As a former military chaplain and Archbishop for the Archdiocese for the U.S. Military Services for 10 years, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien has touched the lives of many in the armed forces.Read More

Sarah Markiewicz was sitting on her living room floor a year ago when her father, Jeff Markiewicz, noticed that one of her shoulders seemed to be sticking out.Read More

BRUSSELS – Belgium’s Catholic bishops said they would learn from their errors after an independent report highlighted hundreds of cases of sexual abuse by clergy.Read More

Jeanine Nkurunziza fled her home in Burundi, Africa, in 1994 after war tore the country apart. She has experienced many hard times since she came to Maryland so many years ago but she has never lost her faith, said Joann Blewett, executive director of Harford Habitat for Humanity.Read More

As Margery Ivester joined some fellow parishioners of St. Paul, Ellicott City, in a recent gardening project at the church, she noticed that she felt more vibrant and content than she had since being diagnosed with depression some 13 years ago.Read More

VATICAN CITY – A small cadre of men wearing sleek, dark blue suits and red ties with thin, yellow stripes keep their eyes on pilgrims streaming through St. Peter’s Basilica. The men, who help maintain order and decorum in the basilica, especially during papal ceremonies, are local volunteers for a charitable organization whose history is...Read More

I am writing to commend the cover story (CR, July 29) on Father Milton Hipsley. Too often we marginalize those who have memory problems or some form of dementia. I am grateful that you publicly acknowledge someone who is dealing with this issue and yet continues to minister in wonderful ways. I have worked with...Read More

WASHINGTON – Slavery is something most Americans read about only in history books, but British actress and U.N. Goodwill Ambassador Julia Ormond has met the victims of modern slavery – vulnerable men, women and children sold by traffickers for sex or labor.Read More