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January 19, 2012

Pope laicizes suspended Missouri priest who led dissident church

ST. LOUIS – Pope Benedict XVI has laicized a suspended priest of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau who had been hired by the board of directors of the St. Stanislaus Kostka Corp. to be pastor of its church in St. Louis.
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January 19, 2012

Lunchtime Mass provides spiritual boost for city workers

On a recent frigid December weekday, Tina Tekirian of Frederick slipped out of her laboratory at the University of Maryland’s School of Medicine in downtown Baltimore, walked the few blocks to Shrine of St. Jude and settled into a pew shortly before the noon Mass was set to begin. With a workplace identification card dangling...
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January 19, 2012

Early implementation

Q. We’ve heard that Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien is allowing us to implement the new sung parts of the revised Mass as early as September. We’re not sure what that includes or how a parish is to go about it. If we don’t sing, can we recite these prayers? Any recommendations?
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January 19, 2012

In letter, pope responds to criticisms over Lefebvrite decision

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI has written a letter to the world’s bishops defending his decision to lift the excommunications of four traditionalist bishops and expressing regret that it gave rise to misunderstandings and polemics, according to Italian newspapers.
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January 19, 2012

Court to hear case over federal backing of faith-based group funding

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Supreme Court Dec. 1 agreed to review a case challenging the Bush administration's support for federal funding for faith-based institutions.
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January 19, 2012

State contraceptive mandates widespread but not as broad as HHS plan

WASHINGTON – In more than half of the states, Catholic officials have been living for years with mandates that health insurance plans must cover FDA-approved contraceptives in their prescription drug plans.
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January 19, 2012

National pro-life postcard campaign to be supplemented by e-mails

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has launched a campaign to send e-mails with a pro-life message to members of Congress.
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January 19, 2012

St. Theodosius the Cenobiarch

St. Theodosius the Cenobiarch was born in Cappadocia (present-day Turkey) in 423. He left home so that he could follow God. According to legend, he worked with St. Longinus in Jerusalem and led a church in the Bethlehem area. The hermit gathered followers and built a monastery. He also built a hospital and a hospice....
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January 19, 2012

Foundation promotes spiritual guide to foster deeper devotion to Mary

WASHINGTON - The head of a foundation encouraging Catholics to have a deeper devotion to Mary said that having a relationship with the mother of God “is more than just a bonus.”
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January 19, 2012

Indictment of Sudanese president seen as step toward peace in Sudan

WASHINGTON – The International Criminal Court’s issuance of an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity opens the door for the United States to help bring peace to the war-torn nation, said author and anti-genocide activist John Prendergast.
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January 19, 2012

Blessed Jordan of Saxony

Blessed Jordan of Saxony was born in the year 1190. He met St. Dominic, the founder of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), while at the University of Paris around 1219. He joined the Dominicans in 1220, and he was elected master general of the order after St. Dominic died in 1222. Blessed Jordan, a great...
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January 19, 2012

Miss Teen USA will use platform to promote girls’ self-esteem, modesty

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - When Danielle Doty, Miss Texas Teen USA, arrived in the Bahamas to compete in the Miss Teen USA pageant, she surrendered to God’s plan for her life, the Harlingen native said.
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