WASHINGTON – Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the late Vatican nuncio to the United States, “viewed his diplomatic vocation, as an ambassador of the vicar of the crucified one, as an extension of the invitation to mercy, reconciliation, unity, peace and life inherent in the Triumph of the Cross,” Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York said...Read More
VATICAN CITY – In a sign of solidarity with those struck by a devastating earthquake and a series of tremors and aftershocks, Pope Benedict XVI donated a portion of the sacred oils he blessed to the Italian Archdiocese of L’Aquila.Read More
Two weeks into attending College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Rebecca Bruzdzinski knew about the school’s historic place in Baltimore. She got advanced preparation from an aunt who had attended the school as well.Read More
I am glad to have had the opportunity to meet Cardinal William H. Keeler. He has a great message not just for Catholics, but for all faiths, that we are all God’s children. He has reached out to everyone, and treats people as if he was their counselor, mentor and friend. He is still going...Read More
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI welcomed Christmas as a “day of great hope” and said its message of peace is sorely needed in a world beset by war, poverty and injustice.Read More
WASHINGTON – Ascension Parish in Bastrop, Texas, has been serving as a shelter and a nerve center for relief efforts related to the ongoing Texas wildfires that have struck the state.Read More
Severna Park resident Keith Chase is well aware he has an understanding and supportive wife. After all, he is an ordained deacon, and he has a demanding job with a Baltimore financial firm, four children under the age of 9 and a foreign-exchange student living with his family.Read More
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican forcefully denied it undermined the Irish bishops’ efforts to protect children from sexual abuse and characterized as “unfounded” claims the Vatican tried to interfere in government investigations regarding church handling of sex abuse cases.Read More
Middle-schoolers are growing in more ways than physically. In addition to height, deepened voices and acne issues, their spiritual lives are changing and forming as well.Read More
TULSA, Okla. – When a businessman donated a generator to the Church of the Madalene Dec. 15, grateful parishioners responded in kind, preparing a big spaghetti dinner and going door to door in their power-starved midtown Tulsa neighborhood to invite people to come for a hot meal.Read More