America needs the example of a real hero: a dedicated hero who enhances natural talents by hard work and takes pride in a craft; an unselfish hero who places team above self.

A blue ribbon might not be on its way to St. Louis School in Clarksville, but that won’t deter Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic educators from putting a bow on what the school accomplished.

In an overly frenetic world, the Gospel teaches the importance of stopping, resting and trusting in the Lord, Pope Leo XIV said.

Religion, at its core, is not a source of conflict but a source of healing and reconciliation, Pope Leo XIV said.

Amid his eighth apostolic visit to the U.S. Sept. 14-25, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople addressed attendees at a Sept. 16 State Department dinner in his honor, hosted by Deputy Secretary of State Michael J. Rigas.