WASHINGTON – A legal expert from Jesuit-run Fordham University School of Law in New York was relieved the Supreme Court did not overturn the 2006 reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act, but he also believes the historic 1965 law was only given a stay.Read More
It was after daily Mass at St. Louis in Clarksville when Monsignor Joseph L. Luca asked a young communicant if he had ever considered becoming a priest.Read More
I do not agree with the headline of Stephen Kent’s column, “Murder in a church on Pentecost sacrilegious” (CR, June 11). From a Catholic Web site, I learned that a murder in a sacred place is sacrilege. How can a place that permitted an abortionist to hold the office of “deacon” be sacred? If a...Read More
WASHINGTON – The board of directors of Public Broadcasting Service voted June 16 to stop its member stations from airing new religious programming, though existing programs on PBS affiliate stations will continue to be broadcast.Read More
JERUSALEM – Although most Arabs did not accept Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s terms for accepting Palestinian statehood, in reality he could not have said anything different, said an official of the Jerusalem Interchurch Center.Read More
The people of the Grotto of Lourdes and the town of Emmitsburg will surely miss Father John Lombardi, who has been our chaplain. He is a young and vibrant servant of the Lord, kind and gentle to all whom he encountered, especially the young. To the towns of Hancock and Little Orleans, where he will...Read More
In this special section, The Catholic Review salutes the 2,597 graduating seniors of 21 Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Congratulations to the Class of 2009!Read More
Holy Family in Randallstown held its first Celebration of Communal Diversity May 31. A number of cultures and other churches were represented, as Dominican Father Emmanuel Ogu was the celebrant and Missionaries of St. Paul of Nigeria Father Augustine Etemma Inwang gave the homily.Read More
Jesuit Father John W. Swope, president of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Baltimore, was elected by his peers to serve on the Presidents’ Council of the Cristo Rey Network.Read More