WASHINGTON – Nineteen Catholic scholars of theology and history are asking Pope Benedict XVI to slow the process of the sainthood cause of Pope Pius XII.Read More

WASHINGTON – Although the 1995 encyclical “Ut Unum Sint” by Pope John Paul II helped with Catholic-Orthodox relations, more progress could be made with a nudge from the man currently occupying the chair of Peter, according to an Orthodox bishop who has been part of Catholic-Orthodox dialogues for more than a decade.Read More

Fearless. That’s the word Shawn Cutsail uses to describe 14-year-old Sarah Zielinski’s approach to every race she enters.Read More

“Wii Fit” puts a lot of “wee!” into exercise, but it’s only a first step toward establishing a healthy fitness regimen, according to Jennifer Zeltwanger, a physical education teacher at St. John Regional Catholic School in Frederick.Read More

After medication did not have the desired effect on his high blood pressure, the 50-something sibling nearest my age underwent a cardiac catheterization last May.Read More

Four days after my son-in-law, Rob Susil, re-entered Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he would die of an aggressive sarcoma on Feb. 5, the church marked the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord and read the Gospel of Simeon’s prophecy to Mary – that a “sword will pierce through your own soul” (Lk 2:35).Read More

During Black History Month this story out of Denver introduces us to yet another saintly woman. To rise out of slavery and then dedicate her life to enhance the quality of life for others continues to inspire. Julia Greeley is such a woman.Read More

DUBLIN, Ireland – Victims of clerical child sexual abuse and groups representing them reacted with a mix of anger and disappointment to a Vatican statement issued after a papal meeting with Irish bishops.Read More