Similar to television’s version of “The Biggest Loser,” a priest and a youth minister are going head to head – or in this case stomach to stomach – in the St. John’s Largest Loser weight-loss contest not only to benefit charities of their choice, but their health and wellbeing as well.Read More

Since Feb. 29 only falls on the calendar every four years, Sherry Strickler of Fort Meade rarely thinks about the unusual date – but she’s thinking about it in 2008. The 40-year-old parishioner of Our Lady of Peace, Fort Meade, was surprised to learn that Pope Gregory XIII is actually responsible for establishing the modern-day...Read More

With the understanding that no one gets out of this existence alive, those who want to prepare for the inevitable can plan their funeral and prepay for most of it, too.Read More

It might not be such a good idea to catch some ZZZs on your next flight. Especially if you are overweight, suffer from chronic disease or have undergone surgery to lower extremities, sitting in one position while traveling can lead to a dangerous condition called deep vein thrombosis (DVT). DVT can be fatal if not...Read More

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Good evangelizers are good communicators, so Catholics must make the most of the tools available to them for sharing the good news of Jesus Christ, U.S. Cardinal John P. Foley told an audience in Columbia.Read More

DENVER – Denver Archbishop Charles J. Chaput has joined other leaders of faith-based organizations in opposing a bill before the Colorado Legislature they criticized as harmful to preserving religious identity.Read More

St. Patrick got bumped by St. Joseph, but both saints find their feast days shifted this year due to a quirk of the calendar. Their feast days fall during Holy Week and must be moved because nothing takes precedence over Holy Week, said Monsignor Robert J. Jaskot, chancellor of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.Read More

A three-pronged approach to treating lung cancer is boosting survival rates, even if the patient is diagnosed after the cancer has spread to the nearby lymph nodes. Tri-modality therapy for lung cancer is about 12 years old, and doctors now have enough data to see its benefits.Read More