PRAGUE – Kneeling silently before the 18-inch high statue of the Infant of Prague May 25, Maureen Stansell seemed awed and overjoyed.Read More

Sometimes I feel unable to recount history in the proper way or with the amount of supplication or pride I feel is required. But as a layperson in a church where vocations are declining, I believe this particular history is critical and useful for African-Americans and Catholic laity. It’s the story of Lincoln and Julia...Read More

VATICAN CITY – About 50 Hindu extremists burst into a Catholic school in southern India, demanding enrollment for two children, the Vatican missionary news agency Fides reported.Read More

If you haven’t been to confession in a while, the Archdiocese of Baltimore has a message for you.Read More

EMMITSBURG – Father Brian Nolan tossed a Frisbee that floated above the grass of Echo Field on the campus of Mount St. Mary’s University June 30. A group of teens grasped for the disc with a fervor that matched the atmosphere of the day.Read More

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien delivered sobering statistics of declining enrollment in Catholic schools Feb. 10 during a consultation meeting with more than 100 parish priests and pastoral life directors.Read More

Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Baynesville held its first science fair, in the interest of expanding its science and technology program. Students from the upper grades were judged May 26 by four professionals.Read More

Whom shall I send? Who should go before me? A voice in the wilderness name John Augustus Tolton said: “Here I am Lord, send me!” Father Augustus Tolton and his entire family were born slaves, but through divine intervention Father Tolton became the first known and recognized African-American priest. His family escaped from slavery. Father...Read More