CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Anxiety is growing in Zimbabwe, where the results of March 29 elections are not yet known and the opposition has claimed a resounding victory over President Robert Mugabe, church officials say.Read More
Warning that human life is being devalued at every level, a top human rights attorney from California urged Baltimore health care professionals to support conscience clauses that will help protect their right to uphold the sanctity of life.Read More
The times are changing. Decades ago, Catholic families had a half-dozen kids or more, and Catholic schools were routinely staffed, for the most part, by a convent-full of religious sisters. High schools for boys often had religious brothers teaching. Tuition was often less than $100 a year.Read More
NEW YORK – U.S. Cardinal John P. Foley, pro-grand master of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher, has been named the recipient of the Christopher Leadership Award by the Christophers.Read More
Because of their remarkable regular seasons, both St. Frances Academy, Baltimore, and Mount St. Joseph High School, Irvington, were invited to play in the 2008 Alhambra Catholic Invitational in Cumberland.Read More
Lent is a time, not to hurt ourselves, but to die to ourselves so that we can live life to its fullest. Many of our penances – giving up sweets or cigarettes or alcohol, as well intentioned as they are – end up making us more self-absorbed. We are never so conscious of our tooth...Read More
The Religious Scout Retreat planned for May 2-4 at Camp Spencer - Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation will combine Catholic, Protestant and Jewish Scouts. The theme will be "Caretakers of God's Creations," which will impress upon Scouts of all faiths the responsibility of the human race for caring for the world.Read More
VATICAN CITY – For Vatican and Irish participants, the two-day meeting on the handling of priestly sex abuse cases was a major accomplishment, combining a frank admission of mismanagement with truly collaborative discussions on how to avoid such mistakes in the future.Read More
For Owings Mills resident David Vasquez, the annual Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Homeland, March 17 symbolized more than the blessing of the holy oils that will be used throughout the church year. It confirmed to him the clergy of the Archdiocese of Baltimore are strong and committed.Read More