VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI is asking media professionals and viewers, listeners and readers to set aside a bit of time for silence.Read More

VATICAN CITY – An international conference dedicated to combating racism unfortunately was used as a platform for taking “extreme and offensive political positions the Holy See deplores and rejects,” said the chief Vatican representative to U.N. agencies in Geneva.Read More

At its height, the Holy Name Society boasted more than 40,000 members in 135 parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. More than a half century later, there are now about 500 members in 18 parishes.Read More

HARTFORD, Conn. – For the second time in as many months, Connecticut’s Catholic bishops used weekend Masses to urge parishioners to fight proposed legislation that they said attacks religious freedom.Read More

Leo and Diane Zerhusen began H.O.P.E. (He Opens Paths to Everyone) for All, their Christian ministry, after seeing how the unmet needs of children prevent them from growing into the person God calls them to be.Read More

WASHINGTON – So, is “Christian America” in a state of “decline and fall,” as Newsweek editor Jon Meacham suggested in a much-talked-about cover story in his magazine’s April 13 issue?Read More

St. Frances Academy in Baltimore hosted a Sept. 17 dedication and unveiling of a banner for the Nick Adenhart Memorial Batting Cage. The Panthers baseball program received a much-needed donation from the Nick Adenhart Foundation in order to erect the cage. The foundation is named after the Maryland native and former Los Angeles Angels starting...Read More

VATICAN CITY – For making what he described as “the most difficult decision in my political life,” Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico was given a front-row seat at a papal audience and was to see Rome’s Colosseum lit up in honor of his state.Read More