VATICAN CITY – The Haitian Conference of Religious has released an initial assessment of the deaths of personnel and destruction of property suffered by religious orders in the Haiti earthquake.Read More

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Sister Silvi Elie hasn’t eaten all day, and the tiredness shows on her face as she pleads with a Brazilian nongovernmental organization for some tents for the homeless families who have camped out on the patio of her convent, the House of Maria Auxiliatrix.Read More

Even as Gov. Martin J. O’Malley cut millions of dollars in spending when he outlined his $13 billion operating budget Jan. 19, he spared several funding priorities Catholic leaders had been lobbying to protect.Read More

WASHINGTON – The election of Republican Scott Brown to fill the U.S. Senate seat held since 1962 by Democrat Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts does not mean Catholic leaders will abandon efforts to achieve much-needed health reform.Read More

WASHINGTON – As they help Haitians rebuild destroyed homes and mourn lost relatives, Catholic Church workers in Haiti are grieving for members of their own “families” killed or severely injured in the magnitude 7 earthquake Jan. 12.Read More

Nearly 10,000 miles from Sydney, Australia, students came together July 19-20 to share and learn about their Catholic faith, enjoy music and friends, and listen to Pope Benedict XVI.Read More

Increasing enrollment, expanding the use of technology and increasing individualization at Our Lady of Fatima School in Baltimore are the top priorities of Paul Llufrio as he begins duties as the new principal of the 145-student school.Read More

ARLINGTON, Va. – Harold Brown Jr., one of seven CIA agents killed in a bombing in Afghanistan Dec. 30, was a loving and involved husband and father, said a fellow parishioner at Brown’s Virginia Catholic parish.Read More