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January 19, 2012

Air Force hopes scholarship draws more service chaplains

WASHINGTON – To help fill vacancies and meet the underrepresented faith needs of airmen, the Air Force is offering a scholarship for individuals who want to become service chaplains.
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January 19, 2012

Childhood obesity: A growing problem in the U.S.

About 15 percent of children living in the United States between the ages of 10 and 18 can be classified as obese, said Dr. Robert Ancona, the head of pediatrics at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson.
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January 19, 2012

‘Caravan of Reconciliation’ ends in Frederick

FREDERICK – A 3,000-mile trek through 18 American cities in the cause of interfaith understanding ended at St. Katharine Drexel in Frederick Sept. 25 when a group of Christian, Muslim and Jewish clergy joined Gov. Martin J. O’Malley for a “homecoming celebration.”
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January 19, 2012

For mom, son’s paralysis is a daily reminder of Columbine tragedy

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Ten years after the shootings at Columbine High School, the massacre is still fresh in Connie Michalik’s mind.
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January 19, 2012

Doing ads against obesity yet shilling for junk food: What the Shrek?

If advertising weren’t effective, it wouldn’t be so pervasive. Part of the pervasiveness of advertising lies in the fact that with so many ads out there – not only on TV but billboards, signs, online and other electronic media – some eye-catching gimmick has to be used to lure folks to the message.
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January 19, 2012

In land of Martin Luther, pope prays for Christian unity

ERFURT, Germany - Visiting the land of Martin Luther, Pope Benedict XVI prayed for Christian unity and told Lutheran leaders that both secularization and Christian fundamentalism pose challenges to ecumenism today.
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January 19, 2012

NIH head foresees ethical concerns about draft stem-cell guidelines

WASHINGTON – The acting head of the National Institutes of Health said he expects many of the public comments on the agency’s new draft guidelines on embryonic stem-cell research will focus on ethical concerns about the research.
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January 19, 2012

Nobel peace laureate: Church can do more for environment

VATICAN CITY – The Catholic Church can do more to protect the environment and put pressure on industrialized countries to slash greenhouse gas emissions, said Africa’s first female Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
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January 19, 2012

Baltimore’s Blessed Sacrament celebrates 100 years

Ben Gregorek’s eyes widened as he scanned the inside of Baltimore’s Church of the Blessed Sacrament. It had been decades since the 47-year-old had stepped foot in the church, and he thought about the many prayerful days he spent as a child with his mother there.
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January 19, 2012

Pope gets early birthday celebration with song at general audience

VATICAN CITY – Pilgrims from all over the world treated Pope Benedict XVI to an early birthday celebration during his April 15 weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square.
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January 19, 2012

Pope encourages peace in Central African Republic

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI encouraged the bishops of the Central African Republic to continue efforts to promote peace and reconciliation in their country. “Peace and national harmony are among the most urgent challenges to which the church in your country must respond,” the pope told the bishops June 1 at the end of...
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January 19, 2012

Mount St. Mary’s celebrates restoration of Chapel of the Immaculate Conception

EMMITSBURG – Mount St. Mary’s University held a housewarming of glorious proportions Sept. 13 for its historic, newly restored Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, the acknowledged heart of its seminary and college community.
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