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January 19, 2012

Virginia priest killed by falling tree while trying to clear roadway

PURCELLVILLE, Va. – A funeral Mass was set for 11 a.m. Jan. 6 for a 53-year-old Virginia priest who died Dec. 31 when a tree fell on him while he was trying to remove debris from another tree from the roadway.
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January 19, 2012

Financial crisis calls for new economic model, solidarity, pope says

VATICAN CITY – The current financial crisis should be seen as a challenge to find new economic models that promote honesty, development and concern for the environment, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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January 19, 2012

Catholic journalist who blogged about fight with cancer dies at 40

WASHINGTON – Catholic journalist Emilie M. Lemmons died Christmas Eve of complications of sarcoma cancer, but her blog and final column for The Catholic Spirit newspaper continued to inspire readers in the days following her death at the age of 40.
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January 19, 2012

Pope says Christians must resolve to help others in 2009

VATICAN CITY – Christians should not fear what the continuing financial crisis will bring in 2009, but they should trust in God and resolve to help one another in the new year, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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January 19, 2012

Pregnant mothers find comfort, help through network

Abort the baby in your womb, her father told her, or move out of my house. Her father’s ultimatum only strengthened the resolve of Rebecca.
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January 19, 2012

Knee surgery an entertaining experience for Notre Dame father

The Decision For Mark Broderick, 51, the pain in his knees from arthritis has interrupted his quality of life and the activities he loved for years. He finally decided it was time to have knee replacement to end his agony. Mr. Broderick, director of student activities at Loyola College in Maryland, was young and healthy,...
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January 19, 2012

Nationwide hunt launched for people linked to the New York Foundling

NEW YORK – One of America’s oldest and largest child welfare agencies – founded by the Sisters of Charity in 1869 – is searching for people connected to the organization as it organizes a “homecoming” for all those linked with the New York Foundling.
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January 19, 2012

Priest feels frustration, sees hope in villages high in Peru’s Andes

PAMPAROMAS, Peru – Father David Johnson viewed the barren mountains towering over his parish with a mixture of sadness, frustration and hope.
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January 19, 2012

U.S. Catholic relief agency gets grant to help Haitian AIDS victims

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – Cross International, a Catholic relief agency based in Pompano Beach, was awarded a $4.8 million grant from the U.S. government for a new program to prevent the spread of AIDS in Haiti and provide care to orphans and children.
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January 19, 2012

Twins carry on Flynn name at Gibbons

The Ray Mullis Gymnasium on the campus of Cardinal Gibbons School was filled from noon until five p.m. Dec. 21, when the Crusaders hosted arch-rival Mount St. Joseph in a basketball triple-header.
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January 19, 2012

Teacher’s aide fosters love of faith at St. Mary, Hagerstown

When 73-year-old Mary Madeline Bender tools around Hagerstown in her six-cylinder, red Pontiac sports car, she’s not shy about proclaiming her love for the Blessed Virgin Mary. Bold letters proudly spell out “AVE MARIA” on her vanity license plates.
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January 19, 2012

Bishop Barry Knestout ordained as new auxiliary bishop for Washington

WASHINGTON – Follow the apostles’ mission of bringing the “saving power of Christ into this world” by teaching the faith to others, Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl urged new Auxiliary Bishop Barry C. Knestout Dec. 29.
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