WASHINGTON – Pope Benedict XVI has named Philadelphia Auxiliary Bishop Joseph P. McFadden, 63, as the bishop of Harrisburg, Pa., succeeding Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, who was named to head the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind., last November.Read More

St. Sabinus lived in the third century. He was the Christian governor of a place in Egypt called Hermopolis. St. Sabinus was arrested during the persecution of Christians under the Roman Emperor Diocletian. A beggar St. Sabinus had helped was the one who turned him in. St. Sabinus died for his faith around 287 along...Read More

St. John Baptist de la Salle was born in 1651 in Rheims, France. The first child in a noble family of 10 children, he studied in Paris and was ordained in 1678. He founded the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (Christian Brothers) in 1681 to establish academic education for boys. St. John...Read More

WASHINGTON – Officials at The Catholic University of America in Washington announced June 15 that John H. Garvey, dean of the Boston College Law School, will be the 15th president of the school.Read More

WILMINGTON, Del. – For the past 36 years, Larry Bucci has traveled about 40 miles to Malvern, Pa., on the last weekend in April to participate in the Archbishop FitzMaurice men’s retreat at Malvern Retreat House, also known as St. Joseph’s-in-the-Hills.Read More

St. Barnabas the Apostle converted to Christianity soon after Pentecost. He is often mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles although he is not one of the original twelve. St. Barnabas worked with St. Paul in Cyprus and Asia, and he evangelized the people in Cyprus with St. Mark. Additionally, he founded the church in...Read More

Ss. Processus and Martinian worked as guards at a prison in Rome. They guarded Ss. Peter and Paul, Apostles, while they were in prison in Rome. Ss. Peter and Paul converted and baptized Ss. Processus and Martinian. The newly converted Christians were martyred in Rome. Ss. Processus and Martinian are mentioned in the Martyrologium Hieronymianum,...Read More

DURBAN, South Africa - Although World Cup fever is sweeping South Africa, some Catholics are skeptical about its long-term effects. The German Catholic news agency KNA visited South Africa to talk to people about their expectations for the 64 soccer matches that begin in the country June 11.Read More