Father Christopher M. Carney, a beloved pastor known for his gentleness and wisdom, died Jan. 15 after a long illness. He was 77.Read More

COCHABAMBA, Bolivia – Their numbers are down, their average age is up, and their last names are as likely to be Vu or Gonzalez as Kelly or O’Brien, but one thing that has not changed about Maryknoll priests and brothers in the past century is their commitment to live and work among the poor in...Read More

VATICAN CITY – Scholars, history buffs and the public at large will now be able to peek inside some of the Vatican’s historical black-and-white photograph collection.Read More

FREDERICK – A 3,000-mile trek through 18 American cities in the cause of interfaith understanding ended at St. Katharine Drexel in Frederick Sept. 25 when a group of Christian, Muslim and Jewish clergy joined Gov. Martin J. O’Malley for a “homecoming celebration.”Read More

Since Pennsylvania established the Pennsylvania Alternative to Abortion Services Program 13 years ago, the company that administrates the program, Real Alternatives, Inc., has enjoyed some major successes.Read More

ERFURT, Germany - Visiting the land of Martin Luther, Pope Benedict XVI prayed for Christian unity and told Lutheran leaders that both secularization and Christian fundamentalism pose challenges to ecumenism today.Read More

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican is preparing to issue a set of instructions to promote “greater caution and more accuracy” in the opening of new sainthood causes by local dioceses, a top Vatican official said.Read More

Ben Gregorek’s eyes widened as he scanned the inside of Baltimore’s Church of the Blessed Sacrament. It had been decades since the 47-year-old had stepped foot in the church, and he thought about the many prayerful days he spent as a child with his mother there.Read More