In the twinkling of an eye, everything changes.Read More

As we usher in November, Black Catholic History Month, so many memories come to mind, such as vivid thoughts of Servant of God, Oblate Sister of Providence Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange, serving God’s people, catechizing and evangelizing throughout the streets of Baltimore. November is a time to increase our prayers for her canonization and to...Read More

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI named 24 new cardinals, including two from the United States: Archbishop Raymond L. Burke, head of the Vatican’s highest tribunal, and Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl of Washington.Read More

Three pages (CR, Sept. 30) were devoted to pro-life. Two were very good, because they addressed the importance of the life of an individual. “Bishops ramp up Respect Life” by Catholic News Service was hampered by its disproportionate emphasis on the death penalty. The word “abortion” was written only once in the article, however the...Read More

LONDON – The bishop who leads the largest Anglo-Catholic group in the Church of England said he plans to resign by the end of the year and join a personal ordinariate when it is established in England and Wales.Read More

BETHLEHEM, West Bank – The newest building at Bethlehem University, completed in the year 2000 and appropriately called the Millennium Building, was struck by shells fired by the Israelis. Other parts of the campus were hit as well.Read More

They sat in the pews of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore, proud in their white coats, as Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien thanked them all, for using their talents and for being instruments of God.Read More

MANILA, Philippines – Catholic aid agencies worked to provide shelter and emergency relief to hundreds of people forced to flee their homes after the strongest typhoon in four years battered the northern Philippines.Read More