ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The internationally acclaimed U.S. Naval Academy Men’s Glee Club will appear in concert in Corpus Christi Cathedral on Thursday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m. The concert, “A Salute to America’s Heroes,” is the glee club’s third appearance as part of the Cathedral Concert Series.

St. Mary's Parish administrator Father Carlos Bolivar presented Deacon Pete Trevino and Deacon Eluterio Bitoni with a plaque of appreciation for the dedication and support they give to the church and the community.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A group of Coastal Bend medical professionals are spending their spring break nearly 2,000 miles away in a small village in Nicaragua ministering to the very sick, the poor, and the young. The children, especially, touch their hearts.

VATICAN CITY, (VIS) - "Terrorist attacks on Christians in Africa, the Middle East and Asia increased 309 per cent between 2003 and 2010. Approximately 70 per cent of the world’s population lives in countries with high restrictions on religious beliefs and practices, and religious minorities pay the highest price,” Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi C.S., permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations at Geneva, said on March 1 during the course of the nineteenth ordinary session of the Human Rights Council.

VATICAN CITY, (VIS) - During his general audience March 7 Benedict XVI concluded a series of catechesis dedicated to the prayer of Jesus. He turned his attention to the theme of alternating words and silence which characterized Christ's earthly life, above all on the Cross, and which is also significant in two aspects of our own lives.

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- In a strongly worded letter to his fellow bishops, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York charged that White House officials failed to consider the U.S. bishops' concerns that the federal mandate governing employer coverage of contraception and sterilization under the health care law violated religious freedom principles.

VATICAN CITY, (VIS) – On March 4, Benedict XVI, as Bishop of Rome, visited the Roman parish of "San Giovanni Battista de La Salle al Torrino," an area in the south of the city inhabited by many young families. The pope spoke on suffering, lent, and being missionaries of Christ.

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- U.S. church leaders pledged to redouble efforts to support religious freedom after the Senate voted to table the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act March 1.

RIDGWAY, Ill. (CNS) -- Tornadoes swept through parts of the Midwest and the South, killing at least a dozen people and injuring more than 100 in Illinois, Missouri and Tennessee. One church, built in 1894, was destroyed just after 5 a.m. by a tornado that tore through the small southern Illinois town with a population of about 800.

CHARDON, Ohio (CNS) -- Wearing Chardon High School colors of red and black and carrying candles and red flowers, more than 3,000 people from Chardon and neighboring communities gathered inside and outside of St. Mary Catholic Church for an evening vigil Feb. 28 to pray with and comfort one another after the tragic shooting at the high school.

DETROIT (CNS) -- Catholic colleges and universities across the country are working to address the issue of risky drinking practices, promote responsible alcohol behavior and help counsel students identified with drinking trouble.