WASHINGTON – As the annual March for Life drew thousands to Washington Jan. 22, the 36th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion was marked around the country.Read More
Jeanne Forbeck was vacationing with her family in Myrtle Beach, S.C., in June when her husband, Charles, noticed a woman floating face down in the surf. As soon as he and another man pulled the lifeless body from the ocean, Mrs. Forbeck went to work giving the woman CPR – cardiopulmonary resuscitation.Read More
WASHINGTON – It will happen for just one Sunday in June, but on that day, dozens of houses of worship across the United States will open their pulpits to clergy from the other two Abrahamic faiths to read from their scriptures.Read More
Providing homes for unwed mothers is a necessary outreach for the pro-life movement, said Father Stefan Starzynski, a priest of the Arlington Diocese who has started two homes for unwed mothers.Read More
WASHINGTON – Although the U.S. bishops’ spring general assembly will focus primarily on a review of the 2002 “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” and consideration of a new document on physician-assisted suicide, the June 15-17 meeting in Seattle also will include a variety of presentations looking forward and back.Read More
WASHINGTON – Up until just days before the inauguration, a group of about 70 students from a girls charter school in Atlanta had planned to watch the presidential inauguration events on television screens at Trinity Washington University.Read More
In a neighborhood not always associated with peace and harmony, the children of St. Ambrose Catholic School in Park Heights opened the doors of St. Ambrose Church Oct. 4 to find area residents eager to have their household pets blessed.Read More
It’s true that recycling isn’t new, but for student council officers at Immaculate Heart of Mary School the idea of it has been recycled into a new passion – and one they want to leave behind.Read More
Let’s face it, if you had a bad hair day on your wedding day the groom would still marry you. But you’ve found the perfect dress, perfect veil and perfect accessories, and you don’t want to spoil it with a less-than-perfect do. And you won’t, thanks to a trial run well before the big day...Read More