Social Justice classes at Towson Catholic High School joined forces with Immaculate Conception, Towson, to provide nutritious Sunday dinners for clients at Our Daily Bread Employment Center. This new venture partnering adults and teens serves more than a meal – it gives students an opportunity to learn from a higher generation about the graces of...Read More

St. Sixtus II, who was Greek, was a philosopher who converted to Christianity as an adult. He became a deacon in Rome and then became pope Aug. 30, 257. He was arrested while celebrating Mass during Valerian’s persecutions. St. Sixtus II was beheaded for his faith in August 258.Read More

ROME – Support for the death penalty is a denial of the basic Christian belief that God can turn any person from a life of sin, a Vatican official told a group of justice ministers, judges and lawmakers examining positions on capital punishment.Read More

St. Albert of Pontida lived in the 11th century. He served as a soldier in the army of Bergamo, Italy. After being wounded in battle, he said he would start a religious life if he healed. When he did recover, he became a Benedictine monk. The saint founded the Abbey of St. James in Pontida...Read More

LONDON – A group of major world powers is failing to bring peace to the Holy Land, said a report by aid agencies and human rights groups.Read More

St. Hedwig, daughter of the duke of Croatia, was born in Bavaria in 1174. She married Prince Henry I of Silesia and Poland when she was just 12 years old and went on to have seven children. She is the aunt of St. Elizabeth of Hungary. The saint founded hospitals and cared for the sick....Read More

Susan Skiles, a parishioner of St. Bernardine, Baltimore, and St. Bartholomew, Manchester, has published a children’s book, “The Lamplighter,” the first in a planned series of 10 “Tell Me Nana Books” targeted for ages 2-10. With the aim to encourage children to treat others with kindness and compassion, the story offers fresh ideas on challenging...Read More

St. Francis Xavier was born in Spanish Navarre in 1506. St. Ignatius of Loyola convinced his friend Francis Xavier to help spread the Gospel. Francis was one of the founding Jesuits and the first Jesuit missionary. Also a priest, he preached, helped the sick and taught the catechism to children in Goa. He served as...Read More