WASHINGTON - In the end, the successful battle to include strict language prohibiting funding for abortions, led by pro-life congressional Democrats with the strong support of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, is what made the difference in the Nov. 7 House vote to pass a sweeping health care reform bill.Read More

Although she has an attractive and spacious apartment in a relatively secluded part of White Marsh, 76-year-old Mary Winkle found herself feeling increasingly lonely, despite occasional visits from her daughter and friends.Read More

HONOLULU – In 1936, when Father Damien de Veuster’s remains were put on a ship in Honolulu to be sent back to his birthplace in Belgium, 8-year-old Audrey Horner lined up with fellow Catholic school students along the walkway to the wharf to bid aloha to the holy man.Read More

The Archdiocese of Baltimore came together for a Mass of Thanksgiving in honor of the canonization of St. Jeanne Jugan Nov. 1.Read More

VATICAN CITY – New media are not just instruments for communicating, but they are having a huge impact on culture -- on the way people interact and think, Pope Benedict XVI said.Read More

SHANGHAI, China – Chinese pilgrims, mainly from the Shanghai Diocese, read aloud Pope Benedict XVI’s “Prayer to Our Lady of Sheshan” as they celebrated the Sheshan Marian shrine’s feast day on the outskirts of Shanghai.Read More

St. Frances Academy, Baltimore, rallies to fight being used as a drop point for the drug trade.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI’s naming of U.S. Archbishop Raymond L. Burke to the Congregation for Bishops was a small but significant appointment that could have an impact on the wider church for many years to come.Read More