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West Bank villagers celebrate St. Nicholas as protector

BEIT JALLA, West Bank – Once there was a poor man with three daughters. When the daughters came of age to be married, the man did not have enough money for their dowries. But, miraculously, someone threw three bags of gold into their home on three consecutive nights, enabling the girls to be wed.
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Vatican warns on splinter group devoted to angels

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican’s doctrinal office has asked the world’s bishops to be vigilant over the activities of a “wayward movement” of members of the Opus Angelorum church association.
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Beijing bishop hopes for papal visit; Vatican calls talk premature

ROME – The bishop of Beijing said he hopes Pope Benedict XVI will visit China in view of the country’s improved relations with the Vatican.
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Sister M. Dorinda Dougherty, I.H.M.

A funeral Mass was offered on Dec. 22 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, Pa., for Sister M. Dorinda Dougherty, I.H.M. Sister Dorinda died on Dec. 19; she was 87.
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Loss of taste or smell

Q. Lately, I have been experiencing a loss of taste. Food just doesn’t taste right and, sometimes, my sense of smell is involved too. I’ve been told by friends that this sometimes happens when people age and is “normal,” however, I really would like to know if there is anything else that may be causing...
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False solutions and the culture of death

The late, great Pope John Paul II referred to our era as the “Culture of Death.” Increasingly, our society sees death as a solution to our problems. Death is not the solution. Death is the problem.
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Logo shows pope with open arms, ‘Christ Our Hope’

WASHINGTON – The logo for Pope Benedict XVI’s April 15-20 trip to the United States bears the message “Christ Our Hope” atop an image of Pope Benedict XVI with outstretched arms in front of the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica.
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‘Don’t have a cow, man’: Homer, Catholicism and ‘The Simpsons’

WASHINGTON - It’s not every day that the Vatican newspaper declares that a fictional character from the world of television is a Catholic - and a cartoon character at that.
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Bishop Malooly finds joy in the priesthood

Monsignor James Cronin never asked Bishop W. Francis Malooly to become a priest. It was Monsignor Cronin’s daily living of the priesthood at St. Ursula in Parkville that inspired young Fran Malooly to follow in his pastor’s footsteps.
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Pope says joy of Christmas season from Jesus’ presence

VATICAN CITY – Consecrating a new parish church, blessing figurines of the baby Jesus and reciting the Angelus with visitors in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Benedict XVI said the joy of the season comes from knowing Jesus is present among people and can work through them.
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Respect for all life

On Oct. 3, we celebrated Respect Life Sunday. In our intercessions we prayed for newborn babies, for married couples, for government leaders, those in prisons, hospitals and at home who are near death. We prayed for the elderly, those threatened by violence, women who have had abortions, as well as those who are in their...
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Optimism abounds in most troubling city areas

Three young men sat handcuffed on a corner at the intersection of Druid Hill Avenue and McMechen Street Aug. 18. The reflection of blue and red lights of city police vehicles flashed across their faces and the dilapidated buildings of the crime-plagued neighborhood in West Baltimore.
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