SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Following years of persecution and not being able to attend Mass because of the threat of terrorism, Huzni Hermez and his family left their war-torn homeland of Iraq and found a place where they could freely practice their Catholic faith.Read More

It was a first in Monsignor James M. Barker’s 29 years of priesthood. When he showed up for 5:30 p.m. Mass Dec.19 at St. Ignatius in Hickory, the pastor was the only one there.Read More

Regarding Tony Magliano's column on health care and subsidiarity (CR, Dec. 10), I ask two questions: Is it morally right to take someone's property and give it to someone else? Is it morally right to accept said stolen property?Read More

VATICAN CITY – It’s difficult to select a single summarizing line in Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical “Spe Salvi” (on Christian hope), but a fundamental point is found in its first few pages.Read More

WASHINGTON – To answer the question that is increasingly being asked of officials with the archdioceses of Washington and New York – and pretty much anyone else who works for the Catholic Church in the region – you can’t yet get tickets to any events during Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to those cities in April.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Welcoming Cuba’s new ambassador to the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI once again criticized the U.S. economic embargo against the country, but also called on the Cuban government to expand religious freedom on the island.Read More

Partnerships between local governments and Catholic schools can be complicated. When it comes to H1N1 influenza vaccinations in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, however, the relationship appears to be smooth.Read More

A Catholic Review staff writer, Chaz Muth, will travel to the Dominican Republic, Nov. 26-30, to bring readers first-hand accounts of conditions there, especially among the poor.Read More