NASHVILLE, Tenn. – More than 15 inches of rain fell in some areas of middle Tennessee as May began, causing unprecedented flood damage in the area and killing at least 19 people.Read More

St. Lydia Purpuraria was a lay woman who worked in Thyatira. She dealt purple cloth, which was the most expensive type of cloth in the first century. She is the first known convert of St. Paul the Apostle. St. Lydia Purpuraria is patron saint of dyers.Read More

St. Medericus was born in Autun, France, in the 600s. When he was 13 years old, he entered St. Martin’s monastery; he later became abbot of that monastery. He was a recluse at the end of his life. St. Medericus died in 700.Read More

EL PASO, Texas – An unidentified Mexican man and his wife, fearful to reveal their true identities, spoke recently to a group of reporters and immigration advocates in this border city about the violence that forced them to seek refuge in the United States.Read More

Amen Archbishop O’Brien! Your column (CR, April 15) headlined “Bait and Switch” hit a bull’s-eye, pointing out the cynical deception of the life-affirming series of photos in the Howard Street windows of Planned Parenthood, Maryland’s largest abortion provider. Planned Parenthood also successfully pressured the Baltimore City Council and Mayor Rawlings-Blake to pass an ordinance requiring...Read More

St. Clement I, who was born in Rome, became the fourth pope circa 88. He wrote “Epistle to the Corinthians,” and his name is in the canon of the Mass. He worked with St. Paul the Apostle, according to St. Jerome and Origen. The pope was martyred under Trajan’s persecutions in 101. St. Clement I...Read More

St. Sabinus was a bishop who was killed for his faith along with members of his flock. He died circa 303 in Italy.Read More

Few lawmakers worked as hard as Del. James E. Proctor Jr. to pass the BOAST business tax credit benefitting students and teachers in public and nonpublic schools.Read More