Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien will participate in two major gatherings this month that are expected to touch on important issues including prayers in the liturgy, stem-cell research, clergy sex abuse and the Eucharist.

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien will participate in two major gatherings this month that are expected to touch on important issues including prayers in the liturgy, stem-cell research, clergy sex abuse and the Eucharist.
St. Cecilia will hold a prayer vigil June 16 at 7:30 p.m. to pray for peace and healing in its West Baltimore neighborhood.
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican has set up two new anti-terrorism units that will work closely with international police experts to prevent possible attacks, the Vatican’s director of security announced.

NEW YORK – An Iraqi Dominican nun June 5 described life in her war-torn country as one of suffering, violence and fear of kidnappings and attacks on civilians.
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI named Italian Cardinal Ennio Antonelli of Florence to be the new president of the Pontifical Council for the Family.
After the “Great Amen” everything looks the same: the appearance of bread and wine, a regular man in unusual garments and a gathering of common people of various ages, races, languages and states in life.

When the Kreiner family was looking for a private high school for their youngest daughter, Kristen, The Catholic High School of Baltimore was their third choice – until they visited the all-girls’ school.

Guided by her faith and passion for life, The Catholic High School of Baltimore senior Suzanne Remeikis has succeeded both inside and outside of the classroom.

Neethu Abraham doesn’t suffer from a lack of ambition. The bilingual Notre Dame Preparatory School senior is headed to Case Western Reserve in the fall to study pre-med after a remarkable high school career. Already she’s gained real-world experience in the medical field at The Johns Hopkins University, initiated an outreach to aid Ugandan children, managed her school’s dramatic and musical productions, and played an active role in NDP’s campus ministry – all while maintaining a 4.0 grade point average. And if all that weren’t enough, she’s an accomplished unicyclist.
ROME – The seven deadly sins are still key to understanding and healing the social and personal ills plaguing humanity today, said an influential Jesuit journal.
WASHINGTON – More than 1,000 refugees from Iraq arrived in the United States in May, the most in recent months, bringing the fiscal-year total to 4,742 so far, the State Department reported June 3.
SAN FRANCISCO – An initiative to ban same-sex marriage in California has qualified for the Nov. 4 ballot.
