WASHINGTON – The heads of five Catholic agencies that work with Haitian earthquake victims have outlined steps they say the U.S. government should take to protect children left alone after the Jan. 12 earthquake.Read More

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – A group of children fidgeted, as children do, looking to be noticed as four Missionaries of Charity sisters gave them as much attention as they could, considering they were outnumbered more than 2-to-1.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Pope John Paul II always took penitence seriously, spending entire nights lying with his arms outstretched on the bare floor, fasting before ordaining priests or bishops and flagellating himself, said the promoter of his sainthood cause.Read More

Priests have probably always suffered from the demands of trying to do too much. Priests are mandated through the ordination rite to act ‘in persona Christi.’The priest today continues this mission of Jesus in the midst of a very difficult and demanding time. There are various adjustments that priests must make in the course of...Read More

While Maryland’s school systems have a variety of educational programs for students with special needs throughout the school year, many parents struggle to find something enriching come summer.Read More

While many people believe tarot cards, horoscopes, Ouija boards, palm reading and energy crystals are just innocent fun, Matthew D’Adamo knows they can have dire spiritual consequences.Read More

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien challenged Baltimore pilgrims at World Youth Day to be a light of information when they return from Sydney, Australia.Read More

Matthew 25:14-30 tells the story of the master who gave five talents to one servant, two talents to another servant and only one talent to a third servant before the master left for a long journey. The talents were distributed to the servants “each according to his abilities.”Read More