ILCHESTER – The first time Jeanne Martin walked into the newly renovated church at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Ilchester, her jaw dropped – literally.Read More
Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg is mourning the death of Catherine Carnes, a freshman from Monkton. Carnes collapsed on campus Sept. 1 while playing volleyball with fellow students and was rushed to Gettysburg Hospital, where she was declared dead.Read More
On one of the bloodiest days of the Iraq War – April 9, 2004 – Father F. Richard Spencer became the link between this world and the next for many of the mortally wounded.Read More
The Catholic Church has historically not always held the position that capital punishment is immoral and unjustified. Up until the latter part of the 20th century, a majority of Catholic theologians believed what St. Paul said in (Romans 13: 1-5) concerning capital punishment, the church and the state. “Let every soul be subject unto higher...Read More
My Sister’s Place Women’s Center in Baltimore is equipping its clients with the financial know-how to secure stable and more confident futures. The center is accomplishing its goals for the financial security of women through the offering of a financial literacy class in partnership with Baltimore CASH Campaign.Read More
SYDNEY, Australia – With prayer and openness, young people can receive the power of the Holy Spirit and transform the world, Pope Benedict XVI told participants at World Youth Day.Read More
WASHINGTON – A federal judge ruled Aug. 23 that the Obama administration’s guidelines for funding embryonic stem-cell research violate federal law and stopped such funding while a lawsuit against it continues.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Christians and other minorities affected by severe flooding in Pakistan are being discriminated against in government-run rescue and aid programs, said the director of pontifical missionary societies in Pakistan.Read More
Re Tony Magliano’s column (CR, Aug. 5), granted, the Japanese war machine was stressed … so why was Japan still up for a fight? For the most part the Japanese army on the home islands and in China was still very much intact. As Americans it was hard for us to comprehend why this enemy...Read More