A funeral Mass for Sister Baptista Peters, D.C., a sister of 80 years, was offered April 9 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Emmitsburg. Sister Baptista died April 6. She was 98.Read More

NEW ORLEANS – More than 7,000 Catholic educators kicked off the National Catholic Educational Association’s annual convention with a New Orleans flavor April 26.Read More

ASSISI, Italy – Assisi – the birthplace of St. Francis, saint of the poor – has instituted a ban on begging.Read More

Michael Ritucci has long admired Pope John Paul II as the man who “humanized the papacy.Read More

Inspired by the movie “Invisible Children,” students from Maryvale Preparatory School in Brooklandville worked to increase awareness of the plight of children in Uganda by organizing a Social Awareness Week, April 22-27.Read More

As a private-sector worker, having passed through two very difficult years doing more with less, witnessing public employees taking to the streets over minor increases in health care premiums or pension reform is disheartening. Does “social justice” mean that we lobby politicians to take care of us and our charitable obligations to “our brother” by...Read More

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – The Trappist monks at Our Lady of Mepkin Abbey in Moncks Corner are looking at a variety of new ways to support themselves as they phase out their popular egg production business.Read More

WASHINGTON – As the political debate surrounding the country’s spending priorities, tax policy and reducing debt deepens, the faith community and social service advocates have mounted a campaign to prevent the needs of the poor and vulnerable from being heaped into the pile of expendables.Read More