LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The days of Facebook only being for college and high school students are long gone. Little Rock Bishop Anthony B. Taylor is believed to be the first U.S. Catholic bishop to join the popular Web site.Read More

Saying she is “excited to be part of such a vibrant parish and school,” Mary Jo Warthen is looking forward to her first year as principal of St. Mark School in Catonsville.Read More

Having read reports about the schools crisis, I can only reflect on my own experience in Catholic education, both as a student and a teacher. As a student, I attended Sacred Heart of Jesus School in Highlandtown. The eight years there set me on my spiritual and intellectual journey. The School Sisters of Notre Dame...Read More

TAYBEH, West Bank – On one night of their 31-mile trek through the West Bank, a group of 25 hikers was welcomed into a village during a wedding celebration. The next night they stayed in the modest homes of Palestinian families.Read More

YAN’AN, China – Carbon monoxide poisoning, apparently from burning coal in a school dormitory in Shaanxi province, killed 11 Catholic girls ages 8-10 and left a 12th girl in a coma.Read More

Like many children in her Highlandtown community, Tricia Dabrowski began playing soccer at age 2. The sport became part of who the Our Lady of Pompei parishioner was.Read More

As Melissa Brent crept closer to the 7-foot, 850-pound bronze statue, not even a steady late-November rain could dampen her joy.Read More

For many suburban children and teenagers, there is one Baltimore. It’s the one with the Inner Harbor, the National Aquarium and Oriole Park at Camden Yards.Read More