Though I have previously been reluctant to use this column as a sort of “calendar review” – a rundown of my comings and goings – I thought such an exercise this week might prove beneficial, given the significance, if not the volume, of the events which occurred in the Archdiocese last week. Though I detail...Read More

VATICAN CITY – Liturgical renewal launched by the Second Vatican Council is an “irreversible path” and has not been affected by Pope Benedict XVI’s concession on wider use of the Tridentine rite, a Vatican official said.Read More

A pair of lions are making their mark on the field events in the IAAM B Conference for track and field this season.Read More

WASHINGTON – Questions about membership, living arrangements, the ministries in which members participate and spiritual life, including the practice of prayer and the frequency of Mass, are included in a questionnaire sent Sept. 18 to 341 congregations of women religious in the U.S.Read More

Crab cakes and football. That’s what Maryland does.Read More

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Here is the White House text of U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney’s remarks at the farewell ceremony for Pope Benedict XVI at John F. Kennedy International Airport April 20.Read More

YONKERS, N.Y. – Addressing a crowd of 25,000 young people and seminarians, Pope Benedict XVI spoke of the “monster” that cast a shadow over his own childhood and urged the current generation to banish the darkness that exists today.Read More

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s pledge to continue the ban on the use of federal funds for abortion and to maintain conscience protections for health care workers in any health reform legislation was welcomed by two officials of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the president of the Catholic Health Association.Read More