NEW ORLEANS – The bishops who met with Catholic media professionals in New Orleans June 4 said they hoped the gathering would lead to more such dialogues and pledged to report on the session to their fellow bishops.Read More
LAREDO, Texas – The travelers they came out to represent commonly move from one place to another on foot, so nearly 200 people in Laredo took to the streets and walked in observance of the Day of the Migrant (“Dia del Migrante”) Jan. 13.Read More
I always liked the definition of coincidence as: “When God remains anonymous.” When things or people show up in our lives that make a difference in our lives, I like to think that they were brought by God. Allow me to offer an example.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Meeting with the Italian police who ensure his security when he is outside the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI said humanity will struggle to see itself as one family unless people believe in God and recognize all were created by him.Read More
WASHINGTON - The new health reform law might have overcome its first hurdles, but it still faces a multitude of challenges - in the courts, in state legislatures and in the minds of many confused Americans.Read More
LONDON – The British government has defeated an attempt to amend a gay-hate-crimes bill that the Catholic Church claims will prohibit Christians from expressing their beliefs about marriage and family life.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Praying with a group of students preparing for ministry in the church, the Vatican’s chief prosecutor of clerical sex abuse cases said there is a special place in hell for priests who abuse children.Read More
With the passing of the third anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami that struck Christmas Day 2004, took the lives of an estimated 200,000 people and left millions more without homes, Catholic Relief Services President Ken Hackett reflects on the progress made in the region.Read More
The family of Yeardley Love, who died May 3 at the University of Virginia, has established a memorial fund at Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson.Read More
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Angel A. Aloma had a mission when he arrived in this Caribbean nation in late November that didn’t involve the beaches that the tropical destination offers.Read More
Karen Hanrahan has been named the new president of Seton Keough High School in Baltimore. Hanrahan formerly worked in institutional advancement and development at St. Mary Academy-Bay View, a pre-K through grade 12 academy for young women in Rhode Island. She has a bachelor’s degree from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, and a master of...Read More