St. Frances Academy to host 6th MLK Day job fair Jan. 21

The St. Frances Academy Community Center will host its sixth Martin Luther King Day free job fair Jan. 21 in an effort to help ease the unemployment rate in Baltimore.
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Pope warns diplomats that conflicts threaten global stability

VATICAN CITY – Addressing diplomats from around the world, Pope Benedict XVI warned that numerous armed conflicts and social disorders have left global stability in a fragile situation.
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Living in moderation brings about just global development

VATICAN CITY – The only way to bring about just and sustainable development in the world is to live in moderation and fix the vast inequities in the distribution of wealth, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Vatican proposes plans for reparation for priestly abuse

VATICAN CITY – A leading Vatican official has proposed a worldwide program of eucharistic adoration to seek spiritual reparation for the damage caused by the sexual abuse of children by priests.
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Bishops issue statement affirming traditional marriage

Archbishops Edwin F. O’Brien of Baltimore and Donald W. Wuerl of Washington, D.C., and Bishop Michael A. Saltarelli of Wilmington, Del., released a statement Jan. 5 supporting the traditional definition of marriage.
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Religious orders prepare orphans for adulthood

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Yamira Abreu emerged from her 14-bed dormitory and headed to the dining hall to share a meal, conversation and prayers with her fellow students at the Hogar Rosa Duarte orphanage for girls.
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U.S. priests travel countryside to tend to their flock

BANICA, Dominican Republic – On a cool late November morning in the small rural mountain village of La Palma, local residents heard the familiar sound of a motorcycle.
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Charity begins at home: Pope visits Vatican shelter

VATICAN CITY – They welcomed him with a red paper garland, smiles and a few whispered words about themselves.
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Superior of Notre Dame hopeful for future of religious life

TOLEDO, Ohio – The superior general of one of the largest congregations of vowed women religious in the world believes religious life is changing, but says she has “absolutely no fear” that it will die out.
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Christians in troubled Indian mining city hide faith for rights

KOLAR GOLD FIELDS, India – A statue of Jesus stands surrounded by idols and portraits of Hindu deities in a tailoring shop, just one way some “dalits,” or members of low castes, try to hide their Christian identity.
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Bishops issue statement affirming traditional marriage

Archbishops Edwin F. O’Brien of Baltimore and Donald W. Wuerl of Washington, D.C., and Bishop Michael A. Saltarelli of Wilmington, Del., released a statement Jan. 5 supporting the traditional definition of marriage.
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Group sees progress, but more aid is needed

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Angel A. Aloma had a mission when he arrived in this Caribbean nation in late November that didn’t involve the beaches that the tropical destination offers.
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