Court’s sweeping ruling for sex abuse lawsuits
    The Supreme Court’s ruling has implications for churches, schools and government agencies across Maryland.
    David Lorenz, center, who leads the Maryland chapter of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, joins others in a 2022 press conference outside the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops gathering in Baltimore.
    Howard schools had 28 incidents of discrimination against Jewish students, federal investigation finds
    The U.S. Department of Education and the Howard County Public School System have reached an agreement on how to resolve antisemitic harassment in the county schools.
    At least 28 incidents of alleged antisemitic activities across Howard County Public Schools occurred during the past two academic years, according to a newly released investigation by the U.S Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.
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