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January 19, 2012

Boise bishop urges Catholics to recognize Christ in every immigrant

BOISE, Idaho – Boise Bishop Michael P. Driscoll, in a pastoral statement on immigration, called on the people and parishes of his diocese “to recognize Christ in the person of every immigrant and to proclaim the church’s message of hope and welcome in our local communities.” “I challenge all parishes and individual Catholics to pray...
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January 19, 2012

Illinois bishops say new civil union law could harm religious freedom

CHICAGO – Illinois’ new law legalizing civil unions and giving them the same status as marriages in the state has the “potential for a serious conflict with religious liberty,” according to the state’s Catholic bishops.
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January 19, 2012

Conscience guides us

Throughout the ages conscience has been described in various ways. Origen, who lived around the year 200, called it “the chamber of justice.” Carl Jung said “through pride we are ever deceiving ourselves. But deep down below the surface … a small voice says to us, ‘Something is out of tune,’ ” and our own...
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January 19, 2012

Survey notes attitudinal differences in heavy, light TV watchers

WASHINGTON – A newly published survey shows notable differences in the attitudes of heavy TV watchers and light TV watchers on several social and political issues.
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January 19, 2012

One of the ‘six fabulous Kunkel girls,’ School Sister credits her century to a happy home life

If the large house at 2102 South Road in Mount Washington could speak, it would tell happy tales of the 11-member Kunkel family who once lived under its roof.
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January 19, 2012

School Sisters celebrate 175 years of ministry

At a time when a rising tide of secularism threatened the church’s existence in Germany, a young Bavarian woman took a stand for her faith that would touch the lives of millions throughout the world for 175 years.
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January 19, 2012

Monsignor Auer celebrates 50 years as a priest

For 50 years Monsignor John Auer has served as a priest in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, been an inspiration to others and helped parishes achieve their goals.
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January 19, 2012

Burst pipe closes Sacred Heart School in Glyndon; Catholic Schools Week activities there postponed

Sacred Heart School in Glyndon suffered a malfunction of the sprinkler system on the side of the building Jan. 24, causing administrators to cancel classes until Feb. 3.
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January 19, 2012

Poignant moments, some surprises in new film about late pope

VATICAN CITY – Pope John Paul II was lightly wounded by a knife-wielding priest in Portugal in 1982, one year after a gunman tried to kill him in St. Peter’s Square, according to one of the late pope’s closest aides.
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January 19, 2012

Cool under pressure: Papal guards handle many pilgrims discreetly

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI’s security guards are known for composure under pressure, and they showed it when a deranged German tried to jump onto the pope’s jeep at a general audience. Within seconds, 11 Vatican plainclothes agents – Swiss Guards and policemen – subdued the 27-year-old man and pinned him to the ground....
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January 19, 2012

Disagreements cannot be ignored in ecumenical dialogue, pope says

VATICAN CITY – Fundamental differences, particularly over human sexuality and marriage, should not be ignored out of fear of damaging the progress that has been made in ecumenical dialogue, Pope Benedict XVI told Lutheran representatives.
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January 19, 2012

New Knights’ survey outlines Catholic views on host of moral issues

WASHINGTON – American Catholic voters in 2008 tend to be more moderate and less liberal than U.S. voters as a whole, according to a survey commissioned by the Knights of Columbus and released Oct. 14.
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