NEW YORK – America and Europe must stand together against terrorism and make it their shared mission to spread justice and liberty throughout the world, the former prime minister of Great Britain said Oct. 18.Read More

Music from two newly restored pipe organs at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Homeland, will fill the vast church with regal sounds Oct. 28, as Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien blesses the dual organ system featuring 7, 231 pipes ranging from 32 feet wide to the width of a pencil.Read More

The Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg will observe All Saints’ Day with a celebration Nov. 1. A noon Mass will be held in the basilica, followed by a eucharistic procession from the basilica to White House chapel, the restored house where St. Elizabeth Ann Seton lived and worked...Read More

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete held talks on pacification in central Africa and the importance of Christian-Muslim cooperation. The pope and the Tanzanian president met for 15 minutes of private discussions Oct. 19. Afterward, Kikwete held separate talks with the Vatican’s top foreign affairs officials.Read More

UNITED NATIONS – If Pope Paul VI reappeared on earth to assess progress toward meeting the challenges he addressed in his 1967 social encyclical, “Populorum Progressio,” he would say: “You’ve done a lot, but you haven’t even started – and you’ve lost a lot of enthusiasm.”Read More

WASHINGTON – In contrast to the 2000 and 2004 presidential election cycles, when some saw Republican candidates as too cozy with religious leaders and too willing to bring their faith into the public sphere, this year’s GOP candidates for president have been relatively quiet on the topic of religion.Read More

As Mark Willyard installs one of the restored 82-year-old stained-glass windows in St. Casimir, Canton, he can tell immediately the sunlight illuminates the holy image in the panel more radiantly than the religiously colored glass that has yet to be refurbished.Read More

St. Joseph Medical Center will name its chapel, which is undergoing a renovation, after Cardinal William H. Keeler.Read More