WASHINGTON – World Youth Day 2011 will open after the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, a national event that many millennials may know little about, though it profoundly impacted the Catholic Church in Spain.Read More

Gov. Martin J. O’Malley’s effort to repeal Maryland’s death penalty failed in a key Senate committee, but repeal proponents say they’re hopeful the measure will win passage in the full Senate.Read More

WASHINGTON – Pornography is being blamed for the deterioration of values in American society. A recently launched campaign, War on Illegal Pornography, contends as much, citing divorce, violence against women, increased sex trafficking and porn addiction as just some of the unhealthy results.Read More

For the first time in Baltimore, the ecumenical community will host a “Pilgrimage of Trust” weekend Feb. 27-28 featuring talks by Brother John of the Taizé community in France.Read More

A funeral Mass for Sister Roberta Sobus, Daughter of Charity, was offered July 2 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg. Sister Roberta died June 27 at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg, where she spent the last 11 years in prayer ministry. She was 88 and had been...Read More

WASHINGTON – Saying that the church’s social mission can ease the suffering of the poor and voiceless, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops pledged the full support of the U.S. bishops to the hundreds of people working in social ministry across the country.Read More

WASHINGTON – Denver Archbishop Charles J. Chaput will succeed Cardinal Justin Rigali as archbishop of Philadelphia.Read More

VATICAN CITY – A pair of recent miscues at the Vatican has prompted questions about how papal decisions are made and criticism of the apparent lack of consultation inside the Roman Curia.Read More