If Eva Queral Fiastro could write a book about the three women who greatly impacted her life, it would focus on her mother and two nuns at Notre Dame Preparatory School, Towson, from where she graduated in 1969.Read More
Though Monsignor James V. Hobbs resisted a celebration of the half century anniversary of his ordination, parishioners of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary insisted and the spotlight shown on the rector of the nation’s first cathedral May 20. Born in Thurmont, Monsignor Hobbs was educated by...Read More
WASHINGTON – Two U.S. bishops condemned recent attacks on Christians, offering support to Orthodox Christians in Egypt and asking State Department officials to urge other governments to better protect human rights, particularly religious freedom.Read More
The students in Charleston had a different way of life. Some of the boys actually drove the school buses. Many of the students had cars and during the warm months, surf boards were attached to the top of the cars. After school, the kids headed for the restrooms and returned to their cars in surfing...Read More
ROME – Digital worlds where viewers can interact with each other and create vast social networks carry several risks, but they also might be grounds for evangelization, said an influential Jesuit magazine.Read More
LONDON – Three former Anglican bishops were received into the Catholic Church just hours after they officially gave up their ministries in the Church of England.Read More
NEW ORLEANS – Instead of receiving china, crystal and silver as wedding gifts, Leora Madden and Tony Gambell will accept nails, windows, doors, hinges and other building materials.Read More
As Sam Torres begins his new role as principal of Bishop Walsh School in Cumberland, the parishioner of Ss. Peter and Paul in Cumberland said he is looking forward to a new approach to the curriculum the school will introduce this year.Read More
WASHINGTON – The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace praised the Senate for ratifying a new arms control treaty with Russia Dec. 22, saying it was important that senators “joined across party lines” to support the New START treaty.Read More
WASHINGTON – The legacy of President George W. Bush will be framed primarily by one event: the ongoing war in Iraq. WASHINGTON – The legacy of President George W. Bush will be framed primarily by one event: the ongoing war in Iraq. At five and a half years and running, the Iraq War – portrayed...Read More
Making St. Mary’s High School in Annapolis more widely known is at the top of the agenda for Richard Bayhan, the school’s new principal and a parishioner of St. Mary, Annapolis.Read More
Snow fell outside the Catonsville home of Nathan and Kate Kleintank Dec. 10. Nathan held his swaddled, month-old son, Joshua, and gently kissed his forehead.Read More