Amanda Ceraldi could have spent her Presidents Day holiday taking in a movie or hanging out with her friends. Instead, the 16-year-old parishioner of Our Lady of the Chesapeake in Lake Shore traveled to Annapolis to convince her lawmakers to ban the death penalty in Maryland.Read More
The Calvert Hall College High School, Towson, cross country team hasn’t held a championship title since 1999. But at 9-0 in the MIAA A Conference, as of Oct. 21, things are looking good.Read More
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Many Catholics in the Springfield Diocese mourned the loss of Father Paul J. Archambault, a 42-year-old priest who was found dead July 3 at the rectory of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish in Springfield.Read More
At St. John’s Catholic Prep School, students star in a film with a modern-day take on Lenten sacrifice. Simon, the top earner at a financial company, sacrifices his job so a co-worker with five children can keep his in the film, shot at the Frederick school.Read More
WASHINGTON – An unsolicited comment from a high school girl kept one of the most popular hymns of the Second Vatican Council era, “I Am the Bread of Life,” from meeting an untimely fate.Read More
WASHINGTON – As two Kansas abortion clinics prepared to close their doors because of new licensing requirements that took effect July 1, a federal judge blocked enforcement of a South Dakota law mandating a 72-hour waiting period and setting several informed consent provisions.Read More
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Catholic Health Association’s board of trustees recently reaffirmed its opposition to any attempts by Congress or President Barack Obama to broaden abortion access and its commitment to keep Catholic hospitals open, Bishop Robert N. Lynch of St. Petersburg said in a Feb. 6 blog entry.Read More
Leave it to Grandpa to put things in perspective. It was half way through our second annual Christmas party, and I was flitting around, refilling glasses and collecting empty plates.Read More
WASHINGTON – The Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility said Feb. 5 it would use an index measuring how “green” publicly traded corporations are to help it make investment decisions and push for more eco-friendly business practices.Read More
SAN FRANCISCO – Abuse at the Abu Ghraib military prison in Iraq was actually more severe than reported in mainstream media outlets, said retired Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba, who headed the investigation of the abuse.Read More
VATICAN CITY – A United Nations-mandated report on compliance with international obligations regarding the protection and rights of children will be ready for submission this autumn, a Vatican diplomat said.Read More