The Catholic Review (April 15 and 22) has discussed the defeat of the BOAST bill in the Annapolis legislature; it would have benefited non-public school children. The bill was never voted on by the entire House of Delegates, but was killed in committee.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI is planning to create a Roman Curia department charged with overseeing the “re-evangelization” of traditionally Christian countries, an Italian newspaper reported.Read More
LINTHICUM –The Catholic Review’s gun buy-back campaign took a pair of first-place honors at the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association annual awards convention.Read More
When staff members of the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Division of Youth and Young Adult Ministry put calls out to people they wanted to honor at its annual recognition celebration April 22, the responses were universally humble.Read More
LONDON – The British government has apologized to the Vatican for an official memo that proposed the launch of “Benedict condoms” and the opening of an abortion clinic as part of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Britain.Read More
Archbishop William D. Borders' April 23 funeral at Cathedral of Mary Our Queen brought together political figures, ecumenical leaders and friends.Read More
WASHINGTON - Two survivors of clergy sexual abuse who met with Pope Benedict XVI during his 2008 visit to Washington are planning to take their pleas for greater recognition of the spiritual, pastoral and mental health needs of abuse victims to the doorstep of the Vatican Oct. 31.Read More
In a funeral liturgy that celebrated his quiet optimism and selfless leadership, Archbishop William D. Borders was laid to rest April 23 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Almost lost in the recent furor over clerical sex abuse is that Pope Benedict XVI just turned 83 and is approaching one of the busiest stretches of his pontificate.Read More
WASHINGTON – One of the biggest questions remaining as implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act begins is whether the executive order on abortion funding signed by President Barack Obama will be effective in stopping any expanded use of taxpayer funds for abortion.Read More
HAVANA – Economic woes and accusations of human rights abuses have thrust Cuba into “a difficult situation, the most difficult we have experienced in the 21st century,” said Havana Cardinal Jaime Ortega Alamino.Read More
ORLANDO, Fla. – As the newly appointed archbishop of Miami, one thing is certain – Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski will immediately know where he is going since he has been there before.Read More