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2008 Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images North America With the much-anticipated signing of Vladimir Guerrero, the Baltimore Orioles are getting a proven slugger with a reputation for some amazingly freewheeling […]

As the world awaits the results of a referendum on independence in Southern Sudan, some believe the creation of a new African nation was predicted in the Bible.  From the AP: For some […]

In case you missed it, a Brazilian boy gave the Swiss Guard the slip at Pope Benedict XVI’s Wednesday general audience in Rome.  It seems the youngster was looking for a hug and a blessing. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X6ppSJKqNQ]

Sister Marlene Weisenbeck (National Catholic Reporter Photo) Sister Marlene Weisenbeck, a critic of the Vatican’s apostolic visitation of American religious sisters, has been picked by President Barack Obama to serve […]

Providence Sister Jean Kenny, left, has predicted the outcome of the Super Bowl since 1986. She is pictured in 2008 at Lucas Oil Stadium with Providence Sisters Barbara McClelland, center, […]

St. Augustine Bishop Victor B. Galeone is shown in his Baltimore days. (Catholic Review file photo) In the course of more than 13 years writing for The Catholic Review, I’ve […]

Photo from BabeRuthMuseum.com You’d be hard-pressed to find a bigger star emerge from Baltimore than Babe Ruth. Born George Herman Ruth on Feb. 6, 1895, “The Babe” is the measuring […]

Photo courtesy of vatican.va I found this National Catholic Reporter column, posted on Jesuit Father James Martin’s Facebook wall, to be interesting. It examines if the church is rushing the […]

Not everyone is pleased with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ decision to extend the academic calendar by 20 days in its Catholic elementary schools. Ava Baldwin, a former presdent of […]

Cardinal Roger Mahony announced last week that the Archdiocese of Los Angeles is extending the school year for Catholic elementary schools by 20 days.  The Tidings, official newspaper of the […]