Celebrating the Oct. 7 archdiocesan Respect Life Mass at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland, Bishop William C. Newman, retired eastern vicar, said all Catholics are called to “sow small seeds of simple words and simple deeds promoting the dignity of life.”Read More

KORIAN, Pakistan - The Christian village of Korian in the Punjab province of Pakistan was destroyed July 30 in a violent raid by thousands of Muslims.Read More

William J. McCarthy Jr. is just getting started Aug. 1 as executive director of Catholic Charities, but his roots in the outreach organization stretch back to high school.Read More

SAN FERNANDO, Philippines – A priest who serves as provincial governor of Pampanga said he wants police to drop charges against a man who allegedly drew a knife on him if the man is mentally ill.Read More

Pope Benedict XVI sent condolences on the death of Cardinal Adam Kozlowiecki, a Jesuit who worked more than 50 years as a missionary in Zambia.Read More

WASHINGTON – TV news anchor and journalism icon Walter Cronkite, who died July 17 at age 92, made the public “feel the news,” said the founding director of the Pauline Center for Media Studies in Culver City, Calif.Read More

The Ronald J. Engle Memorial Scout Foundation presented its first annual Legacy and Courage Awards.Read More

NEW YORK – The United States has a moral obligation to the people of Iraq that must be met regardless of when U.S. troops ultimately withdraw from that country.Read More