MEXICO CITY – A Catholic priest died of his injuries July 2, shortly after being caught in the crossfire of a shootout between drug cartel gunmen and the military in the border city of Matamoros.Read More

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The AP has an exclusive on a woman who believes she was healed through the intercession of Pope Pius XII.  Could it be the miracle that leads to the beatification of the World War II-era pope?  One American papal biographer thinks so. Blessed Pius XII? Maria Esposito was ready to give up. Wasted away at...Read More

In anticipation of a possible referendum to overturn a Maryland law allowing in-state college tuition undocumented immigrants, an interdiocesan taskforce has been established to educate Catholics on the issue.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI called for emergency assistance to thousands of people fleeing the violence and civil strife in North Africa and the Middle East, and he appealed to nations to explore “every possible form of mediation” to bring an end to the conflicts.Read More

Archbishop Edwin F. O Add award-winning columnist to Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien’s list of accomplishments. During the 2011 Catholic Press Awards, held June 24 in Pittsburgh, the archbishop was awarded first place for the best regular column by a bishop or archbishop. Archbishop O’Brien’s column, “Thoughts on Our Church,” is a regular feature in The...Read More

St. Jane Frances de Chantal Church in Pasadena will hold an American Red Cross Community Blood Drive June 26, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Breakfast will be donated by St. Jane Frances Church and the Holy Name Society, and lunch will be sponsored by Beefalo Bob’s. The church is located at 8499 Virginia Ave....Read More

TUCSON, Ariz. – Across the state from the more publicized Wallow fire, a second wind-whipped wildfire forced thousands of people in southern Arizona to evacuate their homes and destroyed a Marian shrine.Read More