the roman catholic archdiocese of washington is home to more than 667,000 catholics, 139 parishes and 90 catholic schools, located in washington, d.c., and five maryland counties: calvert, charles, montgomery, prince george’s and st. mary’s.

the united states conference of catholic bishops (usccb) is a national membership organization drawing bishops together to promote the greater good of the catholic church.

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visiting the official website of the holy see one can browse: the magisterium of the supreme pontiffs (from pope leo xiii to pope francis); the fundamental texts of catholicism in various languages (the sacred bible, the catechism of the catholic church, the documents of the second vatican council and the code of canon law); the documents of dicasteries, bodies and institutions of the roman curia

baltimore (md) based church bulletins, community newsletters and directories, parish welcome folders, senior center newsletters, school directories at fata online serving baltimore county, baltimore city, maryland, dc area.

over a century ago, servant of god father paul wattson, sa, the founder of the franciscan friars of the atonement, was searching for a name for a new religious society. opening the scriptures at random, his eyes fell upon the eleventh verse of the fifth chapter of st. paul’s epistle to the romans: “...we also joy in god, through our lord jesus christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.” the last word of the verse stood out with a vividness that was to him overwhelming at-one-ment. and so, the society had found its name. headquartered at graymoor in garrison, new york, the franciscan friars of the atonement are a roman catholic religious community with social, ecumenical, and pastoral ministries in the united states, canada, england, italy, and japan. since its inception in 1898, reconciliation through atonement—the unity of men and women with god and with one another—has been the mission of the friars’ work and ministries to people of every race, religion, and walk of life.