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Coadjutor asks for prayers, pledges ‘life, love’ to Los Angeles church

LOS ANGELES – In a prayerful, moving and colorful ceremony sprinkled with gentle humor and emotion - reflecting the man himself - Archbishop Jose H. Gomez was officially received May 26 as coadjutor archbishop of Los Angeles.
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Congress starting from scratch on making new policy

WASHINGTON – The previous Congress never got to vote on a full-scale rewrite of the 1996 Telecommunications Act. Some in the Republican-run House had hoped for a vote during the post-election lame-duck session, but the shift of power to the Democrats scuttled that possibility. Now, with Democrats in charge, what could a new telecommunications bill...
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The Year of the Priest

A few Sundays ago, St. Peter Claver and St. Pius V parishes celebrated the “Year of the Priest.” Since both parishes are conducted by the Josephite Fathers, Father. Edward Chiffriller, superior general, celebrated the liturgy, accompanied by a host of Josephite priests, brothers and seminarians. At this liturgy, three Josephite seminarians made their final promises...
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Christian infighting escalates

BEIRUT, Lebanon – When clashes broke out during a nationwide strike in Lebanon, some of the worst fighting rocked Christian areas, where rival factions live cheek by jowl. Some Lebanese Christians support the Syrian-backed Hezbollah movement and its Shiite Muslim allies, whose strike aimed to topple the country’s U.S.-supported Cabinet. Others have aligned themselves with...
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Baltimore’s Father Spencer named auxiliary bishop for American military

Father F. Richard Spencer, who was ordained in the Archdiocese of Baltimore and served in several parishes and at the retreat house in Sparks before becoming a U.S. Army chaplain in 1991, was named by Pope Benedict XVI in Rome May 22 auxiliary bishop of the Military Archdiocese and Titular Bishop of Auzia.
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Catholic Charities honors employees and volunteers

Hundreds of Marylanders gazed at the colorful Tibetan prayer flags that bedecked Baltimore’s Renaissance Hotel for Catholic Charities annual dinner Jan. 19, celebrating the distinguished service of two of its employees, one of its volunteers and a school full of students who have provided the elderly with enthusiastic companionship. Catholic Charities executive director Harold A....
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Devotion to Mary part and parcel of Catholic piety

When I was in the seminary studying to be a Priest, way back in the 1960’s, I had a job one summer working in the library at Johns Hopkins University. My job was filing foreign dissertations.
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University begins new Catholic studies minor

ATLANTA – Starting this January, students at Emory University in Atlanta have the chance to learn about famous Catholics as part of a new Catholic studies minor at the liberal arts university. The program is the only such minor in the country at a non-Catholic college or university, according to Emory officials.
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The Inquisition and Index: Vatican records shed light on dark legend

VATICAN CITY – The Roman Inquisition and the Index of Forbidden Books obviously do not represent the brightest chapters in Catholic history, but newly published documents from Vatican archives should help scholars distinguish between the truth and the dark legends.
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Pelosi report scandalous

The decision to publish the Catholic News Service story on Nancy Pelosi (CR, Jan. 11) is a scandal. Here we have the case of a supposedly Catholic government official who proclaims her support for all the anti-life positions, and the article treats it as minor criticism of someone "we can always talk to." This is...
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Seton Keough senior ‘spiritual catalyst’

The first time Mark Reedy watched Seton Keough’s track team prepare for a meet, he was stunned by the leadership shown by 17-year-old Jessica Smith.
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A bumper crop of good films

Those who complain that they don’t make quality films “like they used to” should get out more often and see what a rich palette of films – both domestic and foreign – are available, provided one chooses carefully. And, so too, the performances this past year by such present-day luminaries as Will Smith, Renee Zellweger,...
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