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January 19, 2012

On Easter, pope laments ‘continual slaughter’ in Iraq

VATICAN CITY – In his Easter message, Pope Benedict XVI lamented the countless wars, disasters and horrors ravaging the world, including “the continual slaughter” in Iraq and the situation in the Darfur region of Sudan. “Natural calamities and human tragedies that cause innumerable victims and enormous material destruction are not lacking” in the world, he...
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January 19, 2012

Archbishop: Orissa Christians fearful as anniversary of violence nears

BHUBANESWAR, India – A Catholic archbishop said Christians in the Indian state of Orissa are becoming more fearful with the approach of the first anniversary of the anti-Christian violence they experienced.
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January 19, 2012

Men learn about daily lives of priests, seminarians

Chris Cook’s grandfather and uncle both thought about becoming priests. Each joined the seminary before falling in love and getting married. Now at the age of 13, Chris feels a calling to the priesthood and he thinks the third time could be a charm.
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January 19, 2012

Mexican bishops criticize federal police for drug raid during Mass

MEXICO CITY – The Mexican Catholic bishops’ conference has criticized federal police for bursting into a Mass in Mexico’s western Michoacan state to apprehend an alleged drug-cartel lieutenant.
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January 19, 2012

Archbishop says morale is high among chaplains, soldiers

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Morale is high among priests and soldiers serving in Iraq, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services told Providence diocesan priests gathered March 21 at Our Lady of Providence Seminary. The archbishop noted that, while there has been a decline in the number of priests serving as...
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January 19, 2012

Ireland cracks down on Mass-card abuses at newsstands

DUBLIN, Ireland - The Irish government is clamping down on the sale of pre-signed Mass cards at newsstands and by other vendors.
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January 19, 2012

Pope looks for bridge to tradition

VATICAN CITY – Sometime soon, Pope Benedict XVI is expected to broaden permission to use the Tridentine Mass, a long-standing request of traditionalists who favor the rite used before the Second Vatican Council. The move is aimed at ending a liturgical dispute which has simmered for more than 20 years. In the process, it could...
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January 19, 2012

Effort to force Towson Catholic to remain open stalls in court

A Baltimore County judge dismissed an injunction July 24 to keep Towson Catholic High School open.
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January 19, 2012

Ongoing history

MENLO PARK, Calif. – Even though the average age of religious-order priests, sisters and brothers serving in the United States is increasing and their numbers are declining, don’t conclude religious communities are dying out, a well-known scholar said during a recent national meeting in Menlo Park. Instead, think of consecrated life as an “ongoing history”...
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January 19, 2012

Promoting vocations in the Hispanic Community

Too often we hear people saying that we are in a crisis of vocations, and that the number of priests is too small for the huge needs of the church. Is that true? Well, it depends how one sees reality.
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January 19, 2012

Knights make a difference in Iraq

While on his second tour in Iraq, U.S. Army Maj. David Anthony had no Knights of Columbus council to join. But by the time the St. Francis de Sales, Abingdon, parishioner left the Middle East 10 months later, the Camp Victory Knights of Columbus Round Table in Baghdad was established and growing. Maj. Anthony joined...
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January 19, 2012

Pope thanks doctors, well-wishers for treatment, prayers

ROMANO CANAVESE, Italy – Pope Benedict XVI thanked the doctors who treated his broken wrist and thanked everyone who prayed and expressed their concern for him.
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