“Every day at the Franciscan Center is an uplifting experience. I come away feeling closer to God.” – Mark Wong

“Every day at the Franciscan Center is an uplifting experience. I come away feeling closer to God.” – Mark Wong
Since it’s finally spring, everything has a chance to become new again, including you.
St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)For centuries, people have drawn inspiration from the words of St. Catherine of Siena, the 14th century Dominican tertiary (third order) and Doctor of the Church who worked tirelessly for its reform and to move the papacy back to the Vatican from Avignon. From hundreds of
The Archdiocese of Baltimore’s head of child protection praised Baltimore’s “Ban the Box” bill.

Dr. Carlos Patalinghug and his family volunteer to help provide aid to typhoon-damaged towns in the Philippines.

Pam Zusi and Ellen Fitzgerald struck up a friendship on a pilgrimage to Rome.
Open the doors to Christ, courage! Be not afraid! Enlarge yours hearts to the love of God, to the charity of Christ.Yesterday was such a wonderful day as people from across the globe gathered in Rome or in front of their televisions back home to watch Pope Francis canonize two

Michael Chorabik encountered St. John Paul II decades before the former pope became a saint.

Canonizing two recent popes in the presence of his immediate predecessor, Pope Francis praised the new Sts. John XXIII and John Paul II.

The Sunday forecast calls for rain – and another boost for a revived Catholic Church.

UPDATED with reaction from Tommy O’Donnell and Briana Ciccarino, Loyola University Baltimore students, after attending the canonizations.
ROME – Few traveling with the Archdiocese of Baltimore and the Catholic Review on this canonization pilgrimage feel a greater debt to Blessed John Paul II than Kevin and Anna Harkins.They are here celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary, courtesy of her parents and their pride in their homeland of Poland
