Shelia Wharam deserves our applause for her excellent exposé of Plan B, ‘the morning after pill,’ in “Strong Poison” (CR, March 22). She showed that Plan B does not reduce the number of pregnancies or abortions, and in fact it does itself function as an abortifacient. Also, one of its side effects is the life-threatening...Read More

Terrorists attacked the United States the first day Dr. B. Curtis Turner spent with his students as the new principal of The Seton Keough High School in Baltimore in 2001. A week later, two of his students were involved in a serious car accident. A week after that, one of those students died from her...Read More

FAIRFAX, Calif. – While the Catholic Church in California “does not seek to impose our values on anyone,” it is nonetheless called “to be a strong moral voice on what we believe is necessary for the well-being of society and the good of the human family,” the president of the California Conference of Catholic Bishops...Read More

JERUSALEM – The faithful must be “more diligent” in searching for the light of God in order to use it to build a better future, said religious leaders in Jerusalem in an Easter message. “We re-search for the light that comes from God, illuminates all creation, guides every true believer in his search, and helps...Read More

For the thousands of people coming to Baltimore for the National Catholic Educational Association’s 104th convention April 10-13, there will be variety of events and activities to attend after the Baltimore Convention Center doors close for the day. Celebrate the arts with middle and high school students of the Archdiocese of Baltimore at the Meyerhoff...Read More

Lutheran minister Rev. Karen Brau’s animated reflection on how to bring peace in the war zones in Iraq and the streets of Baltimore had more than 50 Catholics, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Episcopalians and Baptists listening intently during a March 28 Lenten service at Ss. Philip and James in Baltimore. The Churches of Charles series of Lenten...Read More

SAN DIEGO – In a bankruptcy reorganization plan filed March 28, the San Diego Diocese proposed a $95 million pool to compensate 143 people who claim childhood sexual abuse by priests. Under the proposal 83 victims who say they were forced to have sexual intercourse could receive up to $800,000 each. Forty-four who claim they...Read More

Cardinal Gibbons School’s head track coach, Donald Davis, is in his sixth and final season at the Baltimore school with a team that he has built from scratch. The nuts and bolts of the football and track programs, Davis has been a mainstay for the Crusaders and looks to lead his track team to yet...Read More