The Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, announced new plans Sept. 3 to launch a program helping students engage in political and cultural work in the nation's capital after a multi-million dollar gift.

The passage of 23 years has only strengthened Frank Siller's resolve that first responders to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and the soldiers lost in the war that followed will never be forgotten.

Local author Rebecca W. Martin has debuted her first novel, "Love in the Eternal City" (Chrism Press), a Catholic romance that not only tells the love story between a Swiss Guard and an American expat, but also serves as Martin's...

"I could really use my prayers right now. My school is getting shot up."The text message arrived at 10:39 a.m. Sept. 4 on youth minister Tania Martinez's phone.