WASHINGTON – Even though the next election was a year or more away, the prospect of winding up on the wrong side of the wishes of voters or vocal interest groups led politicians in Washington to shy away from immigration reform for yet another year.Read More

Jason Evert, a national chastity speaker, has had to cancel all of his talks in the Baltimore area this week due to a family emergency. He was scheduled to speak in the evenings at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Ellicott City; Mount de Sales Academy; Mount St. Joseph High School; Our Lady of the Fields,...Read More

VATICAN CITY – To mark the 150th anniversary of Mary’s appearance to St. Bernadette Soubirous near Lourdes, France, Pope Benedict XVI authorized a special indulgence to encourage renewed holiness.Read More

VATICAN CITY – The supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus and the fraternal order’s bishop-chaplain met privately with Pope Benedict XVI Dec. 6 and delivered a check for $1.6 million.Read More

LUSAKA, Zambia – Zambia needs a comprehensive strategy to protect it from high debts and mismanagement that threaten to erode the gains of debt cancellation, said an official from the Jesuit Center for Theological Reflection in Lusaka.Read More

Tony Magliano did an admirable job of parroting the political far-left in his piece on global warming (CR, Nov. 15). In support of his claim that there’s not much time left to save the planet, he points to his personal experiences with warm weather; Al Gore; the Motion Picture Academy; the Nobel Peace Prize Committee,...Read More

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception falls on a Saturday this year – and, yes, Catholics are required to attend Mass.Read More

LIMA, Peru – Peru’s Supreme Court convicted 10 former Cabinet ministers for their role in the events of April 5, 1992, when then-President Alberto Fujimori closed down Congress and took control of the judiciary.Read More