Question: My 71-year-old mother has been diagnosed with osteoarthritis. She has been suffering from pain in her knees and wrists during the past year. I would like to learn more about arthritis and what my mother may be able to do to cope with the pain. What information do you have?Read More
WASHINGTON – More people profess Catholicism in the United States than any other single religion. There are 64.4 million Catholics, representing close to 22 percent of the nation’s total population.Read More
Josephite Father William L. Norvel has become the first African-American to lead the Josephite priests and brothers in the Baltimore-based order’s 140-year history.Read More
Again, the one-issue pro-lifers are lambasting the new president, one whom I proudly voted for. I say good riddance to eight years of failed Bush policies. All someone has to do is holler “pro-life” and you look no further at stances on other important issues.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Welcoming the first Bolivian ambassador named by President Evo Morales, Pope Benedict XVI said polarizing Bolivian society will not bring the justice and economic well-being for which all Bolivians hope.Read More
BELLEVUE, Wash. – Bishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of Oakland, Calif., urged his fellow bishops June 15 to fight back in the war of words over efforts to redefine traditional marriage.Read More
The visual and performing arts talent in the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Catholic middle and high schools will be on display March 23 at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore.Read More
Holy Week and Easter, with their powerful story of death and resurrection, are especially poignant this year. In a period of just over a month, three priests of the Archdiocese of Baltimore have died: Father Chris Carney (whom I have already written about), Father Wayne Funk, pastor of St. John the Evangelist in Frederick, and...Read More
VICTORIA, Texas – Archbishop Matthias K. Nketsiah of Cape Coast, Ghana, said he is excited that his country can provide Catholic priests to serve as missionaries in other countries facing a priest shortage, because he sees it as a way to repay the West for fostering the church in Ghana.Read More
Three words, “crazy about chocolate,” on a www.match.com profile was what ultimately linked Ben Hauser and Jenny Weber as business partners and spouses.Read More
JERUSALEM – A Palestinian Christian must be prepared to witness to the faith by submitting to daily difficulties “or even by sacrificing his or her life,” said Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah of Jerusalem in a pastoral letter marking the end of his patriarchal ministry.Read More
WASHINGTON – Seventy-five-year-old Bob Hentzen, the president and co-founder of the Christian Foundation for Children and Aging, ended his 17-month, 8,000-mile walk across 12 countries to show solidarity with the poor June 6.Read More