NEW YORK – In response to recent statistics revealing that 41 percent of pregnancies in New York City in 2009 ended in abortion, New York Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan reiterated the pledge of his predecessors to help any pregnant woman in need.Read More

In my nearly four-decade career working in humanitarian aid at Catholic Relief Services, I have seen and participated in major emergencies around the world. What happened when the earthquake struck Haiti a year ago was like no other disaster I have experienced. The immensity of destruction, the endemic poverty and the absence of a strong...Read More

One of the worst economies in decades didn’t stop Catholics from contributing to last year’s Archbishop’s Annual Appeal at a record level.Read More

Through media reports the Archdiocese of Baltimore learned today (Jan. 6) of the apparent death of Laurence Brett, a former priest of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut, who was defrocked after several individuals reported they were sexually abused by Brett when they were children in the early 1970s.Read More

PASADENA, Calif. – A federal court has ruled that a cross on a San Diego hillside, as “presently configured,” conveys a message of government endorsement of religion and violates the Establishment Clause of the Constitution.Read More

EMMITSBURG – At a time when some seminaries are struggling, Mount St. Mary’s University Seminary in Emmitsburg is booming.Read More

Francisco “Paco” Lobo got up from a seat near Tio Pepe’s bar to walk back to his station in the Mount Vernon restaurant. The longtime maitre d’ was stopped by a customer who came through the doors just as it opened.Read More

A valuable gem can be found at St. Maria Goretti High School in Hagerstown.Read More