WASHINGTON – The following books are suitable for Christmas giving:Read More

WASHINGTON – The University of San Francisco has angered some Catholics by giving Irish President Mary McAleese an honorary degree even though she has publicly supported gay rights and the ordination of women in the Catholic Church.Read More

Malik Sterling Tillery Brogden slumped in front of a sofa Dec. 17 in his family’s Baltimore home. His mother, Margaret Brogden, sat just above him and placed her hand gently on his head, eliciting a smile from the 8-year-old boy.Read More

Women going through menopause don’t have to feel alone. “Red Hot Mommas,” a two-year-old program at Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore, offers information and support for dealing with a time of life that can often be confusing or intimidating.Read More

The campus of Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore, a member of MedStar Health, Inc., is tobacco-free effective Nov. 20. In an effort to be a model of healthy behavior, and for the safety and well-being of patients, employees and visitors, tobacco products have been banned from all MedStar locations on a date coinciding with the national...Read More

Nine elves climbed all over the scrolled iron chandelier in Norma Hoff’s kitchen, and in Tom Hoff’s study, Christmas lights illuminated the surrounding red, white, and blue ornaments on a patriotic-themed tree.Read More

Calling it a “historic day” for the parish, Archdiocese of Baltimore auxiliary bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski helped Holy Family parish in Davidsonville break ground on a new religious education center, adoration chapel and social hall Dec. 13.Read More

ROME – An Italian government official intervened to stop a hospital from withholding nutrition and hydration from a woman who has been in a persistent vegetative state for 16 years.Read More