In his letter, Michael Dausch (CR, June 28) angrily judges President Bush and dismisses the president’s principled stands on protecting human life, marriage and the family.Read More
WASHINGTON – Dr. John T. Bruchalski would rather close the doors of his highly successful Fairfax, Va., medical practice than violate his conscience if he is forced to offer services that violate the basic tenets of his Catholic faith.Read More
Where else would Jeff Cheevers be on a steaming hot day in June, but in a sweltering gymnasium full of kids, basketballs and whistles. Cheevers, the athletic director and head basketball coach for The Cardinal Gibbons School, Baltimore, loves hoops and he loves kids, as evidenced in his first year of rolling out the Jeff...Read More
ANCONA, Italy – Remembering the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Pope Benedict XVI appealed to government leaders and all people of good will to work toward a future marked by solidarity and peace.Read More
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – The 14 people who died April 3 in the shooting at the American Civic Association – and the dozens who escaped – reflected the city’s immigrant past and present, as has the outpouring of support and grief from the region, according to area priests and others.Read More
HONG KONG – Some church leaders in China who have read Pope Benedict XVI’s letter to mainland Catholics say they feel positive about it and are willing to heed the pontiff’s call for unity. Many Catholics contacted by the Asian church news agency UCA News said they needed time to digest the lengthy and theological...Read More
Father Leo Patalinghug was all set to make a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, beginning Sept. 13, 2001, when the terrorist attacks of two days earlier abruptly ended his plans. International flights were canceled as the world fixed its attention on New York and Washington.Read More
TULSA, Okla. – There were just seven Catholics when Marian E. Baker began attending Immaculate Conception Church in Poteau, located in a small rural area of southeastern Oklahoma.Read More
WASHINGTON – Approximately 70 leaders of youth, young adult and campus ministries from 13 U.S. dioceses met June 25-29 in Washington to discuss ways of more effectively inviting the youths of the Catholic Church into leadership positions within the church. The leaders met at a training institute held by the Washington Theological Union.Read More
WASHINGTON – The office of Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis includes images of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a glass crucifix and a sculpture of Mary and Jesus. Her Catholic faith, she said, “is a part of my life. My faith is what motivates me.”Read More
ROME – The drowning death of hundreds of people trying to immigrate to Europe through Libya in late March is a sign of the desperation of the poor and persecuted, and of the failure of government efforts to stop illegal immigration, several Catholic agencies said.Read More