Beginning in Summer 2021, University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson, has offered patients the chance to relax and express themselves creatively through the hospital’s “Heart Cart” outreach.

Although they were pleased with the Dobbs outcome, Catholic leaders acknowledged then and months later that the decision didn’t lessen the urgency for the church in its pro-life advocacy efforts.

By a vote of 258-169, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Respect for Marriage Act Dec. 8 and sent it to President Joe Biden for his signature.

All workers should feel welcomed by the church and know that their needs and problems are taken seriously, Pope Francis said.

The upshot of “Violent NIght” is a strange blend of bloody mayhem and rank sentimentality that goes down like a gulp of sour eggnog.