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January 19, 2012

Former Catholic press editor recalled as servant of country, church

WASHINGTON – As a soldier in World War II, he fought in the Battle of the Bulge and won many awards for bravery. As a priest for the Archdiocese of Washington, Monsignor William O’Donnell served as a pastor, administrator and editor of the Catholic Standard newspaper.
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January 19, 2012

Vatican-Israeli commission reports progress on economic agreement

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican and Israel have reported significant progress in negotiations on an economic agreement on church fiscal and property issues.
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January 19, 2012

Souter’s court legacy mixed on abortion, First Amendment cases

WASHINGTON – As Justice David Souter prepares to retire this summer after 19 years on the Supreme Court, he leaves a mixed legacy of jurisprudence: not so friendly to pro-life perspectives on cases involving abortion, but sometimes strong for religious interests in First Amendment areas.
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January 19, 2012

Clarksville students take Oprah-esque approach to charity

Thanks to a lot of hard work, ingenuity and goodwill, fifth-graders at St. Louis School in Clarksville have transformed a $300 gift from their teacher into a $1,015 outreach campaign that is touching lives in their community, across the nation and around the world.
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January 19, 2012

Blocking out Jesus

Re “Obama lays out economic steps, plans at Georgetown” (CR, April 23),
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January 19, 2012

Obama says FOCA is not a high priority for him

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama in his April 29 press conference said the Freedom of Choice Act was not his “highest legislative priority” and that he is instead focusing on reducing unwanted pregnancies.
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January 19, 2012

Swine flu cases confirmed at Catholic schools in New York, California

WASHINGTON – Confirmed cases of swine flu caused two Catholic schools to close for one week in New York and California while fears of possible outbreaks closed two Catholic schools in California for a day until the reported student and faculty illnesses were determined not to be the virus.
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January 19, 2012

Mercy nurse celebrates 50 years in career

When Our Lady of Good Counsel parishioner Mary Rossbach received a nurse’s kit for Christmas decades ago, she couldn’t have known that she would one day build a lifelong career out of it.
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January 19, 2012

Pope expresses sorrow for suffering of Canadian aboriginal students

VATICAN CITY – In a step toward reconciling a long-standing historical injustice, Pope Benedict XVI expressed his sorrow for the suffering of Canadian aboriginal children over decades in church-run residential schools.
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January 19, 2012

Sebelius confirmed, sworn in as Health and Human Services secretary

WASHINGTON – The Senate confirmed Gov. Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services by a 61-35 vote April 28 and she was sworn in to the post hours later.
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January 19, 2012

As swine flu spreads, Mexican cardinal prays to Our Lady of Guadalupe

MEXICO CITY – Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera of Mexico City prayed to Our Lady of Guadalupe and canceled Masses in the archdiocese April 26 due to the swine flu outbreak.
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January 19, 2012

Panel: Politics at a defining moment for Catholic social teaching

WASHINGTON – The current political environment provides a defining moment for the interplay of Catholic social teachings on issues Congress is facing, according to a panel of Washington-area academics in a symposium organized by the Life Cycle Institute of The Catholic University of America.
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