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January 19, 2012

When will we learn importance of adult faith formation?

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien noted in his July 10 homily (CR, July 14) that a recent study showed that two-thirds of baptized Catholics no longer identify actively with the church and half of them have joined other Christian churches. Were it not for the influx of Latino Catholics, the archbishop said, study authors point out...
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January 19, 2012

Faith-based investors to apply ‘green’ index in investment decisions

WASHINGTON – The Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility said Feb. 5 it would use an index measuring how “green” publicly traded corporations are to help it make investment decisions and push for more eco-friendly business practices.
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January 19, 2012

Trinity School appoints first full-time head of middle school

Trinity School, Ellicott City, has announced the appointment of Stephen Wilson as the first full-time head of the middle school, commencing July 1.
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January 19, 2012

Bill aimed at repealing Defense of Marriage Act gets U.S. Senate hearing

WASHINGTON – Legislation pending in both houses of Congress would repeal the 15-year-old Defense of Marriage Act, allowing legally married same-sex couples to take advantage of the same benefits married heterosexual couples receive under federal law.
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January 19, 2012

Gov. O’Malley calls for up or down vote on death penalty

Calling the death penalty “an expensive and utterly ineffective tool in deterring violent crime,” Gov. Martin J. O’Malley implored members of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee to allow his proposed capital punishment ban to reach the floor for a vote by the full legislative body.
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January 19, 2012

Pope expresses hope that Holy Week deepen faith

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI said he hoped the church’s Holy Week and Easter rituals would help deepen all Catholics’ conversion to Christ and their solidarity with those who suffer.
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January 19, 2012

Former Curley principal named Georgia bishop

Conventual Franciscan Father Gregory Hartmayer, principal of Archbishop Curley High School during the mid-1980s, has been named Bishop of the Diocese of Savannah in Georgia.
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January 19, 2012

Jesuits’ Oregon province, facing abuse lawsuits, files for bankruptcy

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Oregon province of the Society of Jesus filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Feb. 17 citing a number of pending lawsuits over clergy sexual abuse claims.
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January 19, 2012

The Leadership of Peter

Every Sunday at Mass, Catholics throughout the world profess their common faith by praying together the ancient Nicene Creed. In that creed, we profess our faith in “One, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.” The ministry of the pope, founded upon the ministry of St. Peter himself, is an essential and central component for preserving and...
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January 19, 2012

Vatican reports budget surplus for 2010, says worldwide giving down

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican reported a budget surplus for the first time in four years in 2010, but said contributions from Catholics and dioceses around the world had gone down.
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January 19, 2012

• Father says miracle kept him alive after heart attack

Joseph Roberts says he’s still around because of a miracle – or maybe two or three.
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January 19, 2012

Scholar, pastor, enigma: German pope defies easy caricature

VATICAN CITY – Americans will soon have their first close-up encounter with Pope Benedict XVI, a figure who, in the minds of many, is still coming into focus.
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