I was surprised and confused by the advertisement for the movie “Knowing” (CR, April 2). I was concerned that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called it “a meditation on faith and family unity.” I saw it and was horrified. I saw it as a science fiction movie that tries to depict a potentially mentally...Read More
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – The 14 people who died April 3 in the shooting at the American Civic Association – and the dozens who escaped – reflected the city’s immigrant past and present, as has the outpouring of support and grief from the region, according to area priests and others.Read More
Mounting debt and dwindling enrollment have led to the decision to close the 37-year-old Catholic Community School of South Baltimore in June.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Just hours after an earthquake hit the city and province of L’Aquila in central Italy, causing more than 200 deaths and major damage to churches and other buildings, Pope Benedict XVI offered his prayers for the dead, their loved ones and rescue workers.Read More
A letter (CR, April 2) contended that President Obama should be allowed to speak at Notre Dame’s commencement. The writer mentioned that President Bush was allowed to speak at Notre Dame in 2001 even though he had “presided over” executions in Texas. Behind this argument is the assumption of a moral equivalence between direct abortion...Read More
The bright afternoon sun of April 4 reflected off more than 1,200 youthful faces, and a strong wind filled the spaces between them on the lawn of the St. Mary’s Spiritual Center and Historic Site.Read More
DAVENPORT, Iowa – Iowa’s Catholic bishops vigorously disagreed with the Iowa Supreme Court’s unanimous decision April 3 that strikes down state law defining marriage as a union of one man and one woman.Read More
Orlando DeFelice was down to 92 pounds. His skin was the color of a banana. He couldn’t even take a few steps without becoming short of breath. The then-28-year-old parishioner of St. Joseph in Cockeysville needed a new heart and he needed it fast.Read More
Few recipients of the Doris Musil Award for Excellence in Catholic Education Leadership have ever felt a stronger tie to the honor’s namesake than School Sister of Notre Dame Irene Pryle.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Celebrating Mass on Palm Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI said daily self-sacrifice in imitation of Christ was the key to the Christian life.Read More
VATICAN CITY – A Vatican researcher has found evidence that the Knights Templar, the medieval crusading order, held secret custody of the Shroud of Turin during the 13th and 14th centuries.Read More
WASHINGTON – A recent federal report showing a rise in U.S. births in 2007 also revealed another statistic: 40 percent of the births were to unwed mothers.Read More