SYRACUSE, N.Y. – For the past few years the Franciscan friars and sisters in Syracuse have been conducting peace vigils to remind people in the community there is an alternative to violence.Read More
JERUSALEM – Violent acts focus priests back on the need to pray for peace, a Jesuit priest said following an apparent terrorist attack in Jerusalem.Read More
It’s an honor when your best friend asks you to stand up in her wedding, but it also means buying a gown to wear on her big day. After you’ve fulfilled your bridesmaid duties, what do you do with the dress? Try these suggestions.Read More
CARACAS, Venezuela – A reformist church which has adopted many Roman Catholic symbols and rituals while departing from several traditional church teachings has come under fire from Venezuelan Catholic leaders.Read More
The St. Vincent de Paul Society of Baltimore is in negotiations with a developer to rent a Baltimore County property to house the soon-to-be evicted Sarah’s Hope shelter, executive director John Schiavone confirmed to the Catholic Review June 26.Read More
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Zimbabweans are in widespread despair as the country’s longtime ruler Robert Mugabe was sworn in as president for a sixth term, a Catholic Church official said.Read More
ROME -- Being able to concelebrate Mass inside Rome’s magnificent Basilica of St. John Lateran was one of the most special moments of Father Paschal Morlino’s priesthood. The Benedictine pastor of St. Benedict in Baltimore was one of about 25 priests from the Archdiocese of Baltimore who concelebrated Mass with Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Cardinal...Read More
ROME -- At the start of a weeklong pilgrimage to Rome June 26, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien encouraged more than 100 Catholics from the Archdiocese of Baltimore and beyond to use the occasion as a time to draw closer to God.Read More
Former Towson Catholic High School standout Donte Greene was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 28th pick in the first round of the June 26 National Basketball Association draft.Read More
Worship habits are regaining a sense of normalcy at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Essex, where an organ fire disrupted the Mass schedule on Father’s Day, June 15.Read More
Brian Williams, anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, will replace Tim Russert, his recently deceased colleague, as presenter of the Philip J. Murnion Lecture for the Catholic Common Ground Initiative June 27 at 8 p.m. at the Pryzbyla Center of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.Read More