WASHINGTON – As the reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program zooms through Congress at nearly unprecedented speed, health reform advocates aren’t taking the time to pat themselves on the back.Read More

When St. Michael School closes its Frostburg doors at the end of the school year, it will leave behind more than a century of memories and imprints on the Western Maryland community.Read More

Jesuit Father John P. Foley, founder of the Cristo Rey Network of schools, looks around the country and sees hope in Catholic schools, even as many are shutting their doors.Read More

VATICAN CITY – From smoke signals to the telegraph, from telephones to Facebook, methods for keeping in touch with others far away are helpful, but they are never a substitute for meeting in person, said an Italian Jesuit magazine.Read More

Avid knitter Joan D’Loughy has made hats, scarves, baby sweaters and other simple projects in the five years since she took up the hobby. However, when she discovered that she could use her knitting skills to help babies in need, she cast on once again – this time for charity.Read More

After nearly 43 years of leading The Cardinal Gibbons School students from one stepping-stone to the next, educator Don DelCiello will be making a leap of his own – into retirement.Read More

VATICAN CITY – The crimes the Catholic Church considers to be most serious are investigated and punished by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, but the Vatican also has a specific office for helping the guilty find forgiveness and reconcile with God and the church.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI encouraged Iran’s tiny Catholic communities to be patient and persistent as they try to improve relations with the government and ensure a continued Christian presence in the Islamic republic.Read More