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January 19, 2012

Pope discusses St. Augustine’s conversion

VATICAN CITY – Calling St. Augustine “one of the greatest converts in Christian history,” Pope Benedict XVI said the writings of the North African bishop have had a huge influence on his life as a priest and theologian.
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January 19, 2012

Directory shows Ireland heading toward priest shortage

DUBLIN, Ireland – New figures on vocations published in the 2008 Irish Catholic Directory indicate how quickly the country is headed toward a major shortage of priests.
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January 19, 2012

Lay Ecclesial Ministry: Co-Workers in the Vineyard

Last week I met with more than 200 of our lay people at the end of their full-day conference, “Co-Workers in the Vineyard.” These dedicated people, many of whom are employed at some level of Archdiocesan and parish administration, were called together to discuss the December 2005 U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ document, “Co-Workers in...
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January 19, 2012

Statute of limitations bill withdrawn

Del. Eric Bromwell of Baltimore County has withdrawn a bill that Catholic leaders feared would have devastated parishes, schools and ministries had it become law.
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January 19, 2012

State lawmakers consider reporting bills

With the support of the Catholic Church, the House of Delegates unanimously passed a bill Feb. 22 requiring law enforcement agencies to notify nonpublic school superintendents or principals when one of their students is arrested for a serious crime. The Senate version of the bill is now under consideration in Annapolis.
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January 19, 2012

Bishop tackles religious education by teaching class

Try explaining vocations to a room full of third-graders. Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski, eastern vicar, gamely took charge of the third-grade religious education class at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Homeland, Feb. 24 and did just that.
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January 19, 2012

Leaders say interfaith effort to end global poverty growing

SAN FRANCISCO – Eliminating much of the world’s worst poverty within a decade would become a principle of U.S. foreign policy for the first time under a Catholic-led legislative push gathering force with a growing interfaith alliance.
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January 19, 2012

New Mexico bill for embryonic stem-cell research dies

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A bill to allow embryonic stem-cell research in New Mexico has been turned back for the second time in two years. “Life at its utmost vulnerable state has once again been successfully defended,” said a Feb. 22 news release from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.
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January 19, 2012

Baltimore Catholic League tournament ready to begin

It’s one of Jack Degele’s favorite times of the year. Degele, the commissioner for the Baltimore Catholic League, is ready to head to Reitz Arena at Loyola College in Maryland, Baltimore, for the start of the Baltimore Catholic League Tournament.
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January 19, 2012

Cougars regain crown as defending champs fall

If Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Essex, was going to regain the MIAA B Conference basketball crown in the near future, it was going to have to be this year as the Cougars are deep with senior leadership, experience and confidence.
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January 19, 2012

Society should support families caring for terminally ill

VATICAN CITY – Society and labor laws should give concrete support to family members so they can attend to terminally ill loved ones, Pope Benedict XVI said. While guarantees must be made for all people to receive necessary medical care, special provisions also must be put into place for the patient’s family members, he said.
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January 19, 2012

Catholics, Muslims must learn more about religions

VATICAN CITY – Catholics and Muslims must learn more about each other’s religions if they want to get along better, said the Vatican ambassador in Egypt and former president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.
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