LAHORE, Pakistan – Church commissions and human rights organizations in Pakistan have called on the government to allow “freedom of conscience and expression” by curbing increasing extremism in the country.Read More

If the large house at 2102 South Road in Mount Washington could speak, it would tell happy tales of the 11-member Kunkel family who once lived under its roof.Read More

The good people who operate pro-life crisis pregnancy centers and all who value the sanctity of human life celebrated a great victory this week. The Baltimore City law requiring these centers to post signs stating that they do not provide abortion and contraceptive services was declared unconstitutional by a U.S. District Court judge.Read More

Here at The Catholic Review, we’re not lawyers – we don’t even play them on TV – but way back in 2009, we said a bill proposed by the Baltimore City Council aimed at what the city called “limited-service pregnancy counseling centers” was bad law, and bad public policy. It turns out, we were right.Read More

ALLOUEZ, Wis. – If the Super Bowl is anything like the National Football Conference championship game, Norbertine Father Jim Baraniak said he expected an overflow crowd. The Packers’ Catholic chaplain wasn’t referring to the attendance at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, but rather the Mass to be celebrated before the big game Feb. 6.Read More

WASHINGTON – The revised New American Bible that will be released on Ash Wednesday, March 9, may seem most notably different to casual readers for its efforts at providing context and clarity in how the passages fit together, according to the coordinator of its publication.Read More

JERUSALEM – Catholic Relief Services’ international staff and their families in Cairo were evacuated as pro-democracy demonstrations entered their seventh day.Read More

NEW YORK – Considerable controversy has been generated by the new comedy-drama series “Skins,” which premiered on MTV Jan. 17 and is slated to continue running Mondays 10-11 p.m. EST.Read More