UNITED NATIONS – Climate change is more than an environmental concern; it is an issue of justice that merits immediate attention by world leaders. This was the message delivered repeatedly by Catholic participants in the Sept. 22 U.N. Summit on Climate Change in New York.Read More

WASHINGTON – Pope Benedict XVI, meeting at the White House with President George W. Bush, said it was important to preserve the traditional role of religion in American political and social life.Read More

WASHINGTON – Although three-quarters of U.S. Catholic respondents in a new survey have noticed a decline in the number of priests serving in parishes, few of the men said they have considered becoming a priest and less than a third of all respondents said they would encourage their own child to pursue a religious vocation.Read More

WASHINGTON – Near the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, in the Hall of American Saints, across from the papal tiara and the statue of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne stands a gleaming new white statue of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta.Read More

One man was ready when Monsignor Damien G. Nalepa opened the doors of St. Gregory the Great Parish at 10 a.m. Sept. 12 for Gun Turn-In Day. He had 12 guns to turn over to the priest, who has spent 30 years fighting violence in the West Baltimore neighborhood around the church.Read More

As a child, Wesley Cianchette of Baldwin dealt with severe asthma, and a host of environmental components could trigger attacks that left him breathless.Read More

Carrying a bucket of clay and a modeling stand, Nate Risteen arrived on the doorsteps of Cardinal William H. Keeler’s residence in downtown Baltimore with one goal in mind: scrutinize the cardinal’s physical characteristics.Read More

WASHINGTON – Sounding many of the same themes, bishops around the country are urging Catholics to contact their members of Congress about the need for health care reform and the importance of keeping abortion out of any final plan.Read More