With the support of the Catholic Church, the House of Delegates unanimously passed a bill Feb. 22 requiring law enforcement agencies to notify nonpublic school superintendents or principals when one of their students is arrested for a serious crime. The Senate version of the bill is now under consideration in Annapolis.Read More

WASHINGTON – The Catholic Campaign for Human Development has canceled grants to two organizations after learning about their involvement in activities contrary to church teaching and is studying the actions of two other groups.Read More

Thanks to Archbishop Timothy Dolan, whose column in the Sept. 10 issue of Catholic New York perfectly captures the fervor of so many of us in promoting our Catholic schools. His column follows.Read More

One of the genuinely hopeful developments in Catholic life in recent years has been the spread of eucharistic adoration. Parishes across the country have begun to offer opportunities for people to meditate and pray before the Blessed Sacrament. In some places, eucharistic adoration is a 24/7 program while elsewhere it takes place several days a...Read More

A funeral Mass was offered for Sister Edith McLaughlin, O.S.F., on Feb. 20 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Edith, formerly known as Sister Mary Thomasita, died on Feb. 14. She was 82.Read More

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Many start as strippers. Some “work” out of a car, a club or by way of the Internet. And since they’re not walking the streets in Anchorage, they don’t consider themselves prostitutes. They see themselves as “sex workers.”Read More

VATICAN CITY – Christians and Muslims share concern and compassion for those suffering in poverty and can find common ground to work toward eradicating both the causes and the problems it creates, the Vatican said.Read More

Convinced that a bill introduced last week in the House of Delegates would cripple the Church’s many ministries, leaders of the Archdiocese of Baltimore have launched an awareness campaign aimed at educating Catholics about the legislation’s impact on parishes, schools and Catholic institutions.Read More