Where was 13-year-old Ashley Turnbull when the women’s top-ranked Duke Blue Devils had one-tenth of a second left on the clock in the NCAA quarterfinals March 24 and had the chance to win or tie by sinking either of her two free throws? Duke’s Lindsey Harding missed both shots, and the Blue Devils headed back...Read More

MONTREAL - Olympic Stadium, usually home to football games and trade shows, was converted into the largest place of worship in the country as Canadians celebrated their newest saint.Read More

Although the entire room calls Dorothy Dixon “Grandma,” she has no grandchildren. The 91-year-old soup kitchen coordinator answers to the pet name from some 100 community members who visit St. Cecilia, Baltimore, on Thursdays to eat a hot supper. The lively Ms. Dixon, dressed from neck to foot in red including blazer, sweater, skirt and...Read More

WASHINGTON - The Catholic woman whose efforts to free her wrongly imprisoned brother became the inspiration for the new motion picture “Conviction” still advocates for the cause of prisoners whenever she gets a chance.Read More

MEXICO CITY – With protests, a pilgrimage and emphatic declarations, the Catholic Church has intensified its efforts to derail legislative proposals which would decriminalize abortion in Mexico. The issue also reignited tension between the church and Mexico’s left, and led to renewed questions over whether clergy and Catholic groups can participate in political activism in...Read More

WASHINGTON – Even as the death rate slowed in central Haiti a week after the first cases of cholera were reported, a multinational medical response boosted efforts to limit the spread of the disease in the poverty-stricken country.Read More

For Matt White and Kelsey Jones deciding on which college to attend is just one of the many choices they will have to face in the next four years. The youth group at St. Francis of Assisi, Fulton, is attempting to make the transition from high school to college a little smoother.Read More

WASHINGTON – A “Walk of Tears” to remember and honor the victims of clergy sexual abuse in Alaska has spawned two other events to remember victims.Read More