Contact Us | Report Misconduct | Catholic Review | Policies | Careers | myArch | Outlook365

News

January 19, 2012

State lawmakers consider reporting bills

With the support of the Catholic Church, the House of Delegates unanimously passed a bill Feb. 22 requiring law enforcement agencies to notify nonpublic school superintendents or principals when one of their students is arrested for a serious crime. The Senate version of the bill is now under consideration in Annapolis.
Read More
January 19, 2012

Haitian first lady meets with leaders of Catholic Relief Services

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The first lady of Haiti and the next president of Catholic Relief Services had an exchange Oct. 25 that went directly to how CRS is responding to the basic needs of the most impoverished nation in the Western Hemisphere.
Read More
January 19, 2012

Catholic scientists debunk movie’s depiction of science, faith clash

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A bomb. A secret sect of anti-Catholic scientists. A church straddling ancient traditions and the modern world.
Read More
January 19, 2012

CRS: Doctors in Congo helps ease plight of female victims

CAPE TOWN, South Africa – A church-run training program for rural doctors in the Democratic Republic of Congo has helped ease the plight of women in the war-torn eastern region where sexual violence is common, an aid worker said.
Read More
January 19, 2012

Franciscans risk stoning to provide aid to poor along border fence

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. – The compact car lifted a trail of dust as it traveled slowly along the 18-foot-tall chain-link fence, attracting the attention of the U.S. Border Patrol agent sitting in his green and white SUV.
Read More
January 19, 2012

Health care workers urged to fight for conscience rights

Catholic health care providers need to stand up and defend their right to practice medicine in a way that’s consistent with their religious convictions, according to several speakers at a symposium on conscience rights held May 9 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson.
Read More
January 19, 2012

Eucharistc adoration doesn’t trump the Mass

One of the genuinely hopeful developments in Catholic life in recent years has been the spread of eucharistic adoration. Parishes across the country have begun to offer opportunities for people to meditate and pray before the Blessed Sacrament. In some places, eucharistic adoration is a 24/7 program while elsewhere it takes place several days a...
Read More
January 19, 2012

Pope names Archbishop Vigano new nuncio to the US

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI named Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, 70, to be the new nuncio to the United States.
Read More
January 19, 2012

Visit to Israel: Leaders know, appreciate pope’s teaching on Judaism

VATICAN CITY – As Pope Benedict XVI prepared to visit Israel in early May, Jewish leaders involved in dialogue appeared to be hopeful and not particularly wary about what the pope would say.
Read More
January 19, 2012

Sister Edith McLaughlin, O.S.F.

A funeral Mass was offered for Sister Edith McLaughlin, O.S.F., on Feb. 20 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Edith, formerly known as Sister Mary Thomasita, died on Feb. 14. She was 82.
Read More
January 19, 2012

Organized crime highlights corruption in some Latin American countries

MEXICO CITY – Federal officials denounced the arson attack on the Casino Royale in Monterrey, Mexico, as an act of terror and blamed Los Zetas, the soldiers-turned-cartel-toughs and public-security scourge.
Read More
January 19, 2012

Praise for two Baltimore ‘saints’

I have come not merely to praise Monsignor Jeremiah Kenney, but to canonize him! While it is indeed often prudent to wait until a saint is dead before he or she is officially canonized, the sad part is that they miss their own party! So I’d like to have Jerry enjoy his canonization while still...
Read More
1 … 1,108 1,109 1,110 1,111 1,112 … 1,758
En español »