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January 19, 2012

Bishops support Bishop D’Arcy’s ‘pastoral concern’ for Notre Dame

WASHINGTON – Meeting in executive session in San Antonio, the U.S. bishops expressed “appreciation and support” for Bishop John M. D’Arcy of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind., especially for “his pastoral concern” for the University of Notre Dame.
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January 19, 2012

Vatican budget closes with surplus; Peter’s Pence up $42 million

VATICAN CITY – Despite a serious drop in the value of the U.S. dollar, the Vatican’s 2006 budget closed with a surplus of more than $3.2 million, said Cardinal Sergio Sebastiani, head of the Vatican’s general accounting office.
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January 19, 2012

Bishops, college presidents seek dialogue after Notre Dame controversy

WASHINGTON – In the wake of the University of Notre Dame controversy involving President Barack Obama delivering its 2009 commencement address, some U.S. bishops and Catholic university presidents are preparing for dialogue aimed at reaching a consensus about speakers on their campuses.
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January 19, 2012

Caton Corners seeks to improve lives

On June 28, representatives from nine Southwest Baltimore businesses announced the expansion of a community partnership, Caton Corners, which was founded in 2004. Caton Corners will now include five local businesses to work together to improve the working and personal lives of the residents who live in the neighborhoods of Southwest Baltimore.
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January 19, 2012

Archbishop honors young people at Eagle of the Cross ceremony June 15

Nate Nocket saw a void and was compelled to fill it.
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January 19, 2012

Catholic leaders find president’s health care proposals disappointing

WASHINGTON – Calling the failure to provide health insurance for every child in the nation “a glaring moral failure,” the president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association said President George W. Bush’s opposition to the expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program was “profoundly” disappointing.
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January 19, 2012

Pope urges world leaders to tackle hunger at UN summit

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI urged international leaders to turn their attention to the growing problem of world hunger as they deal with the global economic crisis.
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January 19, 2012

Amid demand for human-animal hybrids, some question their value

LONDON – In ancient mythology, the chimera was a fire-breathing creature made up of the parts of various animals. Typically, it was portrayed with the head of a lion, the body of a goat and the tail of a serpent.
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January 19, 2012

Child abuse was part of a prevalent church culture, Irish bishops say

DUBLIN, Ireland – The abuse of children in institutions run by Catholic priests and nuns was part of a culture that was prevalent in the Catholic Church in Ireland, the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference said at the conclusion of its summer meeting.
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January 19, 2012

Exhibit shows Isaac Newton’s fascination with religious writings

JERUSALEM – A new exhibit of never-displayed manuscripts written by Isaac Newton reveals the scientist’s fascination with theology and apocalyptic and biblical writings. Best known as the rational 17th-century mathematician and physicist who discovered the notion of gravity, Newton is considered one of the foremost scientific intellects of all time. “During that period religion and...
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January 19, 2012

Thanks for Father Polk and all priests

Nov. 10 is the first anniversary of the death of my brother, Father Tom Polk. While I miss him every day I rejoice in the great blessing he was to me. At his viewing my family learned about the many ways Tom ministered to his people and what a blessing he was to them. We...
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January 19, 2012

Father’s suicide attempt leads Catholic family to help others

WASHINGTON – Patricia Gallagher vividly recalls the day in 1999 when she was dropping off film to be developed and a kind Wal-Mart clerk asked whether her husband, John, who was in a wheelchair, had been in an accident.
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