More than 500 people joined the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil at their local parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, a culmination of months of preparation for the sacraments of initiation, confirmation and reception into full communion with the church.

As angels revealed the birth of the Messiah to the shepherds, representing the nation of Israel; the star revealed Christ to the Gentiles, represented by these magi from another land.

The September issue of the Catholic Review magazine may appear different to regular readers. Over the summer, our team overhauled the logo and inside pages of the magazine. But the beauty is not only skin deep.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops plans to shut down domestic operations of CNS at the end of 2022.

We must be as unrelenting in our prayer, outreach and support as the Russians have been intheir attack.

I realize women like my amazing mother and grandmother don’t have to make history to influence others and leave a legacy.

The synod has already begun in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, with about two dozen parishes, plus Catholic Center staff, clergy and religious, having already gone through the process, which entails a listening session immersed in prayer.

How can we approach the new year with the theological virtues of faith, hope and love in mind?

If we already believe that God, having existed outside of space and time before eternity, created the universe, does actually seeing the big bang or the earliest galaxies make a difference?

We all want to be saints. That’s our goal as Catholic Christians – to live a holy life worthy of heaven.