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January 19, 2012

Part Two: On Integrating a Southern Catholic high school

The students in Charleston had a different way of life. Some of the boys actually drove the school buses. Many of the students had cars and during the warm months, surf boards were attached to the top of the cars. After school, the kids headed for the restrooms and returned to their cars in surfing...
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January 19, 2012

Anti-smoking campaign earns awards for students at 20 Catholic schools

As 12-year-old St. Bernardine Catholic School, Baltimore, seventh grader Katrina Freeman developed her award-winning Tobacco Use Prevention Contest entry, she prayed her efforts would free her father from his decades-long cigarette habit. Though her mega-watt smile sparkled as she was given a $50 gift certificate May 30 in the parish center at the Cathedral of...
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January 19, 2012

Report says Pope John Paul miracle nears final recognition

VATICAN CITY – A presumed miracle needed for the beatification of the late Pope John Paul II reportedly has reached the final stages of approval.
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January 19, 2012

Doors – not china – on couple’s Habitat for Humanity gift list

NEW ORLEANS – Instead of receiving china, crystal and silver as wedding gifts, Leora Madden and Tony Gambell will accept nails, windows, doors, hinges and other building materials.
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January 19, 2012

Cumberland seniors keep church ‘spotless’

CUMBERLAND – As soon as the last words of the closing prayer were uttered at the end of a recent morning Mass at St. Mary in Cumberland, they descended like an earnest horde of bees. Carrying buckets, feather dusters, cloths, vacuum cleaners and more, a team of seniors ranging in age from 62-92, set to...
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January 19, 2012

Low-power radio expansion finally wins congressional OK

WASHINGTON – Amid discussion and debate of several other bills, each of which carried a far higher profile, the Local Community Radio Act of 2010 passed the Senate Dec. 18 by unanimous consent.
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January 19, 2012

Campaign ‘08: Iraq War poses major challenges for next president

WASHINGTON – The legacy of President George W. Bush will be framed primarily by one event: the ongoing war in Iraq. WASHINGTON – The legacy of President George W. Bush will be framed primarily by one event: the ongoing war in Iraq. At five and a half years and running, the Iraq War – portrayed...
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January 19, 2012

Bishop Wenski testifies on immigration reform

WASHINGTON – The problem that must be solved by immigration reform “is not the immigrants” but “the broken system,” the former chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration told a House subcommittee. In testimony May 22 before the House Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law, Bishop Thomas G. Wenski of...
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January 19, 2012

Year in Review: Haiti earthquake, Pope Benedict named top story, newsmaker of 2010

WASHINGTON - The devastating January earthquake in Haiti and the recovery and rebuilding effort that followed it topped the religious news stories of 2010, and Pope Benedict XVI was again the top newsmaker, according to the annual poll conducted by Catholic News Service.
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January 19, 2012

French priest keeps alive memories, uncovers graves of Ukrainian Jews

WASHINGTON – Father Patrick Desbois said he will never forget one of the first interviews he had with an elderly man who saw Nazi soldiers murder Jews in Ukraine.
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January 19, 2012

Eastern Shore parishes welcome vacationing Catholics

Summer in Maryland means long drives to the Eastern Shore with the sunroof open and the windows down. Thousands of Marylanders migrate to the beach every summer for vacation, but what kind of effect do they have on the Eastern Shore parishes? According to Bishop Michael Saltarelli, who has been bishop of the Diocese of...
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January 19, 2012

Lack of religious freedom harms security, pope says in peace message

VATICAN CITY – Infringements on the freedom of religion threaten peace and security worldwide as well as stifle authentic human growth and development, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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