As a child, Wesley Cianchette of Baldwin dealt with severe asthma, and a host of environmental components could trigger attacks that left him breathless.Read More
Each time Angie Zepp walks into Holy Cross Church for 8:15 a.m. Sunday Mass, she places her hand in holy water and blesses herself. She then quietly says, “Hello, Jesus.”Read More
Carrying a bucket of clay and a modeling stand, Nate Risteen arrived on the doorsteps of Cardinal William H. Keeler’s residence in downtown Baltimore with one goal in mind: scrutinize the cardinal’s physical characteristics.Read More
Raising their hands high above their heads and gently swaying to the beat of a Christian rock band from California, hundreds of Filipino Catholics seemed lost in prayer at the Baltimore Convention Center June 26. They were calling down the power of the Holy Spirit and hoping to receive inspiration to renew their faith.Read More
WASHINGTON – Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Oscar H. Lipscomb, 76, of Mobile, Ala., and has named Bishop Thomas J. Rodi of Biloxi, Miss., as his successor.Read More
WASHINGTON – The “ambiguities” in a 7-year-old document from Catholic and Jewish dialogue partners are continuing to cause confusion, two committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a June 18 note.Read More
Baltimore Catholics have a lot to celebrate this spring. April 8 marks the 200th anniversary of the elevation of the Baltimore diocese to archdiocesan status by Pope Pius VII, and Catholic leaders have planned a host of special events to mark the historic event.Read More
Fifteen-year-old Samantha Deangler earned the Spirit Alive medal from the Girl Scouts, one of the highest medals she can earn as a senior Scout.Read More
WASHINGTON – Colleagues of Archbishop-designate J. Augustine DiNoia said they were pleased with his new appointment at the Vatican, calling him an “incredible theologian” and a man with a “brilliant mind” who can engage others in liturgical and theological discussions.Read More
VATICAN CITY – The importance of marriage and the family and the values needed to sustain family life can be an appropriate starting point for interreligious dialogue, said an official of the Pontifical Council for the Family.Read More
WASHINGTON – Will federal health reform be like “the Massachusetts plan on steroids,” as one commentator predicted, or something else entirely? Will it require individuals or employers to “play or pay”? Will it involve some new form of government-run health care or leave the current system more or less intact? And the biggest question of...Read More