LOS ANGELES – The nun walked deliberately up to the ambo at St. Martin of Tours Church in Los Angeles and adjusted her spectacles. Holding a neat sheaf of pages, she began her mission appeal.Read More

Referencing the words of Pope Benedict XVI and St. Augustine, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien welcomed eight men and women into full communion with the Catholic Church April 23, during the Easter Vigil at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.Read More

MADRID, Spain – Communication is the best way to achieve peace, a top Vatican official told Jews, Christians and Muslims.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Never stop searching for God and being open to receiving his love and wisdom, Pope Benedict XVI said.Read More

College of Notre Dame of Maryland has begun registration for the fall 2008 Pastoral Spanish program. The program assists those ministering to the Hispanic community in the archdiocese and focuses on the culture, history and faith expressions of the diverse Latino population.Read More

CHICAGO – A Maryland man filed a civil suit April 14 in U.S. District Court in Chicago claiming that a priest of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart sexually abused him over an eight-year period when he was a child in the 1980s.Read More

Was “Humanae Vitae” (Of Human Life) prophetic? Pope Paul VI’s 1968 encyclical condemning contraception has often been described that way, and, not to be coy about it, I’ve often called it prophetic myself. But with the 40th anniversary of this remarkable document at hand July 25, it’s worth considering where prophecy comes in.Read More

VATICAN CITY – The rights of circus and carnival workers must be protected and circus animals must be properly cared for and treated ethically, said a top Vatican official.Read More