VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI said the church should be generous when it comes to administering the sacraments to young people, recognizing that Jesus would have done the same.Read More
VALENCIA, Spain – In 2002, Carlo Ravasio trekked more than 2,000 miles from Moscow to Valencia, stopping by churches along the way to pray for the unity of Christians.Read More
While many lawmakers in Annapolis expressed sadness that Richard J. Dowling is retiring as head of the Maryland Catholic Conference, some will be elated.Read More
Ten institutions of the Archdiocese of Baltimore were among 34 organizations to receive grants from the Knott Foundation, which was founded in 1977 by Marion I. and Henry J. Knott.Read More
MEXICO CITY – Early in the 1990s, AIDS appeared to be ravaging Haiti in the same way the virus was devastating sub-Saharan Africa; almost 10 percent of the adults of the impoverished Caribbean island were HIV-positive, and the number was increasing every year.Read More
BRESSANONE, Italy – Pope Benedict XVI offered his best wishes to China, the International Olympic Committee and all the athletes who will participate in the Aug. 8-24 games in Beijing.Read More
Joseph Reitz brings up the important point (CRJuly 31) of how to deal with murderers who continue to murder because they cannot be punished further when the death penalty is no longer an option. This draws attention to the often-overlooked statement in “Evangelium Vitae” where Pope John Paul II says “(the punishment) ought not go...Read More
When Marc Franklin first walked through the doors of Boys Hope at the age of 12, he remembers being “scared, but really excited at the same time.”Read More