While supporters can scarcely contain their euphoria over Sen. Barack Obama’s historic win of the U.S. presidency – the first for a black man – I am still stuck chewing on the fact that Obama was a major political party’s nominee for president in the first place, let alone the victor in the 2008 epic...Read More

Calling St. Jane Frances de Chantal School in Pasadena a “vibrant learning community,” Michelle Jones said she hopes to build on the programs that are already in place at the 580-student school.Read More

VATICAN CITY – The death of a loved one brings pain and sadness, but Christians believe their loved ones will have eternal life in Jesus Christ and that they will be united again with them in heaven, Pope Benedict XVI said.Read More

If the measure of a man is in his family, then the influence of Col. Patrick J. Donohoe will stretch a long, long time.Read More

VATICAN CITY – The world did not emerge out of chaos; rather it was created intentionally by “the first being,” Pope Benedict XVI said.Read More

I was shocked to read that The Catholic Review considers President Bush’s faith based initiatives to be a trademark of his presidency (CR, July 3). The real trademarks of the Bush presidency are: an immoral and unjustifiable war in Iraq costing the lives of countless thousands, ongoing lying and misrepresentation of facts to the American...Read More

WASHINGTON – A task force has been convened to review how funds from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development have been used by local affiliates of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, commonly known as ACORN.Read More

Patrick Terranova has seen the social injustices that haunt many of Baltimore’s streets, and he’s compelled to try and make a change.Read More