WASHINGTON – Since 1899, a Franciscan monastery in the Brookland neighborhood of Washington has been a popular stop for pilgrims who want a glimpse of the Holy Land. The grounds of the monastery feature dozens of replicas of significant Christian sites from Europe and the Holy Land, including many surrounding the life, death and resurrection...Read More

When Deacon Gregory Rapisarda’s wife of nearly four decades died of cancer in 2006, she left a note for her husband and four children.Read More

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI deplored an assault by Israeli commandos on a flotilla of ships taking aid to the Gaza Strip, calling the series of events “tragic” and “very painful,” as well as a cause concern for all those who long for peace in the region.Read More

For the second time since May, St. Gregory the Great is encouraging citizens to bring guns to its rectory July 21 to get them off of the street in response to an escalating violent-crime rate in the city.Read More

Lunch “box” hardly describes any longer the containers used by students to tote food to school.Read More

Pope Benedict XVI named the former pastor of a Western Maryland parish the auxiliary bishop of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services May 22.Read More

DUBLIN – The Irish government’s response to recommendations to protect the safety of children have been “insubstantial, inadequate and too slow,” said a coalition of eight children’s charities.Read More

MCHENRY – Tightly holding a large waterlogged sponge in his fist, 9-year-old Isaac Fike wound up like Orioles pitcher Erik Bedard and launched the soggy missile towards its target. As other children squealed with delight, Isaac hit his mark on his first try – smack in the face of Father Donald Parson, pastor of St....Read More