A lament from the Vietnam era was that American soldiers were rarely honored upon their return. Many were treated with disdain, as protesters against the war lumped them in with the White House and Pentagon brass.Read More
VATICAN CITY – With new problems over visas for foreign priests and the long, ongoing negotiations needed to resolve the tax status of Catholic institutions in Israel, the Vatican’s former ambassador to the country said relations were better before there were full diplomatic ties.Read More
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sided with claims from eight employees at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, N.C., that the institution’s 2007 decision not to offer employees coverage of prescription contraceptives discriminates against women.Read More
A group of four Catholic physicians in Catonsville found it particularly appropriate to have relics from St. Gianna Molla installed in their Catonsville offices on Nov. 13.Read More
WASHINGTON – Leaders representing 59,000 women religious are questioning what they say is a lack of full disclosure about what is motivating the Vatican’s apostolic visitation that will study the contemporary practices of U.S. women’s religious orders.Read More
Network 2000, a Maryland organization promoting the advancement of women in business, awarded grants to two local programs last month during its annual Women of Excellence luncheon.Read More
To equate the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment to be the prime supporter of the right to life (James E. Dickinson letter, CR, July 30) is unbelievable. The carnage in Baltimore City, the opposition of the proliferation of guns by every police department in the country and common sense refute this idea....Read More
BALTIMORE – In his last official address as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., urged a leadership style that does not measure success “moment to moment” but instead follows the example of Jesus and Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta.Read More
While Catholics are normally obligated to attend Mass on the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, they are not required to do so this year because the Aug. 15 feast falls on a Saturday.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Being a Catholic and sharpening one’s intellect through higher education are not mutually exclusive, Pope Benedict XVI told a group of Catholic students.Read More
Collecting and recycling drink pouches, planting bay grasses and installing organic gardens are just some of the myriad activities Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore have engaged in as they “go green.”Read More
It was a most amazing season for the Mercy High School, Baltimore, volleyball team this fall. As the Magic headed into post-season tournament, they had been struggling to find their rhythm.Read More