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January 19, 2012

Papal invite to Muslims opens door to higher dialogue

VATICAN CITY – By inviting a varied group of Muslim scholars to meet with him, Pope Benedict XVI has opened the possibility for a higher-level dialogue between Catholic and Muslim leaders, the Vatican newspaper said.
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January 19, 2012

Holiday postage avoids seasonal sticking point

WASHINGTON – During the Christmas season, when Christmas displays and the public outcry against them get almost equal billing, the tiny postage stamp dares to push the envelope, so to speak.
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January 19, 2012

Care for earth is moral, life issue

In the quadrennial statement regarding Catholic social responsibility, “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” the USCCB again emphasizes human life and dignity. As the bishops eloquently point out, respect for life encompasses a broad range of concerns. Among these is our obligation to protect the environment (God’s creation) for the common good.
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January 19, 2012

Details on papal Mass tickets likely not ready for weeks

WASHINGTON – To answer the question that is increasingly being asked of officials with the archdioceses of Washington and New York – and pretty much anyone else who works for the Catholic Church in the region – you can’t yet get tickets to any events during Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to those cities in April.
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January 19, 2012

War might have caused end of Christianity in Iraq

LONDON – The war in Iraq might have caused the end of Christianity in the country, said a Chaldean Catholic bishop.
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January 19, 2012

Jesuit election not unlike papal conclave

VATICAN CITY – While lacking the media attention and the pomp of a papal conclave, the election of the superior general of the Jesuits, known as the black pope, has its own rigid rules and ritual.
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January 19, 2012

Pope releases encyclical on hope

VATICAN CITY – In an encyclical on Christian hope, Pope Benedict XVI said that, without faith in God, humanity lies at the mercy of ideologies that can lead to “the greatest forms of cruelty and violations of justice.” The pope warned that the modern age ha
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January 19, 2012

Israelis, Palestinians cautious after Annapolis summit

JERUSALEM – Media in the Holy Land showered attention on the Middle East peace conference in Annapolis, Md., but Israelis and Palestinians, jaded from years of failed talks, were not getting their hopes up too high.
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January 19, 2012

Henry Hyde, known for pro-life efforts, dies at 83

WASHINGTON – Henry J. Hyde, the former Republican congressman from Illinois whose name became synonymous with efforts to limit federal funding of abortion, died Nov. 29 at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
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January 19, 2012

Teams gather to supports two students

As Thanksgiving approached, the boys and girls soccer programs from The John Carroll School, Bel Air, put words into action on Nov. 20 in a benefit all-star soccer game at Harford Community College. The teams and a core group of volunteers arranged this fundraiser, named “Independently We Compete, United We Stand,” to benefit two special...
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January 19, 2012

Dons, Gaels share football title

Junior Leon Kinnard, Loyola Blakefield’s multi-talented quarterback, confidently led the Dons to a share of first-place honors in the MIAA A Conference football league, ending their season with another routing of the Calvert Hall College High School Cardinals on Thanksgiving Day at M&T Bank Stadium by a score of 33-10.
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January 19, 2012

Confession: good for the soul

Waverly resident Diane Davis has a confession to make. She hasn’t been in nearly 30 years.
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