WASHINGTON – Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston urged members of the House April 6 to support legislation that would guarantee the rights of Americans to buy health insurance “that meets their medical needs and respects their deepest convictions.”Read More

This is not your grandfather’s hospital. From private patient rooms furnished with sleeper sofas, to a refurbished chapel, to the kinetic sculpture in the main lobby, St. Joseph Medical Center is celebrating a monumental opening.Read More

DENVER – Nearly eight hours of emotional testimonies and legislator commentaries at the state Capitol in Denver March 31 ended in the defeat of a bill that would have created civil unions in Colorado.Read More

Question: My parents are in their 80s. They have been retired for 10 years. They have experienced their share of health problems, which have created some financial difficulties. Fortunately, we have a big family and we have been able to give them the financial support they need. My husband and I want to try to...Read More

After two committees in the Maryland Legislature failed to act on legislation that would regulate abortion clinics as ambulatory surgical facilities, the Maryland Department of Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) is planning to draft its own regulations by July, according to the Maryland Catholic Conference (MCC).Read More

I am a Catholic who proudly voted for Barack Obama and the slots referendum, which will allow the Preakness to stay at Pimlico. The slots referendum passed in Allegany County, in spite of a letter in my church bulletin suggesting parishioners vote against it. I don’t need instructions from the church or the pulpit on...Read More

ROME – Church and local government organizers are planning to accommodate at least 300,000 people in St. Peter’s Square and the surrounding area for Pope John Paul II’s beatification Mass May 1.Read More

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court ruled Nov. 24 that a lawsuit can move forward against the Vatican involving three men who claimed to have been sexually abused when they were children by priests in the Archdiocese of Louisville, Ky.Read More