VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI’s brief encounter with a Polish priest accused of anti-Semitism does not indicate any change in the Vatican’s position concerning Catholic-Jewish relations, the Vatican said in a written statement.Read More

The question on the cover of the November issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, caught my eye: “What’s your true calling?”Read More

Thirteen is no unlucky number for Father Gerard Francik, vocations director for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.Read More

WASHINGTON – When the United States had a military draft, conscientious objector status was mostly sought by people who opposed all war and wanted out of military duty altogether.Read More

People have been asking Father Mark Bialek the meaning of the yellow, blue and red fabric bracelet on his wrist.Read More

WASHINGTON – Jessica Bachicha’s debut last month as the Queen of the Night in Catholic University’s production of Mozart’s opera, “The Magic Flute,” required her not only to sing one of the most difficult arias the great composer ever wrote for a soprano, but to negotiate a stage set that included steps.Read More

Though Monsignor James V. Hobbs resisted a celebration of the half century anniversary of his ordination, parishioners of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary insisted and the spotlight shown on the rector of the nation’s first cathedral May 20. Born in Thurmont, Monsignor Hobbs was educated by...Read More

HAGERSTOWN – The attendees in the small room sat in plastic chairs instead of pews. Many were dressed alike, but that mattered very little to their honored guest.Read More