It’s one of Jack Degele’s favorite times of the year. Degele, the commissioner for the Baltimore Catholic League, is ready to head to Reitz Arena at Loyola College in Maryland, Baltimore, for the start of the Baltimore Catholic League Tournament.Read More
OTTAWA – The president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has sent an open letter to members of Parliament, urging them to support good palliative care instead of assisted suicide or euthanasia.Read More
Pro-life supporters from across the state plan to use the upcoming March 13 Maryland March for Life in Annapolis to build support for crisis pregnancy centers and defeat a bill they say would hinder outreach to expectant mothers.Read More
Hundreds of parents, teachers, enrichment program leaders and business supporters are expected in Annapolis Oct. 6 for a forum designed to raise awareness about the BOAST Maryland Tax Credit.Read More
MISHAWAKA, Ind. – Continuing a discussion begun at the Second Vatican Council, about 40 U.S. bishops gathered at the convent of the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration in Mishawaka for a Feb. 11-13 seminar exploring the relationship between doctrine and Scripture in Catholic teaching, especially in homilies.Read More
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy – The special role of priests should be kept distinct from that of lay people even in parts of the world where there is a shortage of ordained clergy, Pope Benedict XVI told Brazilian bishops.Read More
NEW YORK – Ongoing debate about climate change “has helped put into focus the inescapable responsibility of one and all to care for the environment,” the Vatican’s U.N. nuncio told the U.N. General Assembly Feb. 13.Read More
I was disappointed with the photo of a little girl (CR, Aug. 13) getting ready to release a paper lantern in Hiroshima, Japan. The caption said she was doing this in remembrance of the anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing and that more than 75,000 people were killed when the United States dropped the...Read More
WASHINGTON – Presidential politics might seem like an unusual topic for an associate professor of Jewish civilization at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service to tackle.Read More
WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission, under new chairman Julius Genachowski, gave notice in September that it intends to look at parental control technologies and how they are used in the multimedia age.Read More
Your support for people who choose to live in America without permission is troubling (CR, Feb. 7). Many fathers are leaving families behind in Central American countries to come here for money. The loss of a father’s presence in the home community is causing problems for their children. Girls are not protected and there is...Read More
KRAKOW, Poland – Religious faith and dialogue can lead humanity away from the abyss of war, hatred and fear and point to the path to peace, said leaders representing Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism and other religions around the world at a congress in Poland.Read More