SAN ANTONIO – A new initiative is under way in the San Antonio Archdiocese to provide financial assistance to parents who want a Catholic education for their children but cannot afford it.Read More

As key leaders from Israel, the Palestinian territories, Saudi Arabia, Syria and other nations gathered in Annapolis for the Nov. 26-28 Middle East peace conference and related meetings, local Catholic leaders said they were hopeful the meetings would trigger further discussions for making a lasting peace in the Holy Land.Read More

Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services President Ken Hackett formally thanked Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien and St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore for nearly $18,000 in recent contributions to fund aid for people in impoverished parts of the world.Read More

MEXICO CITY – Church officials reopened Mexico City’s Metropolitan Cathedral with the support of nearly 50 police officers after services were suspended when protesters interrupted a Mass and kicked over pews.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Homelessness is “a global pandemic” that demands a Christian response and government intervention, a Vatican official said during the Vatican’s first international conference addressing the pastoral needs of the homeless.Read More

The Maryland bishops launched a campaign Nov. 19 urging the state’s 1 million Catholics to engage in a faith-filled dialogue on immigration.Read More

Hundreds of Spanish-speaking Catholics are expected to attend the annual celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe Dec. 9 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Homeland.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI said he hoped the U.S.-sponsored peace conference in Annapolis, Md., would help Palestinians and Israelis reach a “just and definitive solution.”Read More