CHICAGO – All 217 Catholic elementary schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago will remain open for the 2007-08 school year.Read More

NICOSIA, Cyprus – The Catholic minority in Cyprus and the Christian minority in the Middle East are called to be witnesses of God’s love, of hope in the face of suffering and of a tenacious commitment to dialogue for peace, Pope Benedict XVI said.Read More

WASHINGTON - It might seem like an example of reverse mission: young African men leaving their homeland to pursue ordination as Catholic priests in a religious order that has no missionary presence in Africa, but a long-standing ministry to African-Americans.Read More

SAN ANTONIO – Although the early founders of the socially responsible investment movement might be described as “fools with faith,” they can look with pride to years of providing a platform for religious communities to use their moral voice and financial vote to influence corporations, according to one of those pioneers.Read More

In his first official assembly with Maryland religious leaders, Sen. Ben Cardin laid out his vision for the war in Iraq, immigration reform, peace intervention in the Holy Land and national health coverage, and set up a process to confer with the group on a regular basis.Read More

The Archdiocesan Immigration Coalition has been in existence for about two years. We meet monthly at St. Gabriel Church in Woodlawn. We are about 20 people from across the archdiocese, plus representatives from CASA de Maryland and the Episcopal Church.We are writing to thank Archbishop O’Brien for his column (CR, May 6), “Embrace Less Hard-hearted...Read More

VATICAN CITY – The bishops of Belgium asked forgiveness of victims of priestly sexual abuse and promised wide-ranging steps to curb the problem in the future.Read More

MEXICO CITY – The Archdiocese of Leon is collecting scrap metal to create a life-size statue of Pope John Paul II.Read More