WASHINGTON – Saying that communication has broken down between Bishop Patrick J. Zurek of Amarillo, Texas, and himself, pro-life activist Father Frank Pavone is seeking mediation to resolve differences stemming from questions over the financial operations of Priests for Life.Read More
DUNDALK – Clergy, volunteers, donors and friends gathered Oct. 15 to celebrate the dedication and ribbon cutting for the newly renovated and expanded Apostleship of the Sea Stella Maris International Seafarers’ Center. Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien presided over the prayer service and blessed the center’s new chapel and outdoor monument.Read More
Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien helped usher in the start of a new judicial year Oct. 13 by celebrating a “Red Mass” at St. Thomas More in Baltimore.Read More
COLUMBIA – Finding that they have common ground, the archdioceses of Baltimore and Washington held their annual Hispanic Ministry Convocation at St. John the Evangelist in Columbia Oct. 17.Read More
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House Oct. 13 passed the Protect Life Act, which applies long-standing federal policies on abortion funding and conscience rights to the health reform law.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI announced a special “Year of Faith” to help Catholics appreciate the gift of faith, deepen their relationship with God and strengthen their commitment to sharing faith with others.Read More
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Bishop Robert W. Finn and the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, which he heads, entered pleas of not guilty to misdemeanor charges of failure to report child abuse.Read More
ARAKAN, Philippines – An Italian priest doing mission work in a remote area of the southern Philippines was gunned down inside the compound of Mother of Perpetual Help Parish in Arakan, said a local official.Read More
Mark Viviano jumped into a rental car outside a St. Louis airport May 28 and sped toward the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Jefferson City, 90 minutes away.Read More