Mr. Weigel explains to his readers (CR/June 26) that “improving U.S. diplomacy in the world of competing ideas of a just society must be the priority of the next Administration.”Read More

NEW YORK – Unless Middle Eastern countries support religious freedom and respect human rights, the “Arab spring” movement will devolve into an “Arab winter,” said Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai.Read More

For Joanne Gardner, the music she plays on the organ at St. Stephen in Bradshaw has always been “for the honor and glory of God.”Read More

WASHINGTON – This past January, Nova Nelson sang as a soloist with the Archdiocese of Washington Mass Choir at Holy Redeemer Church in Washington at the annual archdiocesan Mass honoring the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI is known to the world as the successor of St. Peter, the first pope. But for the next 12 months he’ll be turning the spotlight on St. Paul, the church’s archetypal missionary.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Slowly and carefully, the Vatican is setting the stage for the third edition of the interreligious “prayer for peace” encounter in the Italian pilgrimage town of Assisi.Read More

Just a few weeks ago, a disturbing open-air drug market was forming right in front of St. Frances Academy and Community Center on Chase Street. Drug dealers were passing out free samples right next to the St. Frances Convent, and dealers were stashing drugs on the high school’s campus right beneath the statue of the...Read More

The Archdiocese of Baltimore has embarked on a comprehensive parish planning process that leaders hope will strengthen the evangelizing mission of the church.Read More