Despite a written plea from Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien for Gov. Martin J. O’Malley to veto two domestic partnership bills, the governor was expected to sign the controversial measures into law as The Catholic Review went to press May 20.Read More

WASHINGTON – Wangari Maathai, a Catholic environmentalist and political leader who became the first black African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to empower women to work for environmental, economic and social justice, died Sept. 25 after a bout with cancer. She was 71.Read More

WASHINGTON – Hundreds of pilgrims from across the country joined the Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., for the dedication of a life-size sculpture of their foundress, St. Mother Theodore Guerin, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington May 10.Read More

BERLIN ¬ Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium and appealed for a better understanding of the church, one that goes beyond current controversies and the failings of its members.Read More

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien sent the following letter to pastors on May 15.Read More

WASHINGTON - A delegation of Christian and Muslim leaders returned to the United States from Iran hoping that their six-day visit will improve relations between the two squabbling countries in a way that diplomatic channels have not.Read More

NEW HOPE, Minn. – Father Terry Rassmussen, pastor of St. Joseph Church in New Hope, finished the reading, closed the Book of the Gospels and stepped away from the ambo. From the congregation, Ginny Untiedt stepped forward.Read More

With the memory of 9/11 still an aching scar on the nation’s psyche, and in the wake of the many recent natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes and floods, the government and people of the United States must develop a “culture of resiliency” in order to successfully absorb future onslaughts.Read More