Even as Gov. Martin J. O’Malley cut millions of dollars in spending when he outlined his $13 billion operating budget Jan. 19, he spared several funding priorities Catholic leaders had been lobbying to protect.Read More

Nearly 10,000 miles from Sydney, Australia, students came together July 19-20 to share and learn about their Catholic faith, enjoy music and friends, and listen to Pope Benedict XVI.Read More

Increasing enrollment, expanding the use of technology and increasing individualization at Our Lady of Fatima School in Baltimore are the top priorities of Paul Llufrio as he begins duties as the new principal of the 145-student school.Read More

WASHINGTON – As they help Haitians rebuild destroyed homes and mourn lost relatives, Catholic Church workers in Haiti are grieving for members of their own “families” killed or severely injured in the magnitude 7 earthquake Jan. 12.Read More

ROME – As religious orders mobilized to help the suffering people of Haiti, many of them had people sitting by computer terminals in Rome waiting to hear news about their youngest members.Read More

VATICAN CITY – From picked pockets to a 1998 double murder and suicide, the Vatican legal system has dealt with a vast array of crimes and misdemeanors over the decades.Read More

On the surface, the mission of Camp St. Vincent sounds like every other camp: make it a summer that children will never forget.Read More

WASHINGTON – As the world’s population grows and the amount and sources of potable water shrink, the number of conflicts over water access and usage is likely to increase, said members of a panel on water rights that convened Jan. 6 in Washington.Read More