ZALINGEI, Sudan – The already perilous situation in Darfur will continue to worsen if stalled peace talks fully collapse, said a top U.N. official for the western region of Sudan. U.N. envoy Jan Eliasson, in a radio interview with the British Broadcasting Corp., expressed optimism Nov. 5 that peace talks might eventually succeed.Read More

As the first frosts steal across the region, Arundel House of Hope, a program that offers temporary shelter for the homeless in Anne Arundel County, opens its door – or rather, the doors of area churches.Read More

VATICAN CITY – The rule of law cannot be abandoned when dealing with terrorists, a Vatican official told the United Nations.Read More

SAN FRANCISCO – Milwaukee-based Miller Brewing Co. has issued a formal apology for “the offense caused by the use of Miller brand logos on a poster promoting the Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco with an irreverent take on Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.”Read More

SAO PAULO, Brazil – A court in the Brazilian state of Para upheld the prison sentence of Rayfran das Neves Sales, who was convicted of killing U.S. Sister Dorothy Stang in Brazil in February 2005.Read More

I agree that it is disrespectful to stand on a U.S. flag (CR, Oct. 11), but it was a throw blanket. There are no grommets on the blanket to raise it on a flagpole. I guess if I have a throw blanket with the image of the Sacred Heart, I’m not allowed to stand on...Read More

During the past 40 years, the Ecumenical Institute of Theology at St. Mary’s Seminary & University, Roland Park, has seen its enrollment more than quadruple and its current faculty represents several creeds.Read More

The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians is holding a writing contest with cash prizes for both middle school and high school students. Public school, private school and home-schooled students in grades six, seven and eight are invited to write an essay between 500 and 1000 words on “Irish in the American Revolution.”Read More