SYRACUSE, N.Y. – For the past few years the Franciscan friars and sisters in Syracuse have been conducting peace vigils to remind people in the community there is an alternative to violence.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – For the past few years the Franciscan friars and sisters in Syracuse have been conducting peace vigils to remind people in the community there is an alternative to violence.

JERUSALEM – Violent acts focus priests back on the need to pray for peace, a Jesuit priest said following an apparent terrorist attack in Jerusalem.
Stirrings in Rome suggest that the movement to beatify Pope Pius XII may be on its way to getting back on track. If so, it’s a development that fair-minded people should welcome.
It’s an honor when your best friend asks you to stand up in her wedding, but it also means buying a gown to wear on her big day. After you’ve fulfilled your bridesmaid duties, what do you do with the dress? Try these suggestions.

CARACAS, Venezuela – A reformist church which has adopted many Roman Catholic symbols and rituals while departing from several traditional church teachings has come under fire from Venezuelan Catholic leaders.
ROME – A Catholic priest was shot dead by armed men who broke into the priest’s residence in Nepal.
The St. Vincent de Paul Society of Baltimore is in negotiations with a developer to rent a Baltimore County property to house the soon-to-be evicted Sarah’s Hope shelter, executive director John Schiavone confirmed to the Catholic Review June 26.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Zimbabweans are in widespread despair as the country’s longtime ruler Robert Mugabe was sworn in as president for a sixth term, a Catholic Church official said.
ROME — Being able to concelebrate Mass inside Rome’s magnificent Basilica of St. John Lateran was one of the most special moments of Father Paschal Morlino’s priesthood. The Benedictine pastor of St. Benedict in Baltimore was one of about 25 priests from the Archdiocese of Baltimore who concelebrated Mass with Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Cardinal William H. Keeler and Baltimore’s auxiliary bishops in Rome’s oldest patriarchal basilica June 28.
ROME — At the start of a weeklong pilgrimage to Rome June 26, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien encouraged more than 100 Catholics from the Archdiocese of Baltimore and beyond to use the occasion as a time to draw closer to God.
Former Towson Catholic High School standout Donte Greene was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 28th pick in the first round of the June 26 National Basketball Association draft.
The Catholic Review You are probably reading this on or about Sunday, June 29, the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul. On that day, I will be privileged to be receiving the pallium at the hands of Pope Benedict XVI during a Mass in the Basilica of St. Peter. The pallium is a circular band […]
