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January 19, 2012

Marking its 80th, Vatican celebrates its growth into nationhood

VATICAN CITY – The smallest nation in the world is celebrating a relatively young 80th birthday this year.
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January 19, 2012

New San Antonio fund gives financial aid to parents

SAN ANTONIO – A new initiative is under way in the San Antonio Archdiocese to provide financial assistance to parents who want a Catholic education for their children but cannot afford it.
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January 19, 2012

Ethicists back proposed EU ban on patents for technology using embryos

LONDON – Twenty-five ethicists and lawyers from 11 European countries have stated their support for a proposed ban on patenting technologies derived from experiments on human embryos.
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January 19, 2012

Catholic colleges’ spirit of service leads graduates to Peace Corps

WASHINGTON – Jesuit-run Georgetown University has created a culture that helps students understand that serving others and being committed to something larger than themselves is important in life, according to one school official.
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January 19, 2012

Control holiday stress by emphasizing what matters

You haven’t started your Christmas cards – the ones you didn’t finish last year – the latest hot toy is sold out, and the kids want you to make the traditional cookies. You just don’t have the time, and none of it feels right anyway since you lost your mother this year.
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January 19, 2012

UPDATED: Bishop Rozanski calls on Catholics to support DREAM Act

Standing side-by-side with other faith leaders at a June 30 press conference, Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski reiterated the Catholic Church’s support for the Maryland DREAM Act – a controversial law that allows certain undocumented immigrants to receive in-state college tuition.
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January 19, 2012

A Duty to God

All Scouts have a promise, oath or law to abide. Certain ideals are common to each oath – a “Duty to God” being one. Scouting does not dictate what god a Scout must honor – that is of one’s own choosing. Faith and belief are the key elements. In the Scout Law, it is known...
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January 19, 2012

Religious communities urged to do more for older women

NEW YORK – Older women living in poverty are an often invisible and overlooked population that could be better served by religious communities, said participants of an interreligious dialogue at Jesuit-run Fordham University Nov. 15.
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January 19, 2012

Israeli ambassador to Vatican praises Pius XII, then backs off

VATICAN CITY – Israel’s ambassador to the Vatican caused a controversy when he made unusually positive comments about Pope Pius XII’s role in efforts to save Jews during World War II. Days later, he modified his position to say that his comments were personal and historically premature.
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January 19, 2012

Obama orders faith-based office be reworked, its scope expanded

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama created by executive order Feb. 5 a White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, which will expand upon and rework the Bush administration’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
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January 19, 2012

Vatican diplomat named to head U.S. military archdiocese

WASHINGTON – Pope Benedict XVI has named Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, a Cleveland native who is apostolic nuncio to the Dominican Republic and delegate to Puerto Rico, to head the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services.
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January 19, 2012

At Soweto parish, first lady urges young people to lead Africa’s future

CAPE TOWN, South Africa – First lady Michelle Obama urged a crowd of more than 2,000 that included hundreds of young women to help shape Africa’s future by combating corruption, building strong democratic institutions and working to improve the lives of the poor and sick in a speech at Regina Mundi Church in Soweto.
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