It was something I had done literally thousands of times before. I was purifying the sacred vessels at Mass, carefully wiping the crumbs of the Eucharistic Bread, the Body of Christ, into the chalice. It happened to be the Feast of the Epiphany. This was the day we celebrated the Wise Men following the star...Read More
Although he acknowledged that the path to the elimination of nuclear weapons will be “long and treacherous,” Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien said humanity “must walk this path with both care and courage in order to build a future free of the nuclear threat.”Read More
It seems a fairly straightforward proposition: If you can raise the dough, you can buy an ad on the Super Bowl. It takes a lot of money to do it, $2.5 million to $3 million for a 30-second spot for the 2010 edition of the most-watched football game of the year.Read More
VATICAN CITY – The Haitian Conference of Religious has released an initial assessment of the deaths of personnel and destruction of property suffered by religious orders in the Haiti earthquake.Read More
Father Murat Dorcent’s impoverished parish in Verrettes, Haiti, is more than two hours away from Port-au-Prince, but the devastation of January’s massive earthquake has caused thousands of refugees to flood the area in search of food, shelter and spiritual support.Read More
Coming off the heels of its most successful Archbishop’s Annual Appeal collection ever, the Archdiocese of Baltimore is once again hoping people will respond generously to support a range of programs and services helping those in need.Read More
WASHINGTON – After a year of public clashes between bishops and some Catholic colleges, U.S. Catholic university presidents were urged to forge stronger relationships with their local bishop.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Catholic teaching and the truths of the Gospel have a right to be heard in public debate, especially in a country where so many people claim to be Christian, Pope Benedict XVI told the bishops of England and Wales.Read More
SAN FRANCISCO – Closing arguments were expected around the beginning of March in the federal trial challenging the constitutionality of California’s ban on same-sex marriage.Read More
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – With words of praise to God in a melodic song that carried over the din of thousands of people, Dolce Rochelle let it be known to anyone who cared that no matter the challenge, she was doing just fine.Read More
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – A round-table discussion produced by Family Theater Productions will bring together professional Catholic athletes to discuss how they live out their faith in the public arena of professional sports and what challenges to family life they face.Read More