BANGALORE, India – More than 20,000 Christians from all over Pakistan flocked to the remote village of Kushpur in the Faisalabad Diocese for the funeral of Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan’s assassinated minister for minorities.

BANGALORE, India – More than 20,000 Christians from all over Pakistan flocked to the remote village of Kushpur in the Faisalabad Diocese for the funeral of Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan’s assassinated minister for minorities.
As the full House of Delegates prepares to begin what is expected to be an intense debate on legalizing same-sex marriage in Maryland, Mary Ellen Russell is imploring Catholics to contact their delegates and make their voices heard on the issue.
His popularity waning with a year to go before an election, French President Nicolas Sarkozy is reminding the French of their Christian heritage. The Syndey Morning Herald has the story. Reuters photo Nicolas Sarkozy, the leader of a secular republic, has been photographed with Catholic nuns before praising Christianity, stoking nationalist sentiment and questioning the […]

WASHINGTON –The First Amendment right to free speech trumps the rights of a deceased Marine’s family to be protected from emotional distress intentionally inflicted by extreme and outrageous protests outside his funeral, the Supreme Court ruled March 2.
Cardinal William H. Keeler, master of the one-liner, meets with George P. Matysek Jr. (CR Staff/Owen Sweeney III)During a March 2 testimonial at a special celebration of Cardinal William H. Keeler’s upcoming 80th birthday, Richard Berndt told a story that demonstrated why friends know the retired archbishop as a master of
Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore will celebrate the following Ash Wednesday Masses on March 9, 2011: The Baltimore Basilica, Cathedral Street, Downtown, 12:10 p.m. The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, 5200 N. Charles Street, 5:30 p.m. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the 40-day period when the Catholic Church asks the faithful […]
The rise to the top is complete. John Carroll is headed to the Alhambra tournament in Cumberland to face the country’s best Catholic teams.
At the end of the the third quarter of the BCL Championship, John Carroll leads, 35-30. Can they hold on? Follow me on twitter @catholicreview
John Carroll leads with 5:00 remaining, 31-26.
John Carroll leads St. Frances in their first BCL title game appearance, 29-22. Follow my tweets @catholicreview
And they’re having a tough time doing it. Every time the Patriots look like they are going to stretch a lead, St. Frances puts together a run. John Carroll doesn’t seem to be shying away from the spotlight of their first BCL championship game. They aggressive down low. R.J. Williams is really pushing the St. […]
Despite some cold early shooting, St. Frances is still very much in the game. At the end of the first quarter, John Carroll is up 13-9. John Carroll is having success inside and the guards are penetrating well. St. Frances has converted several John Carroll turnovers into baskets.
