Cumberland police were still talking to students and faculty members of Bishop Walsh School in Cumberland this week after a bomb threat was written on a bathroom wall.Read More

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Such common themes as the nourishing nature of the Eucharist and the cleansing of baptismal waters convey universal meaning to believers of many cultures, a Nigerian archbishop told participants in the 10th National Black Catholic Congress.Read More

WASHINGTON – It’s not always easy to bring family members together for a tasty, nutritious and affordable meal. When Lent comes around, the need for meatless Fridays and the hope of teaching children about why Catholics fast and abstain from meat can make meal planning seem nearly impossible.Read More

BALTIMORE – Cardinal William H. Keeler’s retirement as archbishop of Baltimore will be felt not only within the Catholic Church but in Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox and other Christian communities nationwide.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Hard work, solidarity and other ethical values must be part of the world’s response to the global economic crisis, said Pope Benedict XVI and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.Read More

The 2006-2007 kindergarten year started out anxiously, unexpectedly not for the students but for those parents with children beginning a new year taught by the woman who was pre-judged to have the look of someone who most likely would rule with an iron fist. There’s nothing like being proven wrong.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Korea’s first cardinal, an outspoken defender of human rights, died in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 16 at the age of 86.Read More

WASHINGTON – Dr. Anna Maria Izquierdo-Porrera knows firsthand that medical offices must be places on which patients can rely to receive quality health care when they need it and places to which they will want to return.Read More