Rick Frank’s eyes were noticeably red from tears minutes after he watched the chorus of the Villa Maria School of Harford County perform “I believe I can fly,” during a dedication Oct. 14.Read More

WASHINGTON – Here is the text of the remarks by Chicago Cardinal Francis E. George, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, to Pope Benedict XVI on behalf of the bishops at their meeting at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception April 16.Read More

ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. – Welcomed by U.S. President George W. Bush and an array of church officials, Pope Benedict XVI began his first pastoral visit to the United States as pope April 15.Read More

DENVER – A slate of Catholic medical ethicists sought to provide clear Catholic answers to complex health care decisions during a gathering in Denver.Read More

Years before dear St. Katharine Drexel founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for African and Native Americans; a Sister of Mercy began a series of schools in the South for people of color. It is ironic that many of the schools started by this Mercy Sister would be in the area where St. Katharine...Read More

MAINZ, Germany – A German cardinal said a report detailing how the church used slave laborers during World War II was an “important building block” for reconciliation.Read More

Leaders of the Maryland Catholic Conference made progress on a wide range of issues during this year’s Maryland General Assembly, but a reluctant legislature failed to give them a lot of what they hoped for.Read More

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Catholic aid agencies geared up to help victims of a series of disasters in Asia and the South Pacific as victims of quakes, tsunamis and typhoons braced themselves for more.Read More