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January 19, 2012

In Mexico City, Blessed John Paul’s relics bring hope for peace

MEXICO CITY – Julian Salvador and his wife, Paola Rivera, hold fond memories of Blessed John Paul II. The couple saw him during his inaugural visit to Mexico City in 1979.
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January 19, 2012

People, Places, Things

Math teacher Deanna Pichini’s eighth-grade class at Woodmont Academy, Cooksville, marked International Pi Day with songs, T-shirts and – what else – pie! March 14 is recognized by mathematicians and math lovers as “Pi Day” because the numeric date mimics the number representing the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.
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January 19, 2012

Governor to sign marriage bills

Despite a written plea from Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien for Gov. Martin J. O’Malley to veto two domestic partnership bills, the governor was expected to sign the controversial measures into law as The Catholic Review went to press May 20.
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January 19, 2012

2,000 Catholic educators at first-ever convocation

Before they give their first quiz or grade their first paper of the new academic year, more than 2,000 Catholic schoolteachers and administrators gathered at the Baltimore Convention Center Aug. 22 to pray, celebrate milestones and grow in professional development at the inaugural Convocation of Catholic Schools.
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January 19, 2012

Pope asks church in Africa to resist ‘clouds of evil’ on continent

LUANDA, Angola – At a Mass for hundreds of thousands of Angolans, Pope Benedict XVI called on Africa to embrace the Gospel and disperse the “clouds of evil” that have brought war, ethnic rivalry, tribalism and greed to the continent.
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January 19, 2012

Statue of St. Mother Theodore Guerin dedicated at national shrine

WASHINGTON – Hundreds of pilgrims from across the country joined the Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., for the dedication of a life-size sculpture of their foundress, St. Mother Theodore Guerin, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington May 10.
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January 19, 2012

Oblates of St. Frances de Sales, insurance to pay $24.8 million to Salesianum victims

WILMINGTON, Del. – The Oblates of St. Francis de Sales have settled all 39 lawsuits against the order and its Salesianum School in Wilmington under the Delaware Child Victims Act for charges of sexual abuse of minors by its priests.
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January 19, 2012

Borrowers bear consequences of their actions

I have to respectfully, but strongly, disagree with Father Peter J. Daly’s “The Common Good” (CR, March 12). His perspective is that Catholic teaching mandates that for the common good, the community must support even people who do stupid, greedy things. Father Daly uses extreme examples such as firefighters refusing to rescue someone dumb enough...
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January 19, 2012

Archbishop appeals for aid for Myanmar, China

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien sent the following letter to pastors on May 15.
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January 19, 2012

Superintendent juggles roles as mom and leader of Catholic schools

DAVIDSONVILLE – When Dr. Barbara McGraw Edmondson makes decisions about the future of Catholic education, the superintendent of Catholic schools isn’t just thinking in the abstract.
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January 19, 2012

Oregon sees highest assisted-suicide toll ever; Washington law begins

PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon’s annual report on assisted suicide showed that doctors helped 60 patients take their lives in 2008. That marked the highest annual total since the Oregon Death With Dignity Act went into effect 11 years ago.
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January 19, 2012

Directive from Archbishop Flynn ends lay preaching at Mass

NEW HOPE, Minn. – Father Terry Rassmussen, pastor of St. Joseph Church in New Hope, finished the reading, closed the Book of the Gospels and stepped away from the ambo. From the congregation, Ginny Untiedt stepped forward.
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