WASHINGTON – Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of Tucson, Ariz., vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, told lawmakers on Capitol Hill that the problem of immigration should not be dissected as an economic issue, but as a humanitarian one.Read More
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Despite opposition from the Catholic Church and family groups, Argentina became the first Latin American country to legalize same-sex marriage.Read More
VATICAN CITY – A leading Vatican official said Pope Benedict XVI’s approval of revised norms on clerical sex abuse sent a clear signal that the church is serious about protecting children and punishing abusive priests.Read More
Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, will preside over the closing session of the Cause for Sainthood of Holy Cross Father Patrick Peyton during the 12:10 p.m. Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore July 20.Read More
Emily Kerstetter, a rising junior at Mount de Sales Academy, faces an uphill struggle as she recovers from injuries sustained in a July 11 bombing in Uganda.Read More
VATICAN CITY – The revised Vatican norms dealing with sexual abuse of minors by priests and other “more grave crimes” against church law contain several changes from the previous version published in 2001.Read More
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican has revised its procedures for handling priestly sex abuse cases, streamlining disciplinary measures, extending the statute of limitations and defining child pornography as an act of sexual abuse of a minor.Read More
The Liturgy of the Word is composed of readings from sacred Scripture, the Homily, the Creed and the Prayer of the Faithful. The readings are not merely stories of long-ago events. In the readings, God speaks. God’s speech is not like ours; for God to speak is to reveal who God is. God speaks the...Read More
Television viewers around the country will get a chance to see the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Mercy Medical Center in action this summer.Read More
Medical Mission Sister Patricia Edelen, a Baltimore native, will celebrate her 60th jubilee Aug. 15 in Philadelphia, during a Mass and reception at the order’s North American headquarters, where she is currently facilities coordinator.Read More