Three Nigerian men seeking the priesthood made their First Temporary Profession June 22 at St. Veronica, Cherry Hill. Two of the men, George Bede Ajuruchi, N.S.S.J., and Leo Udeagu, N.S.S.J., served at St. Veronica during the past year under pastor Father Augustine Inwang, M.S.P.Read More

A funeral Mass was held for Deacon Arthur L. Micozzi, one of the founding members of St. Isaac Jogues, at his longtime parish in Carney June 23.Read More

QUEBEC CITY – Christians “are hardly yet able to speak of a common table” when it comes to Communion, the Canadian Council of Churches president told a few hundred people at the 49th International Eucharistic Congress.Read More

WASHINGTON – When she was 8 years old, Nancy H. Nielsen knew two things: She wanted to be a Catholic and she wanted to be a physician.Read More

Even as a little boy growing up in a row house in Baltimore City, Father Milton A. Hipsley loved to “play priest.”Read More

A funeral Mass for Sister Mary Edwina Dietrich, S.S.N.D., a teacher in Baltimore and surrounding areas for many years, was offered June 17 at the Villa Assumpta in Baltimore. Sister Edwina died June 12 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson; she was 89.Read More

Father William J. O’Brien III knows every minute crack in the wall, every burned-out light bulb and every fading panel on the vivid stained-glass windows of his stunning church.Read More

WASHINGTON – The presidents of bishops’ conferences associated with the Group of Eight industrialized nations have urged government leaders to honor their commitments to reduce global poverty and address climate change.Read More