WASHINGTON – “Families are struggling. Faith is calling” is the theme for this year’s national collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, which will be taken up in most U.S. Catholic churches the weekend of Nov. 21-22.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Every pontificate has its rhythm, and sometimes Pope Benedict XVI’s seems to have more than one.Read More

SYDNEY, Australia – While in Sydney for World Youth Day, Pope Benedict XVI may apologize to victims of clerical sexual abuse, according to Sydney’s largest circulation newspapers.Read More

WASHINGTON – Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York has been named moderator of Jewish affairs for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, succeeding Cardinal William H. Keeler, retired archbishop of Baltimore, in that role.Read More

Sociologists of religion Robert Putman and David Campbell recently shared with me some initial findings about Latinos and the Catholic Church from their massive study of religion in the United States still in progress. Their closing remark was: “Just as financial observers often speak of ‘leading indicators’ to gauge the state of the economy, we...Read More

Severna Park resident Keith Chase is well aware he has an understanding and supportive wife.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI said his April 15-20 visit to the United Nations and the United States was an opportunity to give – and to receive – a witness to the power of hope and faith.Read More

WASHINGTON – Anyone who follows the news knows that new hurdles regarding ethics and morals have been raised in recent decades on the track leading to Christian unity.Read More