MANILA, Philippines – Voters should not be easily swayed by politicians who spend excessively when campaigning for public office, said the archbishop of Manila.Read More
ANNAPOLIS – On the same day the Maryland State Senate voted 30-17 to pass a business tax credit benefitting public and nonpublic schools, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien urged a House of Delegates committee to approve the measure and allow it to face a vote on the House floor.Read More
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI said capital investments should be dedicated to offering credit to small and medium-sized businesses rather than funneled into get-rich-quick schemes in the financial markets.Read More
Paula Nolan has spent a good portion of her after-school hours this March moving between the tennis court, the basketball gym and a college field house.Read More
There’s an old saying that has always been a favorite of mine. It goes: “It’s too bad we didn’t get the other fellow’s problems. We all know what he should do!”Read More
Like many little sisters, Stephanie Rapazzo would go to her brother Tim's baseball games when she was younger. It might not have always been the Mercy High School junior’s favorite activity, but it’s up there now.Read More
In light of the recent Catholic School closures in predominantly African American communities, this story reveals the impact of a catholic education on the future of black students.Read More
WASHINGTON – In the final days of the national health reform debate, U.S. bishops called for political courage and for prayers that Congress would come up with legislation that would respect human life and dignity at all stages.Read More
DUBLIN, Ireland – Cardinal Sean Brady of Armagh, Northern Ireland, apologized during a St. Patrick Day homily for his role in the case of a priest accused of sexual abuse.Read More
Prayer is communication with God. When we pray, God talks to us, and we talk to God. We listen to God, and God listens to us. Prayer connects us with God.Read More