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January 19, 2012

Valentine’s dinner becomes affair of the heart for victims

ATKINS, Ark. – Assumption Church’s annual Valentine’s roast beef dinner became an affair of the heart for victims of a February tornado that swept through Atkins, killing four people and damaging or destroying more than 100 homes and businesses.
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January 19, 2012

Cardinal urges Senate to drop abortion funding in appropriations bills

WASHINGTON – Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo called on members of the U.S. Senate to remove four provisions “that pose a direct threat to innocent human life” from a package of three appropriations bills for fiscal 2012.
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January 19, 2012

Pro-life leaders, groups condemn murder of Kansas abortion doctor

WASHINGTON – Pro-life advocates universally condemned the May 31 murder of a Kansas abortion doctor, with officials from several U.S. right-to-life groups saying such extreme acts only hurt the pro-life cause.
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January 19, 2012

Knott Foundation provides grants to 12 Catholic programs

The Baltimore-based Knott Foundation recently awarded $1.4 million to 28 area organizations, including 12 Catholic programs. With more than $67 million in assets, the foundation provides grants to programs involved in arts and humanities, Catholic activities, education, health care, and human services.
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January 19, 2012

In Malawi, aid agencies eye simple changes to help resist drought

SAGAWIKA, Malawi – With a little mulch from last season’s corn stalks, a deeper hole with more seeds and a few other tweaks of traditional corn-planting techniques, the villages of Nduwa and Sagawika might make it through the next drought in better shape.
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January 19, 2012

Vatican condemns North Korean nuclear test, missile launches

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican has condemned the latest round of nuclear testing and missile launching by North Korea, warning that these acts of aggression threaten “the very survival” of the country's own people by exacerbating its isolation.
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January 19, 2012

Sister Mary Catherine Moan, D.C.

A funeral Mass was offered Feb. 7 for Sister Mary Catherine Moan, D.C., at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Emmitsburg. Her brother, Father Francis X. Moan, S.J., was the main celebrant. Sister Mary Catherine died Feb. 4. She was 93 and had been a nun for 73 years.
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January 19, 2012

Two seminarians take different paths to same goal

PORTLAND, Ore. – Two seminarians – a monk and a future diocesan pastor – say their differing paths complement each other.
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January 19, 2012

Bishop Rozanski accepts vows of Cumberland hermit

Marie Laura Tellier has privately lived the life of a hermit for the last 10 years in Western Maryland – spending many hours of every day in prayer and contemplation.
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January 19, 2012

John Carroll hires football coach

On Feb. 1, The John Carroll School, Bel Air, announced that it hired a new football coach, Keith Rawlings. The Patriots compete in the MIAA B Conference and finished their season 2-6 in league play and 2-8 overall.
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January 19, 2012

Catholic Volunteer Network gets back 75 percent of AmeriCorps funding

WASHINGTON – After several months on a “real roller coaster,” federal funding for the AmeriCorps Education Awards Program run by the Catholic Volunteer Network is back to 75 percent of its funding level a year earlier.
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January 19, 2012

Irish church, government leaders welcome abuse report, express sorrow

DUBLIN, Ireland – Irish Catholic Church and government officials welcomed a report by an independent commission on child abuse and expressed sorrow about the incidents it documented.
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