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January 19, 2012

Bush, pope to discuss Middle East, human rights

WASHINGTON – When President George W. Bush and Pope Benedict XVI meet in April in Washington, they will continue discussions begun during Bush’s 2007 visit to the Vatican on the two leaders’ “common commitment to the importance of faith and reason in reaching shared goals,” according to the White House.
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January 19, 2012

CRS: Doctors in Congo helps ease plight of female victims

CAPE TOWN, South Africa – A church-run training program for rural doctors in the Democratic Republic of Congo has helped ease the plight of women in the war-torn eastern region where sexual violence is common, an aid worker said.
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January 19, 2012

Town agonizes over mill closure, its effect on community

PORT EDWARDS, Wis. – The production of pulp and paper products is synonymous with the small Wisconsin town of Port Edwards. Together with the other towns and cities in the La Crosse Diocese that straddle the Wisconsin River – including Nekoosa, Wisconsin Rapids, Stevens Point, Mosinee and Wausau – Port Edwards is and always has...
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January 19, 2012

Local boys impart Easter wisdom

Though Catholics come together Easter Sunday to celebrate the resurrection of Christ, children are treated to the spoils of a cotton-tailed rabbit and the promise of spring’s splendor.
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January 19, 2012

Social Ministry Convocation to be held March 1

The 29th-annual Social Ministry Convocation will be held 8:15 a.m.-3 p.m. March 1 at The Seton Keough High School, Baltimore.
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January 19, 2012

Maryland March for Life is March 13

Pro-life supporters from across the state plan to use the upcoming March 13 Maryland March for Life in Annapolis to build support for crisis pregnancy centers and defeat a bill they say would hinder outreach to expectant mothers.
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January 19, 2012

Aretha Franklin concert benefits local community

Show the community of west Baltimore a little respect by purchasing a ticket to hear Aretha Franklin. The music legend will give a benefit concert at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall on March 20. Proceeds from “An Evening with Aretha Franklin” will go to the Bon Secours of Maryland Foundation.
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January 19, 2012

James W. Donaghy dies

A funeral Mass for James W. Donaghy was offered Feb. 23 at St. Mary Church in Mineral Ridge, Ohio. Mr. Donaghy, who died Feb. 19, is the brother of Father Thomas Donaghy, a retired priest from the Archdiocese of Baltimore, who now lives in Pennsylvania.
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January 19, 2012

Cardinal tells Cubans of hope for renewed evangelization

HAVANA – At a meeting with Cuban bishops and an open-air Mass, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican secretary of state and the highest-ranking Catholic Church representative to visit Cuba in the past 10 years, said he hoped his visit would help advance church-state relations.
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January 19, 2012

Vocations thrive in parishes with ‘spiritual soil,’ pope says

VATICAN CITY – Parish communities with a real sense of obligation to spread the Gospel are places where vocations to be missionary priests and religious thrive, said Pope Benedict XVI.
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January 19, 2012

Bishops say Christians’ disappearance threatens hope

ROME – The disappearance of Christian communities from the Middle East threatens hope for finding a way to preserve traditional Arab values while also recognizing individual human rights, said two of the region’s Catholic bishops.
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January 19, 2012

Concern about marriage is overdue

At last we have something concrete to support the obvious (CR, Feb 21). As a result of a recent study of 1,008 married couples, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz was able to conclude that “We must find ways to offer couples a more integrated, continuous, and varied ministry that will help them grow in happiness and...
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