Stella Maris is offering training for those who are interested in volunteering with hospice patients. The program needs men and women with a wide range of interests who wish to take part in a rewarding and compassionate experience.Read More
About 45 Catholics from the Archdiocese of Baltimore attending the 10th National Black Catholic Congress in Buffalo, N.Y., hope to boost evangelization and social justice on a parish and diocesan level.Read More
Jeanine Nkurunziza fled her home in Burundi, Africa, in 1994 after war tore the country apart. She has experienced many hard times since she came to Maryland so many years ago but she has never lost her faith, said Joann Blewett, executive director of Harford Habitat for Humanity.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Despite a serious drop in the value of the U.S. dollar, the Vatican’s 2006 budget closed with a surplus of more than $3.2 million, said Cardinal Sergio Sebastiani, head of the Vatican’s general accounting office.Read More
Where else would Jeff Cheevers be on a steaming hot day in June, but in a sweltering gymnasium full of kids, basketballs and whistles. Cheevers, the athletic director and head basketball coach for The Cardinal Gibbons School, Baltimore, loves hoops and he loves kids, as evidenced in his first year of rolling out the Jeff...Read More
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI announced that he planned to attend World Youth Day celebrations in Australia in July 2008, and he encouraged young people to prepare for “this marvelous celebration of the faith.” Speaking at the end of his general audience July 4, the pope confirmed hopes that he would make the 10,000-mile...Read More
NEWTON, Mass. – Like Catholic educators, Chris Hansen of the “To Catch a Predator” segments on “Dateline NBC” seeks to inform young people. Raising awareness and debunking myths about sexual predators have been the aims of the 11 reports he has worked on thus far, he said.Read More
SAN DIEGO – About 500 Catholics flocked to the San Diego Marriott Del Mar June 29-July 1 for a full schedule of educational, spiritual and social programming specifically designed for single Catholics.Read More
Sarah’s Hope Outreach Center, a homeless shelter in Rosedale operated by St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore, has expanded its services to run 24 hours a day, seven days a week.Read More