PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed a law March 22 establishing a three-day waiting period for all abortions, a time frame that exceeds other state laws that require 24-hour waiting periods.Read More

BOSTON – The Boston Archdiocese and members of the Daughters of St. Paul were scheduled to go before a mediator March 29 to resolve a number of issues in a dispute over pension funds.Read More

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien announced March 24 that The Children’s Guild, a non-profit organization which operates two public charter schools in Maryland, has signed a contract to purchase the former St. Rose of Lima Catholic School and convent in Brooklyn from the Archdiocese of Baltimore.Read More

Archdiocese of Baltimore School Superintendent Barbara McGraw Edmondson recently met with leaders of 26 dioceses and archdioceses to explore innovative solutions to the financial challenges Catholic schools face. The meeting took place during the National Catholic Educational Association’s Financial Summit on Catholic Schools at Loyola University, Chicago.Read More

In the Gospel of the second Sunday of Lent, we heard St. Matthew’s account of the Transfiguration of Jesus. With Peter, James and John on Mount Tabor, we are presented with the image of the transfigured Christ, standing along with Moses and Elijah, representing the law and the prophets. So many rich images are presented...Read More

Virtually everything we take for granted in our lives would seem like a “miracle” to most of those who have lived centuries before us.Read More

William J. McCarthy Jr., the executive director of Catholic Charities of Baltimore, had a most emotional St. Patrick’s Day.Read More

LIMA, Peru – The ongoing nuclear plant disaster in Japan raises not only environmental and health issues, but ethical questions about energy use and the future of nuclear power, according to Catholic scholars and other ethicists.Read More