Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien will celebrate the annual White Mass for the Baltimore Guild of the Catholic Medical Association Oct. 18 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore.Read More
WASHINGTON – Pro-life activities in California, Washington, Pennsylvania, Illinois and the District of Columbia, among other places, highlighted the continuing opposition in the United States to legalized abortion.Read More
OTTAWA – Retired Bishop Raymond J. Lahey of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, turned himself in to Ottawa police Oct. 1 to face charges of possession of and importing child pornography.Read More
ANNAPOLIS – Leaders from the Archdiocese of Baltimore are urging state lawmakers to pass a bill requiring law enforcement agencies to notify nonpublic school superintendents or principals when one of their students is arrested for a serious crime.Read More
WASHINGTON – A U.S. House resolution passed Sept. 22 “honors and commends Catholic sisters for their humble service and courageous sacrifice throughout the history” of the nation.Read More
VATICAN CITY – A Vatican official condemned the reported cloning of human embryos and said the idea of using them to produce “personalized” therapeutic stem cells was morally illicit and pointless.Read More
While John Rybak has been a versatile standout in indoor and outdoor track and field for Archbishop Curley High School, the 17- year-old senior had never been much of a pole vaulter.Read More
WASHINGTON – With President Barack Obama’s controversial May commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame several months past, the president of the Indiana school has forged ahead with plans for a national discussion on abortion.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Scholars, history buffs and the public at large will now be able to peek inside some of the Vatican’s historical black-and-white photograph collection.Read More
Archbishop O’Brien’s column (CR, Sept. 10) describes the third Kennedy brother, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, as a “pro-abortion poster boy,” and suggests that in death he might now intercede for America, “if granted Paradise.” By contrast, Cardinal O’Malley of Boston (CR, Sept. 10), in reflecting on the life and political career of Sen. Kennedy, stated:...Read More
Since Pennsylvania established the Pennsylvania Alternative to Abortion Services Program 13 years ago, the company that administrates the program, Real Alternatives, Inc., has enjoyed some major successes.Read More