VATICAN CITY – The Vatican’s doctrinal office has asked the world’s bishops to be vigilant over the activities of a “wayward movement” of members of the Opus Angelorum church association.Read More

ROME – The bishop of Beijing said he hopes Pope Benedict XVI will visit China in view of the country’s improved relations with the Vatican.Read More

Q. Lately, I have been experiencing a loss of taste. Food just doesn’t taste right and, sometimes, my sense of smell is involved too. I’ve been told by friends that this sometimes happens when people age and is “normal,” however, I really would like to know if there is anything else that may be causing...Read More

The late, great Pope John Paul II referred to our era as the “Culture of Death.” Increasingly, our society sees death as a solution to our problems. Death is not the solution. Death is the problem.Read More

WASHINGTON - It’s not every day that the Vatican newspaper declares that a fictional character from the world of television is a Catholic - and a cartoon character at that.Read More

Monsignor James Cronin never asked Bishop W. Francis Malooly to become a priest. It was Monsignor Cronin’s daily living of the priesthood at St. Ursula in Parkville that inspired young Fran Malooly to follow in his pastor’s footsteps.Read More

On Oct. 3, we celebrated Respect Life Sunday. In our intercessions we prayed for newborn babies, for married couples, for government leaders, those in prisons, hospitals and at home who are near death. We prayed for the elderly, those threatened by violence, women who have had abortions, as well as those who are in their...Read More

Three young men sat handcuffed on a corner at the intersection of Druid Hill Avenue and McMechen Street Aug. 18. The reflection of blue and red lights of city police vehicles flashed across their faces and the dilapidated buildings of the crime-plagued neighborhood in West Baltimore.Read More