LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Father Ernest Hardesty, pastor of Assumption Parish in Atkins, said he witnessed “three miles of destruction” from a twister that hit his community Feb. 5.Read More

When Anne Morrissey celebrates her 103rd birthday May 13th she wants family, friends and well-wishers to take the money they would have spent on gifts and donate it to the restoration fund of St. Peter the Apostle, Libertytown – her beloved parish of 71 years. The feisty Libertytown centenarian with the slight Irish brogue said...Read More

VATICAN CITY – Lent is a time to return to God’s loving embrace and to remember that true happiness can only come from being a friend of Jesus, Pope Benedict XVI said.Read More

A bill that would have allowed illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates died in a Maryland Senate committee on the final day of the Maryland General Assembly’s 2007 session. Though the bill passed in the House of Delegates in March, Senate Republicans threatened a filibuster if it actually made it to the floor of...Read More

The Archdiocese of Baltimore is challenging Maryland Catholics to surpass last year’s record-setting fundraising in the annual Archbishop’s Lenten Appeal.Read More

With the Middle East prominent in the news, it is easy to overlook other violent conflicts taking place across the globe. One of them is northern Uganda, where Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services is lending a hand to those affected.Read More

Usually 22-year-old Corey Fick has to lift his best friend Ryan Major out of a wheelchair and place him in bed at night. But lately, Mr. Major, 23, is capable of putting himself to bed, in spite of the fact that his legs and several fingers are missing – injuries sustained in the Iraq War...Read More

MANCHESTER, England – A British court has ruled that the Catholic Church can be held legally liable for the crimes of abusive clergy.Read More