WASHINGTON – The genesis for a documentary on why people use religion and faith as justification for some of history’s most horrible acts came from one recent horrible act: the World Trade Center attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.Read More

Tony Magliano’s “Perspective” (CR, Nov. 15) recites the usual list of global-warming-alarmist slogans, but adds a Catholic twist by quoting Cardinal Renato Martino (head of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace), and implies that Cardinal Martino agrees with the IPCC report, the Al Gore movie, etc. In reality, Cardinal Martino would be categorized among...Read More

An official from Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services called the recently concluded Annapolis peace conference a “very positive first step” toward achieving peace in the Middle East. But she warned that the next year will be “very volatile,” requiring a commitment on all sides to see the process through no matter what setbacks may come.Read More

Joyful music filled St. Gabriel, Woodlawn, Dec. 2 as parishioners in the packed church raised their voices during a Mass celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Baltimore County church.Read More

VATICAN CITY – It’s difficult to select a single summarizing line in Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical “Spe Salvi” (on Christian hope), but a fundamental point is found in its first few pages.Read More

CARACAS, Venezuela – A package of constitutional reforms proposed by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez that would have increased the president’s powers and established a “socialist economy” was defeated narrowly by voters.Read More

Look out for The Cardinal Gibbons School this season. The MIAA A Conference Crusaders are lightning fast, they hustle to the ball, they’re scrappy and they can jump.Read More

In the face of what she sees as an increasingly polarized and splintered world, the newly-elected global leader of the School Sisters of Notre Dame said she hopes to promote a sense of solidarity among humanity.Read More