Regarding the election of Barack Obama, an aggressive abortion supporter, as president of the United States, a central fact must be borne in mind: this election wasn’t a referendum on abortion. Exit polls show that Americans voted overwhelmingly – and altogether predictably – on the economy, not on abortion or anything else.Read More

November is the month of All Souls, the month dedicated to praying for the souls of the faithful departed. But what are we praying for?Read More

BALTIMORE – The Catholic Campaign for Human Development cut off funding earlier this year to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, known as ACORN, for reasons unrelated to the organization’s current troubles over voter registration and partisan politics, reported the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ subcommittee on CCHD.Read More

Several pro-life groups held a candlelight vigil Nov. 11 near the Baltimore hotel where the U.S. bishops were conducting their fall general assembly, protesting statements made by some Catholic leaders who called the victorious campaign of President-elect Barack Obama a step forward in stamping out racism.Read More

Like any parent, Stuart Czapski always felt his daughter, Ann, was special. He saw the eldest of his four children as a kind person devoted to her faith and community who also excelled in the classroom.Read More

Children in the impoverished Diocese of Gonaives, Haiti, are one step closer to getting a new secondary school thanks to parishioners throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore.Read More

BALTIMORE – To fill a gap in existing prayer books, the U.S. bishops Nov. 11 overwhelmingly approved a liturgical service in English and Spanish for blessing children in the womb.Read More

VATICAN CITY – U.S. President-elect Barack Obama telephoned Pope Benedict XVI to thank the pope for his message of congratulations on his election victory.Read More