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A number of Maryland Catholic parishes, including St. Camillus in Silver Spring, and St. Ignatius Loyola in Baltimore, held Masses in honor of laborers just before or over Labor Day Weekend, among a...

Michelle Zelaya has joined our staff as the Maryland Catholic Conference associate director for social and economic justice. Michelle got to know the Conference as an intern in 2023. She gained...

What will the November 2024 ballot initiative that would enshrine abortion — throughout pregnancy, for any reason — in the Maryland state constitution really do? Maryland already has some of the...

With the prospect of legalized physician assisted suicide looming in Maryland, the three bishops who lead the Catholic Church in Maryland, Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, Washington Archbishop...

Jenny Kraska, executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference, responded today to the news that former Maryland Senate Majority Leader Doug Peters had died. “It is with great sadness that we...

According to the CDC, more than one in five U.S. adults lives with a mental illness and more than one in five U.S. youths has had a seriously debilitating mental illness at some point. Mental health...

MJ Kraska, associate director for social and economic justice at the Maryland Catholic Conference, has been appointed director of government affairs for a major association based in Maryland. As...

During the summer months, the Maryland Catholic Conference tracks proposed changes to Maryland regulations — these often occur after new laws are passed by the General Assembly — and submits...

Demand for Maryland BOOST scholarships is at record levels according to data shared in a July 31 public meeting. Maryland Matters reported the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) received...

en español A bill to legalize human composting — also called “natural organic reduction” (NOR) — was defeated in the 2023 General Assembly session. What is human composting and where did it come...

Maryland families interested in a Catholic education for their children can take advantage of two state programs: BOOST scholarships and Maryland 529 education savings plans. Anyone in Maryland can...

We have been sifting through the bills that passed the General Assembly this year and wanted to share some of the "wins" and "losses" with you from this year's advocacy. By the numbers 3,064 bills...

This year for International Women's Day on March 8, we remember Senator Margaret (Peg) Schweinhaut, one of the most influential and long-serving women in the Maryland General Assembly's history.A...

en español Abortion bills being introduced by state legislators aren’t responding to the needs of Maryland women. A proposed constitutional amendment that would enshrine abortion as a right, for...

en español We are happy to have Michelle Zelaya, a junior at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Md., interning with us this semester. A first-generation college student and Montgomery County...

Governor Wes Moore's proposed state budget includes $8 million for BOOST — a $2 million cut from the current budget — plus language that would phase out the program. This can be changed by the...

In response to inquiries regarding the Maryland Catholic Conference’s position on legislation that is expected to be introduced during the 2023 Maryland legislative session regarding statutes of...

Gracious and loving God, let your Spirit be with us today. Hear our prayers, and increase in us the will to follow your Son Jesus. Help us to draw on the resources of our faith as we use the...