WASHINGTON – Whatever happened to the crowd of Catholics vying for the presidential nomination in 2008?Read More

VATICAN CITY - Over the last few months, Pope Benedict XVI has opened a wider dialogue on the subject of environmental protection, and in the process put a sharper focus on an issue that’s become central to his pontificate.Read More

In the midst of winter I think of spring. Hope springs eternal. In the midst of the football playoffs I think of baseball. I grieve the loss of baseball as a sport.Read More

A second collection Jan. 19-20 will give Catholics in the archdiocese the opportunity to support priests requiring special medical in nursing homes and assisted living facilities, as well as those priests – regardless of age – who are convalescing following surgery, serious injury or illness.Read More

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Catholic Conference is asking state lawmakers and Gov. Martin J. O’Malley to support the Pregnant Women Support Act, legislation that would partner the State of Maryland with non-profit organizations to help women in crisis pregnancies.Read More

We just celebrated the feast of the Holy Family, and to some extent, this is a story of adoption. Our first adoption occurred Nov. 22, 2000. She arrived at the tender age of 4 months old because her mom, my niece, could no longer provide a caring and nurturing home for her children.Read More

LIMA, Peru – As Latin American Catholics celebrated the start of the new year with World Peace Day, their countries’ leaders seemed to be preparing for war.Read More

BANICA, Dominican Republic – On a cool late November morning in the small rural mountain village of La Palma, local residents heard the familiar sound of a motorcycle.Read More