An alternative to traditional anterior cruciate ligament surgery is becoming more popular because it gives the knee more stability and uses a much smaller incision. The newer approach takes a tendon from a cadaver, which is called aligraft, and uses a double bundle of that tendon to repair the ACL.Read More

SARITA, Texas – There is little evidence of dignity in the deaths of the undocumented men, women and children found among the south Texas cactus and brush over the past few decades.Read More

Morgan State University senior Cina Morris thinks her mother overextends herself with her never-ending volunteer projects. But St. Francis Xavier, Baltimore, parishioner Delease Ryce says it’s a labor of love that brings her too much joy to slow down.Read More

You want to make a difference, give back, and, yes, get out of the house. Volunteering is the obvious solution. But before you sign up at the first place that asks, or the one nearest to your house, consider what will fulfill you and how that commitment will fit with the rest of your life.Read More

LONDON – A book bound in the skin of an executed Jesuit priest was to be auctioned in England.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Children have a right to “stability, serenity and security,” Pope Benedict XVI said, urging that more be done in providing these essential conditions to young people trapped in refugee camps.Read More

As key leaders from Israel, the Palestinian territories, Saudi Arabia, Syria and other nations gathered in Annapolis for the Nov. 26-28 Middle East peace conference and related meetings, local Catholic leaders said they were hopeful the meetings would trigger further discussions for making a lasting peace in the Holy Land.Read More

Green means two things at St. Vincent de Paul, Baltimore: air conditioning at virtually no cost, and heat in a way that spares the environment.Read More