VATICAN CITY – Many people today seem to have a difficult time recognizing sin, but at the same time the number of people suffering from “guilt complexes” seems to be growing, Pope Benedict XVI said. “We see a humanity that wants to be self-sufficient, where not a few maintain they can do without God and...Read More

WASHINGTON – The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development gave his support Feb. 24 to views on the rights of workers caught in the midst of Wisconsin’s budget battle earlier articulated by Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki on behalf of the state’s bishops.Read More

Buses traveling to a prayer service at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. followed by an anti-war rally around the White House will depart from The Cardinal Gibbons School, Baltimore, at 5 p.m. March 16. The cost for a seat on the bus is $20 and $10 for college students. Tickets can be purchased on...Read More

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Long before there was the hit television program “Glee,” Bishop Luers High School in Fort Wayne was laying the groundwork for show-choir invitationals.Read More

WASHINGTON – The damage caused by embryonic stem-cell research goes far beyond the embryos destroyed by treating “a great many women as egg factories, at great risk to their health and safety,” according to the U.S. bishops’ pro-life spokeswoman. Deirdre A. McQuade, director of planning and information for the bishops’ Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities, was...Read More

MILWAUKEE – Quoting Popes Benedict XVI and John Paul II, Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki issued a statement Feb. 16 that came down squarely in favor of workers’ rights in the face of efforts by Wisconsin’s new governor to restrict those rights.Read More

MONTPELIER, Vt. – Father Jay C. Haskin agrees with Vermont Gov. James Douglas that Vermont should become an “e-state.” But unlike the governor’s “e” for electronic, Father Haskin’s “e” stands for ethical. “Vermont is in a unique position to lead the nation in becoming an e-state – an ethical state,” Father Haskin said at a...Read More

Ernie Tyler was the Iron Man before Cal Ripken Jr. The Orioles longtime umpire attendant, who worked 3,819 consecutive home games at Memorial Stadium and Oriole Park at Camden Yards between 1960 and 2007, died at the age of 86 Feb. 11.Read More