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January 19, 2012

Experts say high food prices permanent; bishops urge help for poor

LIMA, Peru – As protests over rising food costs spread around the globe, experts warn that high prices are here to stay, and Catholic bishops are calling for governments to take emergency measures to keep their poorest citizens from going hungry.
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January 19, 2012

CRS chairman says agency practices church teachings on condoms

WASHINGTON – In a letter to U.S. bishops, the chairman of the board of Catholic Relief Services said the agency’s HIV/AIDS programs practice church teachings on condom use and abstinence before marriage.
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January 19, 2012

Pope says trip to U.S. was opportunity to give, receive hope, faith

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI said his April 15-20 visit to the United Nations and the United States was an opportunity to give – and to receive – a witness to the power of hope and faith.
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January 19, 2012

A seminarian’s perspective on the pope’s visit

A couple weeks ago I got a call that I never thought I would ever get. Father Jerry, the vocation director for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, called me and asked the question that every seminarian would give anything to hear: “How would you like to serve for the Holy Father in New York?”
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January 19, 2012

Local church must be receptive to church around the world

Last time, we talked about how our local church influences the world-wide church. But our local church must also be open to the influence of the church around the world, especially when the pope puts something squarely on our plate. An example of this can also be found in Benedict XVI’s United Nations address.
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January 19, 2012

Bit by bit, Seton Keough grad changes Zambian village

Joan Dunn thought she was prepared for life in Kashima West, a remote part of the northwestern province of Zambia, Africa. Reading about Third World nations and viewing pictures of people who are starving and living in impoverished conditions is one thing – seeing the reality of their situation is another.
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January 19, 2012

Archbishop Curley High School receives $1 million capital campaign gift

To kick off Archbishop Curley High School’s capital campaign, Father Michael Martin, O.F.M. Conv., stepped up to the microphone on April 25 to tell a story about his grandfather’s vision.
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January 19, 2012

Sister Baptista Peters, D.C.

A funeral Mass for Sister Baptista Peters, D.C., a sister of 80 years, was offered April 9 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Emmitsburg. Sister Baptista died April 6. She was 98.
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January 19, 2012

Minister’s assertions about race, religion continue to draw attention

WASHINGTON – A spate of public appearances by the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, who until February was pastor of Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ, is drawing unprecedented attention to the black church as a whole, in addition to the specific congregation where Sen. Barack Obama is a member.
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January 19, 2012

Costs of papal visit to U.S. hard to pin down but total millions

WASHINGTON – Pope Benedict XVI’s recent U.S. visit has been credited with improving his image among Americans, sparking greater interest about him and spurring much-needed evangelization efforts in the country. But those benefits came with a price tag of at least $12.5 million and perhaps much more.
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January 19, 2012

Sister, families paved path for inclusion

Jesus said that “the meek will inherit the earth.” Years ago, a woman I knew cynically responded, “The meek will inherit the earth when the bold are finished with it!” Her cynical comment may indeed be closer to the ‘truth’ as the way the world operates. Arrogance, power and wealth do indeed seem to run...
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January 19, 2012

Baltimore faith community encourages others through Operation Faith Lift

A diverse group of more than 40 parishioners from St. Anthony of Padua/Most Precious Blood parishes in East Baltimore gathered April 26 to take part in Operation Faith Lift. Operation Faith Lift is an annual event sponsored by the archdiocese’s Office of African American Catholic Ministries, and is promoted as a neighborhood evangelical outreach effort...
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