Catholic churches across the region responded yesterday to Pope Benedict XVI's international call for prayers of peace in the Middle East. More than 1,100 worshippers attended a noon Mass in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Northeast that was celebrated by Archbishop of Washington Donald W. Wuerl. Read More »

Agrupados and friends of the ACU, I urge you all to pray for peace in the Middle East. Please take some time out of the day and say a prayer for the innocent who have parished in fight and ask God to give wisdom and understanding to those leaders in power. Read More »

Some Catholic Resources on "The Da Vinci Code" Read More »

Wasn't it Christ himself who welcomed the "wretched refuse" of his time, associating with publicans and adulterers, lepers, prostitutes, and the whole offal of Palestine? He and his disciples were from the wrong side of the tracks, the Palestinian outback of Galilee - a powerful message for the rich and famous of his time and ours. He was fiercely criticized for fraternizing with outcasts, and disparagingly dubbed a "friend of tax collectors and sinners." Isn't this absolute inclusiveness essential to the Christian message? Read More »

Pervaded by a refreshing sense of subtle whimsy, 'Saint Ralph' could best be described as a dramady. Set in a 1953-54, Ralph Walker(Adam Butcher) is a wide-eyed hormone driven ninth grader in an all boys Catholic high school. Read More »

The Salse Craze has even reached Korea Read More »