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About 500 Catholic and private school students, parents and teachers lobbied state officials March 4 with the hope of securing support for a crucial education bill.

Traumatic accident guides man back to his faith

He has no recollection of the cab heading toward him, of his flying 25 feet through the air, of his body lying broken there on the roadside, of the helicopter trip to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center.

Religious educators urged to seek new direction during tight economy

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Attendees at the annual Religious Education Congress in Anaheim were encouraged to see the current economic downturn as a chance to reject “business as usual” and develop “a common good culture” based on Catholic social teaching.

Former Episcopal bishop discusses his new life as Catholic priest

ROME – If using dolls to practice the baptismal ritual is a humbling experience for seminarians, one can imagine what it was like for someone who already had baptized hundreds of babies.

Catholic Men’s Fellowship continues to branch out

It’s a Saturday morning in February, when many a working man is enjoying an extra hour of sleep. Cars pull off of Harford Road and onto the lot behind St. Ursula in Parkville, where sunrise over Essex peeks through bare trees.

Colombian leaders urge Obama to reform U.S. policy toward Colombia

WASHINGTON – Colombian community leaders urged President Barack Obama to reform U.S. policy toward Colombia to end the destructive drug trade and more than 40 years of civil war.

Leaders say Catholic-Jewish ties strong despite bishop controversy

LOS ANGELES – Catholic-Jewish relations in Southern California remain strong despite the controversy over traditionalist Bishop Richard Williamson and his denial of the extent of the Holocaust, said Los Angeles Cardinal Roger M. Mahony and two prominent Jewish leaders.

Chaplains observe how faith drives leaders on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON – Nine years ago, Father Daniel P. Coughlin was two weeks into his job as chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives when he figured out how he was going to do his job on Capitol Hill.

Loneliness is a divine invitation

Hospitalization is a sure blessing for many people who, due to some type of illness, are confined to a room where they are provided for. Our local hospital staffs are well trained, understanding, good listeners and sensitive. They know only too well how to listen and provide for the needs of others.

Document confirms Pope Pius XII’s efforts to save Jews, expert says

VATICAN CITY – A document found in a Rome convent confirms that Pope Pius XII quietly ordered church institutions to open their doors to Jews fleeing Nazi arrest and deportation, a church expert said.

Monsignor Kenney retires after life in ‘healing ministry’

Monsignor Jeremiah F. Kenney can’t even begin to guess how many thousands of annulment cases he has presided over as judicial vicar of the Interdiocesan Tribunal of Appeals for the Province of Baltimore.

Scout Mass honors hundreds of children, men and women