OMAHA, Neb. – They came from different backgrounds, varied in age and had different strengths, but the victims of the Dec. 5 mall shooting shared a joy for life and a love of others, said family members of the eight people who were murdered at the Von Maur department store.Read More
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican has placed online a summary of its procedures for handling sex abuse allegations against priests, in order to illustrate the church’s commitment to protecting children and punishing offenders.Read More
As Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien continues touring the parishes of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, he’s getting to know the different communities.Read More
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Joel Samson showed up for Mass early Easter morning at what’s left of Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral in the center of the Haitian capital, just has he has on most Sundays for the last 16 years.Read More
VERNONIA, Ore. – Judy Budge was happy to have her grandchildren living with her at her home in Vernonia, a remote logging town in Oregon’s Coast Range.Read More
It was an exciting and joyous evening to remember at the 14th Mother Mary Lange, O.S.P. Awards Banquet held March 19 at Martin’s West in Baltimore County as well wishers including Oblate Sisters of Providence, pastors, various parishes, families and friends gathered to celebrate and honor Mother Lange, and recognize the 48 faith-filled African-American Catholics...Read More
VATICAN CITY – Lamenting the climate of consumerism and materialism in today’s world, Pope Benedict XVI criticized “unscrupulous adults” who victimize children through sexual abuse and prostitution.Read More
The Archdiocese of Baltimore is suing Baltimore City to overturn a controversial new law that requires the city’s pro-life pregnancy centers to post signs saying they do not provide abortion or birth-control.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI told Baptist and Catholic representatives he hoped conversations between the two denominations “will bear abundant fruit for the progress of dialogue and the increase of understanding and cooperation.”Read More
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Lebanese Cardinal Nasrallah P. Sfeir criticized Lebanon’s political leaders for their allegiances to foreign powers and urged lawmakers to elect a president “before it’s too late.”Read More