The shimmering golden cape-like vestment worn by Cardinal James Gibbons in 1884 is one of several rare and historic liturgical garments now on display at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore.Read More
On a sunny afternoon in late March, several eighth-graders from St. Mary’s Elementary School were not roaming the nearby docks of Annapolis, nor were they ducking in and out of the state capital’s numerous shops and eateries.Read More
Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien commemorated the fourth anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s death by laying a wreath of yellow flowers beneath a bronze statue of the Polish pontiff at the Pope John Paul II Prayer Garden in downtown Baltimore April 2.Read More
The Archbishop Fulton John Sheen Foundation announced that Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien and Cardinal William H. Keeler have joined the Episcopal Advisory Board for the cause for beatification of Archbishop Fulton J Sheen. Cardinal Keeler and Archbishop O’Brien are among bishops from across the United States who support the cause. Fulton Sheen (1895-1979) was a...Read More
A hollow plastic toy (Barbie) was blamed for the improper apparel of today’s young ladies (CR, Feb. 12). Friend or Foe? How can an empty plastic toy be either? Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg has planned an academic discussion on a lifeless toy. What is to be the educational outcome?Read More
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI has decided the collection taken up at his Holy Thursday evening Mass will be used to help support the Catholic community in the Gaza Strip.Read More
Whether you call it sarcasm or simply facing facts, President Barack Obama is offering a strange “thanks” to Catholics for the support they provided his election. Persons who represented themselves at exit polls as “Catholic” and as having voted for him, did so at a higher rate than any other notable segment of voters.Read More
DURBAN, South Africa – Durban Cardinal Wilfrid Napier expressed “shock and regret” that the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader and head of its self-proclaimed government-in-exile, was denied a visa to attend a meeting in South Africa.Read More
LUANDA, Angola – Arriving in Angola on the second stage of his African pilgrimage, Pope Benedict XVI encouraged the country to continue on the path of reconciliation after a devastating civil war.Read More
JERUSALEM – “In accordance with rules of hospitality and dignity,” Israel will not prevent Pope Benedict XVI from wearing his pectoral cross when he visits the Western Wall, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said.Read More
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama met for half an hour March 17 with Chicago Cardinal Francis E. George, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the White House and the USCCB announced.Read More