Charles G. Tildon Jr., who served the church in a variety of capacities and received the papal honor of being named to the Knights of St. Gregory the Great, died Dec. 16 of cancer. He was 81.Read More

SAVANNAH, Ga. – With reverence, high ceremony, singing, prayer and applause, Conventual Franciscan father Gregory John Hartmayer was ordained and installed as the 14th bishop of Savannah.Read More

MACAU – A biblical diary with scriptural reflections by Chinese Catholics went into its second print run in less than a month.Read More

COLUMBIA – Finding that they have common ground, the archdioceses of Baltimore and Washington held their annual Hispanic Ministry Convocation at St. John the Evangelist in Columbia Oct. 17.Read More

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Catholic Relief Services’ staffers have to overcome political obstacles as they try to help the people of Sri Lanka rebuild three years after a tsunami hit, said a CRS official.Read More

When Patricia Modell was presented the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Cross – a special papal honor, she called the recognition “absolutely wonderful,” but quickly added a caveat.Read More

Ever since she was a baby, her mother beat her. Involved with drugs, her mother would leave her unattended, even as an infant and toddler. Sometimes she took the child to bars. She was just 9 when her mother was imprisoned for beating her. Her biological father was dead.Read More

MIDDLETOWN – Vincentian Father Sylvester Peterka was attending a priests’ enrichment day focused on resilience in ministry when a text popped up on his phone Oct. 10. One of his senior parishioners was in the hospital and was looking for someone to visit her. That same day, a young man called the pastor looking for...Read More