VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI has named Italian Cardinal Angelo Scola as the new head of the Archdiocese of Milan, Italy’s largest diocese.Read More
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair struck similar themes in remarks to the National Prayer Breakfast Feb. 5, telling of their own faith roots and noting that the world’s major religions all hold a core doctrine of caring for others.Read More
ROME – The transformation of bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ is like the transformation people undergo when they give themselves up to the love of God, Pope Benedict XVI said.Read More
Arthur Williams was 17 days from graduating from Cristo Rey Jesuit High School as he signed an acceptance letter for a scholarship offer from McDaniel College June 1.Read More
The Archdiocese of Baltimore is concluding its participation in a pro-life postcard campaign that asks members of Congress to oppose the Freedom of Choice Act.Read More
WASHINGTON – When the No. 1-ranked U.S. women’s soccer team goes on the road, members have multiple training sessions, physical therapy, media events and team meetings, but midfielder Heather O’Reilly still finds time for Bible study.Read More
While Gloria Adams’ pride (CR, Jan. 29) in the election of the first African-American president is certainly justified, I have to wonder if Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would share the writer’s unbridled enthusiasm that President Obama can “not only change America for the better, but the world as a whole in solving the economic...Read More
I sent the following e-mail message to Sen. Mikulski on Nov. 13 using her Web site: “If the article (CR, Nov. 13) is accurate, the Freedom of Choice Act would prohibit medical providers from refusing to provide morally offensive services related to abortion. As you know many people believe abortion destroys life in the womb....Read More
BRAINTREE, Mass. – The Archdiocese of Boston has opened the canonization cause of an Opus Dei priest, Father Joseph Muzquiz, who established the organization in the United States and worked for many years in the greater Boston area.Read More
Ralph Moore (CR, Jan. 15) likens Barack Obama to Moses, Elijah, Elisha and John the Baptist. A “prophet,” speaking for God, would not stand by while millions of innocent lives are terminated. Under President Obama, abortions will increase and laws that were enacted to restrict abortions will decrease; hardly what John the Baptist had in...Read More