After nearly 43 years of leading The Cardinal Gibbons School students from one stepping-stone to the next, educator Don DelCiello will be making a leap of his own – into retirement.Read More
HERMANNSBURG, Germany – International faith-based, civil and political leaders concerned about Sudan called on all parties to end violence in disputed regions, including the border area of Abyei.Read More
TOWSON – Late last year, St. Joseph Medical Center agreed to pay the U.S. government $22 million to settle allegations it was involved in a kickback scheme with MidAtlantic Cardiovascular Associates (MACVA). Dr. Mark Midei, a one-time MACVA partner who later worked for St. Joseph, was accused of performing medically unnecessary stent procedures.Read More
VATICAN CITY – The crimes the Catholic Church considers to be most serious are investigated and punished by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, but the Vatican also has a specific office for helping the guilty find forgiveness and reconcile with God and the church.Read More
Mother Nature may have moved the scheduled “Mass in the Grass” event at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen indoors, but it did not lessen the excitement of worshipping with a special guest of honor.Read More
On May 21, four men will be ordained transitional deacons by Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien. They are Jaime Garcia Vasquez, Isaac Kioko Makovo, Steven Paul Roth and Stephen Duane Cotter. By the grace of God, these same men will be ordained priests next year. Keep them all in your prayers, and keep praying for vocations.Read More
WASHINGTON – After nearly 50 years when religious practice was discouraged by the communist government, Catholic bishops in Cuba these days are looking for support from U.S. Catholics to “try to bring back peoples’ religious memory,” as one bishop put it.Read More
Mercy High School’s 50th anniversary service project, a year-long effort that culminated in a benefit concert at the school May 13, raised awareness about and funds to combat human trafficking.Read More
WASHINGTON – After an unexpected outpouring of support, a small Catholic TV studio was able to continue airing its weekly 26-minute program on Latvia’s state-owned television station.Read More
Q. What is the church’s position on cremation? What happens to the “ashes”? What’s the difference between a “Mass of Christian Funeral” and a “Mass of the Resurrection”?Read More