Ordaining new bishops for the first time in his pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI called six men to be “guardian angels” of the people entrusted to their care.Read More

WASHINGTON – More U.S. Catholics are attending Masses at fewer parishes staffed by a rapidly declining corps of priests, according to a new report on “The Changing Face of U.S. Catholic Parishes.”Read More

Pope John Paul II’s personal physician has vehemently denied an Italian doctor’s claim that the late pope refused nutritional support that would have prolonged his life.Read More

My good friend, Jim Haas – historian, writer, musician, religious educator, etc. – offered a great quote to me. He said: “To think that the universe came to be by chance (that order comes from chaos) is comparable to believing that we could throw all the parts of a Lexus up into the air, and...Read More

Antonio Gomes dos Santos remembers the day, 11 years ago, when he was sold for the equivalent of about $80.Read More

WASHINGTON – Eight years ago Carolyn Woo was like many Catholics when it came to knowing about the work of Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services.Read More

About 50 parishioners gathered at St. Margaret, Bel Air, for the parish’s first-ever Mass of Healing and Hope on Sept. 19, which supported those who struggle with addiction.Read More

WASHINGTON – With a July 4 vote by the General Synod of the United Church of Christ, a common agreement on baptism by the U.S. Catholic Church and four Protestant church communities cleared its final hurdle.Read More