Much like the dragons the boats resembled, competition was fierce at the Dragon Boat Races Sept. 11 in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.Read More

WASHINGTON – A new comic book produced by the Archdiocese of New York aims to help middle school and high school students protect themselves from sexual predators and have the courage to report improper advances.Read More

YANGON, Myanmar – Bishops in Myanmar have called on Catholics to cut down on external celebrations of Advent and Christmas this year and focus on promoting peace and development.Read More

A former Episcopal priest, a parish maintenance man and candidates from South America and Africa are among the 11 men accepted into the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s priestly formation program for the 2010-11 academic year. A total of 37 seminarians are now preparing to become priests – up from 34 last year.Read More

LOS ANGELES – On Aug. 9, as television viewers tuned in to find out who would be the 2010 “Last Comic Standing,” finalist Felipe Esparza was walking back and forth on an NBC stage, microphone in his right hand, the other arm swinging loose. He was wearing an unbuttoned sports coat, a narrow black tie...Read More

Towson Catholic High School senior Brittani Perez carefully painted half the white masquerade mask in royal blue, paint specs spattered on her hands. The student’s mask was one of many to adorn a seven-foot Christmas tree which her art class entered in The Festival of the Trees competition over Thanksgiving weekend.Read More

An alternative to traditional anterior cruciate ligament surgery is becoming more popular because it gives the knee more stability and uses a much smaller incision. The newer approach takes a tendon from a cadaver, which is called aligraft, and uses a double bundle of that tendon to repair the ACL.Read More

OXFORD, England – Germany’s Catholic bishops have approved new guidelines for handling claims of sex abuse by church personnel to facilitate cooperation with law enforcement bodies.Read More