WASHINGTON – The board of directors of Public Broadcasting Service voted June 16 to stop its member stations from airing new religious programming, though existing programs on PBS affiliate stations will continue to be broadcast.Read More

JERUSALEM – Although most Arabs did not accept Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s terms for accepting Palestinian statehood, in reality he could not have said anything different, said an official of the Jerusalem Interchurch Center.Read More

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In this special section, The Catholic Review salutes the 2,597 graduating seniors of 21 Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Congratulations to the Class of 2009!Read More

Holy Family in Randallstown held its first Celebration of Communal Diversity May 31. A number of cultures and other churches were represented, as Dominican Father Emmanuel Ogu was the celebrant and Missionaries of St. Paul of Nigeria Father Augustine Etemma Inwang gave the homily.Read More

It was disheartening to read the Catholic News Service report of the Pope’s visit to the Holy Land (CR, May 21). The Pope was inspirational when he spoke of the terrible plight of Palestinians, Christians and Muslims alike. He offered that the Palestinians must have their own state. That is a pipe dream. By Israel’s...Read More

Frederick Mayor William J. Holtzinger (fourth from left) issues a proclamation declaring May 25-31 St. John Regional Catholic School Fair Week May 21. Receiving the proclamation from Mayor Holtzinger, are: Fair chair David Hood (right), with son Jarrett (fifth-grader), and Fair co-chair Cindy Kaarid (second from left), with daughters Carmen (2008 graduate) and Kristina (third-grader)....Read More

WASHINGTON – The National Institutes of Health’s draft guidelines for embryonic stem-cell research support “a course of action that is both morally objectionable and, increasingly, scientifically obsolete,” the general secretary of the U.S. bishops’ conference said in comments to NIH.Read More