Some literature lovers assail Hollywood incarnations of William Shakespeare’s works, but Carol Malone has a different take.Read More

DUBUQUE, Iowa – Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey, near Dubuque, is known for the lives of prayer the Trappistine Sisters lead there and for the delicious caramels they make. Now an even wider audience will get a glimpse into their lives. A four-part television series, “The Monastery,” filmed in Dubuque a year ago, will...Read More

VATICAN CITY – Israel postponed a major negotiating session with Vatican officials on questions regarding the church’s legal and financial status in the Holy Land. The Vatican expressed disappointment at yet another delay in the on-again, off-again talks, which began 15 years ago. The meeting of the joint commission on church-state issues had been scheduled...Read More

Miracles do happen. Two weeks ago I wrote about my cat, Pharaoh, who was diagnosed with lymphoma and feline leukemia. Various veterinarians suggested we “put the cat down.” The cat’s “mother,” the lady with whom Pharaoh lives, wanted to go ahead with chemotherapy. By the third treatment, the fluid around his lungs disappeared. So had...Read More

WASHINGTON – When Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Laufer, chaplain assistant with the 42nd Air Base Wing, was named one of 12 outstanding airmen of the year by the Air Force Association, she said the honor was not only personal, but a tribute to the work of military chaplains.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Church leaders, along with the World Health Organization, have expressed concern over the increased rates of drug-resistant tuberculosis worldwide. Pope Benedict XVI, speaking at his general audience March 21, said the latest reports show that more work is still needed to effectively treat those who suffer from the disease. World Tuberculosis Day,...Read More

ALLENDALE, N.J. – A New Jersey health care initiative has reached its goal of getting Catholic hospitals in the state to donate umbilical-cord and placenta blood for adult stem-cell research. During a March 9 press conference at the Elie Katz Umbilical Cord Blood Program facility in Allendale, Archbishop John J. Myers of Newark and Father...Read More

Members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Merchant Marine and the public will come together on Oct. 4 to honor St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, “Patroness of the Sea Services.”Read More