During the Year of St. Paul, which concludes June 28, 2009, pilgrims who visit St. Paul in Ellicott City may obtain a special plenary indulgence (remission before God of the temporal punishment of sin).Read More
ROME – Giving in to the temptation of thinking the Christian churches will never be fully united is a sign of weak faith, Pope Benedict XVI said.Read More
Gov. Martin J. O’Malley‘s proposed 2011 state budget includes $4.4 million for textbooks for Maryland’s non-public schools, the same amount as last year.Read More
WASHINGTON – After declining steadily for the past quarter-century from a high of 29.3 in 1981, the U.S. abortion rate increased slightly in 2008, according to the latest Guttmacher Institute survey of abortion providers.Read More
Put your money where your values are. It’s no small matter for Catholic investors, especially when it can be difficult to trace all the holdings of big companies or mutual funds, so as to be confident they’re in keeping with your values.Read More
Each year, Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore save Maryland taxpayers more than $380 million in per pupil expenses and provide an additional $393.3 million to the local economy in income and revenue.Read More
Mary, a nurse who teaches childbirth classes, was sitting in a waiting room while her car was being serviced. As she sat there, another woman entered the area, and began talking to the cashier.Read More