As Margery Ivester joined some fellow parishioners of St. Paul, Ellicott City, in a recent gardening project at the church, she noticed that she felt more vibrant and content than she had since being diagnosed with depression some 13 years ago.Read More

VATICAN CITY – When a Vatican-led team of art restorers started scrubbing and scrutinizing what was underneath centuries of soot and grime caked on the ceiling and walls of a major shrine in Rome, they made a spectacular discovery. A whole pictorial series of brilliantly colored, 16th-century frescoes by influential Flemish landscape artist Paul Bril...Read More

BOISE, Idaho – Boise Bishop Michael P. Driscoll, in a pastoral statement on immigration, called on the people and parishes of his diocese “to recognize Christ in the person of every immigrant and to proclaim the church’s message of hope and welcome in our local communities.” “I challenge all parishes and individual Catholics to pray...Read More

When a Catonsville mother of four recently took her oath as a naturalized citizen of the United States, the event proved to be bittersweet.Read More

Sister Marilyn Schatz, O.L.V.M, celebrated 60 years as a member of Our Lady of Victory Missionary sisters on May 24 at her motherhouse in Huntington, Ind.Read More

WASHINGTON – The number of Christians murdered in Iraq since 2003 skyrocketed compared to murders in 1995-2002, said a comprehensive report based on public accounts from Iraqi Christian sources.Read More

LONDON – Amnesty International has defended its new policy on abortion after a Vatican official said Catholics might need to withdraw their financial support of the organization.Read More

The Cancer Institute at St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson, has announced it will participate in a pilot program to extend the reach of National Cancer Institute (NCI) research and state-of-the-art treatment into more states, cities and towns.Read More