Catholic Review, Author at Archdiocese of Baltimore

January 19, 2012

Hearing on domestic partnerships outrages MCC

In a move described by Catholic leaders as startling, a legislative committee approved regulations defining domestic partnerships Jan. 10.

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January 19, 2012

Bishop Rozanski leads prolife march, blesses monument

Led by Knights of Columbus dressed in colorful capes and feathered caps, some 100 people marched down a short stretch of Belair Road in a public show of support for the sanctity of life Jan. 12.

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January 19, 2012

Teens have to adapt to cell phone-free retreats

Teens don’t talk – they message. Their increasing dependence on electronic communication challenges retreat directors.

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January 19, 2012

Delegates vote to accept superior general’s resignation

ROME – Delegates to the General Congregation of the Society of Jesus voted Jan. 14 to accept the resignation of Father Peter-Hans Kolvenbach as superior general.

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January 19, 2012

Changing terms and hearts seen as key to debate

WASHINGTON – The immediate future looks a bit grim for those who work on trying to improve the lot of immigrants in the United States.

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January 19, 2012

Oblates to celebrate life of Mother Mary Lange

More than 30 years before the Emancipation Proclamation, Mother Mary Lange fought to establish the first religious order for black women and the first black Catholic school in the United States.

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January 19, 2012

Special care collection helps priests pay for medical needs

A second collection Jan. 19-20 will give Catholics in the archdiocese the opportunity to support priests requiring special medical in nursing homes and assisted living facilities, as well as those priests – regardless of age – who are convalescing following surgery, serious injury or illness.

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January 19, 2012

MLK Day honored with blood drive and testing

In memory of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Office of African American Ministries of the Archdiocese of Baltimore and the American Red Cross will sponsor a blood donation drive and a bone marrow testing Jan. 21 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at St. Frances Academy, Baltimore.

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January 19, 2012

New photo resource provides peek into Vatican’s past

VATICAN CITY – Scholars, history buffs and the public at large will now be able to peek inside some of the Vatican’s historical black-and-white photograph collection.

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January 19, 2012

Turkish bishops mark 2,000th anniversary year of St. Paul

WARSAW, Poland – Turkey’s Catholic bishops marked the 2,000th anniversary year of the birth of St. Paul in the southern Turkish city of Tarsus and outlined preparations for the Pauline year.

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January 19, 2012

California mission’s switch to solar power saves energy

PALA, Calif. – If parishioners at Mission San Antonio de Pala seem to have a sunny disposition these days, perhaps it’s because for the first time since the old mission’s founding in 1816 much of its electricity is coming from solar power.

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January 19, 2012

Pope tells Italian police to recognize God in all people

VATICAN CITY – Meeting with the Italian police who ensure his security when he is outside the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI said humanity will struggle to see itself as one family unless people believe in God and recognize all were created by him.

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