The church marks momentous occasions, such as the installation of the new archbishop of Baltimore, with special liturgical celebrations. Carrying out the liturgy and ceremony requires effort on the part of many and attention to the smallest of details.Read More

Several weeks ago, an invitation was issued by Bishop Denis J. Madden and the Office and Board of African American Catholic Ministries. The invitation called forth leaders in the African-American Catholic community to gather to explore issues impacting parish life as discussions on the clergy shortage have pursued and to brainstorm new insights toward increasing...Read More

WASHINGTON – As a Sept. 30 deadline looms for Congress to extend the State Children’s Health Insurance Program and presidential candidates roll out the details of their plans for health care reform, new evidence is emerging that churches play an important role in filling the gaps in the current system.Read More

CHENGDE, China – Under close surveillance from local government officials, Father Joseph Guo Jincai was ordained bishop of Chengde – the first bishop ordained without papal approval in four years.Read More

WASHINGTON – Relevant Radio, which calls itself the United States’ largest Catholic radio network, is negotiating with the Federal Communications Commission to erase a proposed $4.7 million penalty levied after the network withdrew its bid in an Arizona radio spectrum auction.Read More

I applaud the efforts of the many people who raise funds for the cure of breast cancer and the research needed to achieve that. I have lost my mother, aunt and grandmother, all to breast cancer. I also understand that Susan G. Komen (Race for the Cure) funds Planned Parenthood, the largest promoter/provider of abortion...Read More

VATICAN CITY – After a three-day trip to Austria in early September, Pope Benedict XVI is putting away his traveling shoes and settling in for a long fall and winter at the Vatican. The next foreign trip fixed firmly on the pope’s calendar is mid-July of 2008, when he plans to fly to Australia for...Read More

When Adrian Amos and his classmates entered Calvert Hall three years ago, its football program was near the bottom of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A ConferenceRead More