Catholic Review, Author at Archdiocese of Baltimore

January 19, 2012

Cardinal hopes forum opens new chapter in Catholic-Muslim relations

VATICAN CITY – On the eve of the first meeting of the Catholic-Muslim Forum, the cardinal responsible for the dialogue said he hoped it would open “a new chapter” in a long history of Catholic-Muslim relations.

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January 19, 2012

Cardinal says ‘Humanae Vitae’ cut off church from many people

ROME – Italian Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini said the 1968 encyclical “Humanae Vitae” (“Of Human Life”) has cut off the church from many of the people who most need its advice about human sexuality.

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January 19, 2012

Archbishop names Monsignor Woy vicar general, moderator of the curia

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien has appointed Monsignor Richard Woy to an administrative post overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Catholic Center in downtown Baltimore.

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January 19, 2012

Group hopes to make Catholic high school attainable for more students

WASHINGTON – When Father Peter Stravinskas went to Catholic high school back in the 1960s, tuition was initially $150 a year. By the time he graduated it had doubled. Now the school’s annual tuition of about $8,000 not only gives him pause but also keeps him extremely busy.

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January 19, 2012

Pope reminds faithful that death brings eternal life for loved ones

VATICAN CITY – The death of a loved one brings pain and sadness, but Christians believe their loved ones will have eternal life in Jesus Christ and that they will be united again with them in heaven, Pope Benedict XVI said.

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January 19, 2012

Priest’s love of politics ‘mushroomed’ into massive button collection

HAZEL PARK, Mich. – Father Bob Williams has a lot of reasons to love election season – about 25,000 of them, in fact.

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January 19, 2012

Refugee admissions increase, but still far below pre-9/11 numbers

WASHINGTON – The number of refugees admitted to the United States in the fiscal year ending in September increased substantially over the previous two years, though it still falls far short of resettlements before the 2001 terrorist attacks brought changes to admissions requirements.

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January 19, 2012

YouTube messages in English, Spanish offer church’s view on marriage

WASHINGTON – As U.S. voters from coast to coast prepared to decide ballot questions related to same-sex marriage Nov. 4, the U.S. bishops took their campaign to keep the traditional definition of marriage as the union of a man and woman to a popular video-sharing Web site, YouTube.

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January 19, 2012

Is it possible to go on a fast from violent media?

WASHINGTON – If you’re looking for a movement that really flew under the radar, consider the Media Violence Fast that took place for a week in mid-October.

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