Posts Tagged ‘Baltimore’

Classmates support student after Catholic priest has her remove gay pride shirt

Thursday, November 25th, 2021

For the 12-year-old student at St Francis of Assisi School, wearing a favorite old tee shirt with a gay pride message on “Dress Down Day” was nothing new. She had worn it before on relaxed-dress-code days with no problem, she told The Brew. But this past Friday, at the end of the mass that she Read more

Pope names new bishop to help make amends in ripped-off diocese

Thursday, July 25th, 2019

Pope Francis has appointed Mark Brennan (72) of Baltimore to head the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia. Brennan has been a Baltimore auxiliary since his episcopal ordination in 2017. He replaces Bishop Michael Bransfield who left under a cloud of allegations of sexual and financial misconduct. Brennan said he is deeply honoured by the appointment Read more