WASHINGTON - Past studies have shown that those who attend religious services at least weekly tend to live longer and healthier lives. Now, new research indicates that frequent churchgoers also face those additional years with more optimism and greater social support than other people.Read More
VATICAN CITY – As scholars and theologians continue to debate the heresy trial of Galileo Galilei, a Vatican official said that a failure to understand the boundaries between faith and science was at the heart of the church's condemnation of his ideas.Read More
As the congregations of St. Peter the Apostle, St. Martin and St. Jerome churches in West Baltimore prepare to unite as one in February, they will celebrate a final weekend Mass in their respective houses of worship Jan. 26 and 27.Read More
Ten members of a formerly Episcopal order of nuns made history Nov. 1 when Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien received their religious community into the Catholic Church as a diocesan priory.Read More
At the conclusion of Mass May 23, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien looked out into the first few pews of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Homeland, and observed 46 clergy and religious celebrating milestone jubilees.Read More
Catholic schools and religious education programs not only educate children about their faith, they also help children grow spiritually, including teaching them to become missionary.Read More
Saying Baltimore’s Archbishop Curley High School was following in a long Catholic tradition, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien helped break ground on the school’s $4 million arts facility May 19.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Addressing diplomats from around the world, Pope Benedict XVI warned that numerous armed conflicts and social disorders have left global stability in a fragile situation.Read More
WASHINGTON – Though the University of Notre Dame’s May 17 commencement with President Barack Obama’s speech dominated news coverage of U.S. Catholic college graduations, other Catholic institutions of higher education have sent their graduates off with memorable ceremonies as well.Read More
Did you once use a Marriage Encounter weekend to get fired up about each other? You can rekindle your relationship and your memories of Marriage Encounter at the Worldwide Marriage Encounter International Convention in California this June.Read More