CAIRO – Orthodox Pope Shenouda III declared three days of mourning, fasting and prayer for victims of peaceful protests that turned violent, and church and government leaders called for Egypt to reaffirm its commitment to religious freedom.Read More

Re “Obama lays out economic steps, plans at Georgetown” (CR, April 23),Read More

Aimee Petrides is one of 15 women in her extended family to attend the Institute of Notre Dame. Adding to that legacy, Petrides has left her own imprint on the cherished Baltimore high school for young women.Read More

WASHINGTON – On the heels of a study of the U.S. “religious landscape” released last year that showed a quarter of Americans had changed faiths, a follow-up survey has found an even greater rate of “Faith in Flux,” as the latest report is called.Read More

VATICAN CITY – The Catholic Church’s position on capital punishment has evolved considerably over the centuries.Read More

HAIFA, Israel – The creamy stones of the Sacred Heart Home gleam in the sun, and squeals of delight echo in the corridors when Sister Pascale Jarjour enters a room.Read More

During the Middle Ages, as the monks would chant the 150 Psalms, the humble peasants, who could neither read nor write, would pray 150 Hail Marys – the equivalent of three rosaries. The rosary has always been the prayer of the humble, the lowly people, as Mary was, whom God has lifted up.Read More

Final exam of the semester. Melissa hands me her exam. Everyone else has left. She pauses, looks at me with glistening eyes, and blurts out “I don’t know how to thank you. Your class has changed me forever.”Read More