PEOSTA, Iowa – For the craftsmen and artisans at New Melleray Abbey in Peosta, a relatively new ministry has expanded into a new state-of-the-art, 40,000-square-foot factory, almost five times larger than their previous facility.Read More
It’s been nearly 100 days since Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien assumed leadership of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, and in that time he has begun to examine one of the key issues he addressed in his Oct. 1 installation homily – how the church can help Baltimore leaders deal with the problems of the city.Read More
THRISSUR, India – Catholic leaders in Pakistan and Pope Benedict XVI have condemned the assassination at an election rally of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, leader of the opposition Pakistan People’s Party.Read More
LIMA, Peru – Talking with neighbors in a small town in Ecuador one morning, Susana Nicoladi recalled a friend who immigrated into Spain while her husband stayed home with their children. He had an affair, she said, “and lost the children’s respect.”Read More
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican official in charge of interreligious dialogue said he is confident a new level of dialogue with Muslims will take place in 2008.Read More
Often a sportswriter will hear, “Hey, have I got a story for you,” and three days before Christmas, Coach Mike Clay from St. Mary’s Annapolis indeed had a story.Read More
THRISSUR, India – Catholic leaders in Pakistan have condemned the assassination at an election rally of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, leader of the opposition Pakistan People’s Party.Read More
BHUBANESWAR, India – Christian leaders in India have sought intervention from the federal government to end anti-Christian violence which has killed two Christians since the attacks by Hindu radicals began Dec. 24.Read More
MONONGAH, W.Va. – One hundred years to the day after the Dec. 6, 1907, Monongah mine disaster – the worst coal-mine disaster in U.S. history – the people of Monongah came together to remember the 361 miners and others who lost their lives in the tragedy.Read More
Every book 7-year-old Luke Koehler has checked out from the library has been on how to draw something – dinosaurs, pyramids, people, you name it.Read More