WASHINGTON – Behind the grim statistics about the nation’s rising jobless rate are men and women who need help, according to Catholic Church officials and economists at Catholic universities.Read More

ALBANY, N.Y. – Monsignor Kevin Irwin says that hearing confessions is “one of the most humbling experiences of my priesthood.”Read More

CUMBERLAND – Most Friday evenings in Lent, Pat Jones can be found at his home parish, St. Michael in Frostburg, helping at its fish fry.Read More

The election last week of Senator Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States was, indeed, a historic day for our nation. His election as the first African-American to hold the office of president is a significant step forward for a country that continues to heal from the wounds inflicted by the sin of...Read More

WASHINGTON – Nonprofit organizations, often seen as the last bastion separating people from poverty, may find themselves on shakier financial footing because of the current economic upheaval, a panelist suggested during a Nov. 4 forum in Washington sponsored by the Urban Institute.Read More

WASHINGTON – Nearly a year after Arizona passed a controversial immigration enforcement law that remains hung up in the courts, dozens of state legislatures either are considering similar legislation or have already taken up bills modeled after it.Read More

The Archdiocese of Baltimore is observing Lent in major ways.Read More

More than a year ago, students from three different Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore promised they would come together to refurbish a fire-damaged home in the Sandtown neighborhood of Baltimore City.Read More