VATICAN CITY – Catholics are called to be people of hope and to demonstrate by their happiness the fact that they know God will provide, said the preacher of the papal household.
VATICAN CITY – Catholics are called to be people of hope and to demonstrate by their happiness the fact that they know God will provide, said the preacher of the papal household.

CHICAGO – Responding to what they called the increasingly harsh political rhetoric directed at undocumented immigrants, Priests for Justice for Immigrants held a Dec. 18 press conference to mark International Migrants’ Day with a pastoral “invitation and challenge” to the people of the Archdiocese of Chicago.
TULSA, Okla. – When a businessman donated a generator to the Church of the Madalene Dec. 15, grateful parishioners responded in kind, preparing a big spaghetti dinner and going door to door in their power-starved midtown Tulsa neighborhood to invite people to come for a hot meal.

ANNAPOLIS – With issues like same-sex marriage, the death penalty and immigration likely to dominate much of the upcoming session of the Maryland General Assembly, it’s shaping up to be a contentious year in Annapolis.
The traveling chalice at St. Francis de Sales, Abingdon, might not travel much farther than parishioners’ dining room tables, but it’s part of the road to vocations, a road paved with prayer.
Lawrence “Larry” Wilson never dreamed of owning his own business, but a good deed resulted in him doing just that.
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Catholics must not seek to avoid difficult decisions about political candidates by choosing not to vote, Bishop John B. McCormack of Manchester said in a new document on “Conscience and Your Vote.”
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI welcomed French President Nicolas Sarkozy to the Vatican for talks focused on Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the role of religions in society.

WASHINGTON – The logo for Pope Benedict XVI’s April 15-20 trip to the United States bears the message “Christ Our Hope” atop an image of Pope Benedict XVI with outstretched arms in front of the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica.
Seven events won by The Seton Keough High School, Baltimore, highlighted the second IAAM group indoor track and field meet on Dec. 14 at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex.

The St. Frances Academy, Baltimore, Panthers come into the 2007-2008 basketball season ranked second behind an experienced Seton Keough team. Despite the early polls, the Lady Panthers have been reigning champions for the past five seasons. Can they make it six?
Habla español? Do you speak Spanish? For an increasing number of non-Hispanic priests and archdiocesan staff, the answer is yes. But that doesn’t mean that Hispanics aren’t willing to learn English – they are.
