WASHINGTON – U.S. Catholics were repeatedly encouraged to find renewed hope in Christ during Pope Benedict XVI’s April 15-20 visit to the United States.Read More

As students at Sacred Heart of Mary School, Dundalk, burst out of their various minivans and cars and scampered into the red-brick building for the first day of school Aug. 27, the uniform-clad boys and girls carried with them a colorful array of knapsacks, many of which were on wheels.Read More

Seven young men ages 11-17 from Sykesville and Eldersburg were inducted into the Columbian Squires St. Michael the Archangel Circle 4423 during an investiture ceremony held in Owings Mills: William Rooney, Nick Wallace, Brendan Tripp, Kevin Buckley, Mitch Mezeivech, Matt Kaliszar and Guillermo Wagner are the newest members of this youth group, part of the...Read More

John E. Berg pointed into the distance ahead of him where the “old” cemetery could be seen on the slope of a hill on the 45-acres that encompass the parish of St. Joseph in Fullerton. “My great-grandparents are buried there,” said St. Joseph’s maintenance supervisor who, together with three full-time staff members, cares for the...Read More

MAUNALOA, Hawaii – Sometimes it seems like the people of Maunaloa, a town on the small, rural island of Molokai, can’t catch a break.Read More

MANILA, Philippines – Church workers in the Philippines have been training people ministering to Filipinos who could be illegally recruited to work in Iraq.Read More

Before tackling “Dignitas Personae” (The Dignity of a Person), the recent instruction from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on contemporary bioethical questions, I’d suggest re-reading the first chapter of Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World.” Huxley was no great shakes as a stylist, but his depiction of the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning...Read More

As the debate rages on about whether abortion should be restricted or made more available, Feminists for Life sees clearly that abortion is a choice that no woman wants to make. Members of the organization were on Capitol Hill Aug. 14 to explain their support for the Elizabeth Cady Stanton Pregnant and Parenting Student Services...Read More