Brian Gracie, a dedicated supporter of the Franciscan Center in Baltimore, poses in what is affectionately known as “Joseph. A. Basement,” a place where disadvantaged men are outfitted in business attire for job interviews and other life events. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)Read More

Ivett López and her daughter Andrea sing during the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. John Church in Westminster Dec. 9. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)Read More

Archbishop William E. Lori receives offertory gifts from a young girl attending the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. John Church in Westminster Dec. 9. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)Read More

A member of the De Colores Dance Company from St. Martin of Tours Church in Gaithersburg, the former parish of Baltimore Bishop Mark E. Brennan, dances during the opening procession of the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. John Church in Westminster Dec. 9. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)Read More

Monsignor James McGovern, is shown in a 2009 file photo at Church of the Resurrection in Ellicott City. He died Dec. 8. (CR File)Read More

Graduate students rally against the proposed federal tax reform bill Nov. 29 in the Manhattan borough of New York City. (CNS photo/Shannon Stapleton, Reuters)Read More

"Forward in Faith" was the theme of the 2017 Archbishop's Annual Appeal. (CR file)Read More

This stained-glass window at St. Mary Church in Manhasset, N.Y., depicts Mary appearing to St. Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France, as the Immaculate Conception in 1858. Pope Pius IX proclaimed in 1854 that Mary was conceived free of original sin. The solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, the patronal feast of the United States, is celebrated...Read More