WASHINGTON – A tearful U.S. President George W. Bush presented the parents of Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Monsoor with a posthumous Medal of Honor for saving the lives of two Navy SEAL teammates by sacrificing his own in Ramadi, Iraq.Read More

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy – Pope Benedict XVI warned of moral and ethical erosion in his native Germany, particularly on right-to-life and marriage issues.Read More

WASHINGTON – A Jesuit priest who is former president of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., has taken to YouTube and his blog to rebut arguments raised by British physicist Stephen Hawking, who says in a new book that God had no role in creating the universe.Read More

When Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien was rector of the Pontifical North American College in Rome in the early 1990s, he often saw then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger walking from his offices across the square at St. Peter’s. Dressed in a simple priest’s cassock, the future pope would sometimes stop and talk to Archbishop O’Brien – especially...Read More

NEW YORK – Performing for a papal event is not just another gig, even for those whose names are usually rendered in boldface type.Read More

Much like St. Francis of Assisi, who is close to her heart, Oak Crest retirement community resident Chris Baugh portrays peacefulness, humility and an unwavering faith.Read More

WASHINGTON – Five years after the devastating effects of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina, rebuilding efforts are still very much a work in progress. Many, but not all, Gulf Coast residents have returned and although many homes and buildings have been rebuilt, more still needs to be done.Read More

Richard J. Dowling, executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference, praised the Maryland General Assembly for passing legislation to establish a commission that will study the death penalty in Maryland.Read More