ERIE, Pa. – Erie Bishop Donald W. Trautman said March 31 he will not attend May graduation ceremonies at Mercyhurst College because of the school’s decision to allow Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York to hold a campaign rally on campus April 1.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square to mark the third anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s death remembered him as a man of peace and a pastoral father who inspired a whole generation of young people around the world.Read More

WASHINGTON – The rector of Holy Trinity Seminary in Irving, Texas, Monsignor Michael G. Duca, has been named bishop of Shreveport, La., by Pope Benedict XVI.Read More

NEW YORK – Performing for a papal event is not just another gig, even for those whose names are usually rendered in boldface type.Read More

When seven young men from China walked into the Apostleship of the Sea International Seafarer Center, Dundalk, March 31, they conveniently provided a live description of precisely what Monsignor John L. FitzGerald was explaining at the moment to his three visitors – including a representative from the Vatican. The AOS director described to his guests...Read More

He might not text with a cell phone, but God still calls young people to vocations.Read More

Baltimore Catholics have a lot to celebrate this spring. April 8 marks the 200th anniversary of the elevation of the Baltimore diocese to archdiocesan status by Pope Pius VII, and Catholic leaders have planned a host of special events to mark the historic event.Read More

More than a year after a fire severely damaged St. Ann Church in Grantsville, the tiny faith community in Garrett County is moving ahead with plans for a new church. The damaged church, built in 1977, was recently razed to make way for a new building that parish leaders say will be bigger and better...Read More