The pastors of three Baltimore City parishes hope to see red Feb. 10 when they look into the pews. That’s because female parishioners are being urged to don red in support of the hearth-healthy awareness campaign of Red Dress Sunday.Read More
VATICAN CITY – In praying for Christian unity, those who follow Jesus recognize their divisions prevent others from believing in the Gospel message of peace, love and salvation, Pope Benedict XVI said.Read More
SAN FRANCISCO – The Archdiocese of San Francisco is inviting survivors of clergy abuse in San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area to a fall gathering for healing and advocacy.Read More
St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore received a $1.2 million grant, allowing it to double the size of its Home Connections program that provides permanent housing to the chronically homeless in Baltimore City.Read More
WASHINGTON – A study showing that abortion rates in the United States have fallen to their lowest level in nearly 30 years is good news for pro-life officials who attribute the decrease to changing attitudes.Read More
LOS ANGELES – Most of the 517 pooches and their 950 doting, loyal custodians – don’t dare call them “owners” – who registered for the fourth Downtown Dog Day Afternoon on the plaza at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels showed up for the annual event in Los Angeles.Read More
PALA, Calif. – If parishioners at Mission San Antonio de Pala seem to have a sunny disposition these days, perhaps it’s because for the first time since the old mission’s founding in 1816 much of its electricity is coming from solar power.Read More
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican condemned the recent decision by U.S. regulators to begin using embryonic stem cells in clinical tests on human patients.Read More