Baltimore artist Paul DeRemigis Jr. will be signing his newest original painting, a rendering of the restored Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore, April 12.Read More

WASHINGTON – More than 3,000 people packed the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Sept. 5 to mark the 13th anniversary of the death of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, attend a memorial Mass and witness the unveiling of a commemorative stamp in honor of the nun.Read More

ORADELL, N.J. – Sitting in his office at St. Joseph Parish in Oradell on a warm August afternoon, Father Tom Iwanowski became emotional as he recounted his memories from Sept. 11, 2001.Read More

As the mother of a son with a disability who attends religious education classes at St. John, Westminster, I was heartened to read about other children with disabilities who attend religious education classes in the archdiocese (CR, March 15). All of the teachers and aides should be recognized for their selfless volunteerism.Read More

A Senate child sex abuse bill that Catholic leaders said would have crippled the church’s many ministries in Maryland was defeated March 16 on an 8-2 vote in the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee. Sponsored by Sen. James Brochin, a Baltimore County Democrat, Senate Bill 575 would have suspended Maryland’s existing statute of limitations allowing civil...Read More

NEW ORLEANS – Dressed in red priest’s vestments, Ben de Boisblanc went through a preflight checklist for the Mass he was about to act out in his living room.Read More

DOUGLAS, Ariz. – In a small town like Douglas, the mayor and the Catholic pastor tend to be in the middle of most of the important things that happen.Read More

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican strongly criticized the work of Jesuit Father Jon Sobrino, a leading proponent of liberation theology, saying some of his writings relating to the divinity of Christ were “not in conformity with the doctrine of the church.” In publishing a detailed notification March 14, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the...Read More