Concerned that their clients are faced with too many negative influences of inner-city life, leaders of Sparrow House have decided to relocate their maternity home for women in crisis pregnancies to what they called a “safer and more effective location,” according to a recent open letter to supporters.Read More

Regarding “Global authority for finances?” (CR, Oct. 27) it is startling to see just what is being proposed by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace: a centralized world political authority to regulate all world economies and to deal with world “peace and security, disarmament and arms control, protection of human rights, and management of...Read More

COTONOU, Benin – On a three-day visit to Benin, Pope Benedict XVI urged African Catholics to witness the hope of the Gospel in their daily lives and make the church a model of reconciliation for the entire continent.Read More

In the Catholic music world, Tom Booth is a modern legend and he has served as a mentor to several major stars, including Matt Maher. In the early 1990s, Booth wrote Mass settings and ritual music. Those arrangements, the “Mass of Life,” have been used across the country since 1993. Now that the new translation...Read More

INDIANAPOLIS – While covering NCYC 2011 for Baltimore’s The Catholic Review, I recorded this absolutely stunning homily from Bishop Christopher Coyne, apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. It moved the 23,000 in attendance and now you can take a listen, share this and download it to your computer. I’m still unpacking after the conference,...Read More

INDIANAPOLIS – Four young people from the Archdiocese of Baltimore interviewed with The Catholic Review following the final morning session of NCYC. They served as animators and led songs on stage. Here’s some insights into their experience via a video interview I did.Read More

INDIANAPOLIS – New Orleans’ own Mike Patin stirred the crowd at the National Catholic Youth Conference with a talk about sharing Jesus and he wove in a comparison to iPods. It had the crowd riveted and the audio is below.Read More

Think teenagers aren’t introspective and reflective? You might re-think that after watching this. Don’t let the cheeseburger and cow hats fool you, these kids from the Archdiocese of Baltimore know their faith and they’re happy to share it at NCYC.Read More