Even before the last pieces of meat are picked clean from the leftover Thanksgiving turkey, many Americans are already listening to Christmas carols on the radio and cramming into stores to buy holiday gifts.Read More
Jeanne Forbeck was vacationing with her family in Myrtle Beach, S.C., in June when her husband, Charles, noticed a woman floating face down in the surf. As soon as he and another man pulled the lifeless body from the ocean, Mrs. Forbeck went to work giving the woman CPR – cardiopulmonary resuscitation.Read More
With marriage on the decline, a campaign to promote marriage has hit the streets. For Your Marriage is showing up on billboards and online, and the Archdiocese of Baltimore is in full support of its message.Read More
Providing homes for unwed mothers is a necessary outreach for the pro-life movement, said Father Stefan Starzynski, a priest of the Arlington Diocese who has started two homes for unwed mothers.Read More
VATICAN CITY – For 20 years, Father Fortunato Di Noto and his colleagues have been working to protect children from pedophiles and pornographers. The fact that some church leaders have protected abusers makes Father Di Noto very angry.Read More
In a neighborhood not always associated with peace and harmony, the children of St. Ambrose Catholic School in Park Heights opened the doors of St. Ambrose Church Oct. 4 to find area residents eager to have their household pets blessed.Read More
DUBLIN – While the Irish Catholic Church might not be as numerically strong as it was in the past, there is still a great vibrancy in Irish Catholicism, said Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin.Read More
VATICAN CITY – The Catholic Church must strengthen its efforts to educate and assist lay Catholics involved in politics so that the positions they hold and the policies they promote reflect the values of the faith they profess, Pope Benedict XVI said.Read More
Let’s face it, if you had a bad hair day on your wedding day the groom would still marry you. But you’ve found the perfect dress, perfect veil and perfect accessories, and you don’t want to spoil it with a less-than-perfect do. And you won’t, thanks to a trial run well before the big day...Read More
VATICAN CITY – Being the point person for promoting a sainthood cause requires the combined qualities of a private investigator, a theologian, a lawyer, a historian and a medical examiner.Read More