Going to camp can offer your child a wealth of enriching experiences, whether it’s improving soccer skills, learning to ride a horse or just seeing a different part of the state.Read More

In the midst of this protracted election season, a seeming division among the Catholic leadership in our country has emerged, representing different approaches to this year’s document of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship.” Despite these differences, the Catholic bishops of the United States remain totally and universally committed to...Read More

WASHINGTON – By the time they reached Washington, Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros of Brooklyn, N.Y., had been on a travel circuit for several days with Cuban Archbishop Dionisio Garcia Ibanez of Santiago and there was more to come.Read More

VATICAN CITY – On the eve of the first meeting of the Catholic-Muslim Forum, the cardinal responsible for the dialogue said he hoped it would open “a new chapter” in a long history of Catholic-Muslim relations.Read More

This week, members of the Maryland State Senate are expected to debate Senate Bill 116, a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state. A vote on the measure is expected soon. The Maryland Catholic Conference is urging citizens to contact their senators now and oppose any efforts to redefine marriage.Read More

When visitors walk up to St. Francis de Sales in Abingdon for Mass, they are struck by a characteristic of the brick building: there is only one entrance to the church.Read More

COCHIN, India – A Syro-Malabar Catholic priest who had a role in the 2008 canonization of St. Alphonsa Muttathupandathu, India’s first woman saint, was killed while trying to save a parish worker who had become entangled in a power line.Read More

A Buick Le Sabre may not be everyone’s dream car, but for Janice Birkhead, it is a lifeline.Read More