NEW YORK – The April 20 Mass at Yankee Stadium will mark the bicentennials of the archdioceses of New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Louisville, Ky., which was founded as Bardstown, Ky.Read More
LONDON – Christianity could vanish from Israel and the Palestinian territories within two generations unless more is done to support Catholic schools, said the head of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land.Read More
In the expansive landscape of religious freedom in the United States following independence, the vigorous spread of Catholicism can be witnessed in original letters and documents now on display in a special exhibit commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.Read More
While Father Louis Bianco is certainly in tune with parish life at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Homeland, where he serves as associate pastor, the priest is also instrumental in other ways.Read More
LIBERTYTOWN – As workers installed ceiling lights, prepared walls for a coat of paint and erected a sanctuary platform on what was a bustling construction site April 10, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien got a sneak peek of the new St. Peter the Apostle Church now rising in Libertytown.Read More
WALKERSVILLE – Only a few months before St. Timothy, Walkersville, parishioners expected to occupy their new parish center, an April 9 fire may have delayed their plans.Read More
PITTSBURGH – In America and the world today, many people perceive religion and intellectual life as adversaries, but a major task of a Catholic university is to counteract this view by revealing the depth and riches of the Catholic intellectual tradition, according to Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago.Read More
VATICAN CITY – The Olympic Games and sports in general should be activities that foster peace and dialogue, not political wrangling and conflict, said one Vatican official.Read More
WASHINGTON – As the U.S. Catholic Church prepared to welcome Pope Benedict XVI, a new survey found big differences among Catholics of different generations about the importance of the sacraments in their lives.Read More
HIALEAH, Fla. – All they knew about the U.S. embargo on trade with Cuba is what they had heard from their parents and grandparents. They knew even less about filming a documentary.Read More
It was going to be quite a challenge for 16-year-old Cara Paul, a junior at Mount de Sales Academy, Catonsville. She was getting ready to compete in the country’s longest running TV game show, “It’s Academic,” to be taped at Baltimore’s WJZ-TV.Read More
In an April 13 prayer service and ceremony at St. Ann in Hagerstown, Bishop W. Francis Malooly, western vicar, will recognize the outstanding service of 35 Catholics in the central region of the western vicariate by conferring on them the archdiocesan Medal of Honor. The medal is made of lucite with the coat of arms...Read More