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January 19, 2012

Krakow rector quits after Polish archbishop resigns

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The fallout from the resignation of Polish Archbishop Stanislaw Wielgus continued, with revelations about his role as an informant for former secret police, warnings about new disclosures to come and the resignation of a leading churchman in Krakow, Poland. Pope Benedict XVI accepted Archbishop Wielgus’ resignation Jan. 7, just two days...
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January 19, 2012

Connecticut retreat center’s online Mass cards have global following

TERRYVILLE, Conn. – Holy Family Retreat Center in West Hartford, founded by the Passionist Fathers in 1951, is reaping the benefits of this high-tech era.
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January 19, 2012

Current events spark interest of homeless

Aaron Wiggins may be homeless, but it doesn’t mean he isn’t interested in discussing current events. Mr. Wiggins is among the six to 10 individuals who come weekly to St. Vincent de Paul’s Beans & Bread Outreach Center in Fells Point, ready to discuss the issues of the day. “A lot of the missions and...
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January 19, 2012

Archdiocese sends results of Father Peyton inquiry to Vatican

Father Patrick Peyton, a Holy Cross priest whose popular radio and television programs promoted family prayer, is a step closer to sainthood.
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January 19, 2012

Jesuit priest among Newsweek’s people to watch

NEW YORK (CNS) -- Newsweek magazine has named Jesuit Father John P. Foley, president of the national Cristo Rey Network of Catholic high schools, among "the people to watch in the year ahead." Two other religious figures -- Episcopal Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and Muslim professor Ingrid Mattson -- also made the magazine's gallery of...
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January 19, 2012

Case of dismissed Catholic professor is under review

WASHINGTON – A University of Illinois faculty committee is reviewing the dismissal of a Catholic adjunct professor of religion after a student complained about the instructor’s explanation of the church’s teaching that homosexual acts are morally wrong.
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January 19, 2012

St. Mary Saints seal second in Peery Tourney

After completing the ultimate season in 2005, with a 21-1 overall record, a Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland B Conference title, and a B Conference Prep State title, St. Mary’s, Annapolis, wrestling program has their work cut out for them. Attempting to fill 14 weight classes with a 22-man roster often has head coach...
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January 19, 2012

Men committed to God with a purpose

One thing that I have noticed while visiting many of our churches is the lack of men in the congregation. This puzzled me to the point that I decided to ask several male associates what they did on Sunday morning. The answers ranged from washing the car to cutting the grass to just lying around...
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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

Catholic Relief Services reflects on six-month anniversary of Haiti earthquake

Six months ago the earth shook in Haiti for 35 seconds. Thirty five seconds that ended so many lives and changed many more. Let me share with you a story that is very typical of life in Haiti over the last six months.
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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

Poland’s new Catholic president gets mixed reviews from bishops

WARSAW, Poland – Polish bishops have given a mixed reception to their country’s new president, Bronislaw Komorowski, a 58-year-old Catholic father of five and former seminary history teacher.
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