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January 19, 2012

Immigration debate could open with reintroduction of bill

WASHINGTON – As the Senate prepared to open two weeks of debate on immigration reform legislation in mid-May despite lacking a bill around which to shape the discussion, Catholic and other immigration advocates were troubled by some of the proposals they had heard. After no viable bill seemed to be on the horizon despite months...
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January 19, 2012

Father Poston named pastor of St. Mary’s, Hagerstown

When Father J. Collin Poston arrived at St. Mary’s in Hagerstown a year ago as administrator, he was struck by the parish’s deep spirituality.
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January 19, 2012

Pope tells Brazil’s bishops to be clear on family, faith, justice

SAO PAULO, Brazil – Pope Benedict XVI encouraged Brazilian bishops to resist attacks on marriage and the family, seek out fallen-away Catholics and defend the rights and dignity of the poor. In a lengthy speech May 11, the pope laid out guidelines for what he termed a “methodical evangelization aimed at personal and communal fidelity...
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January 19, 2012

Artie Donovan to appear at Calvert Hall event

The Men of Calvert Hall will hold a Ravens Bash with Artie Donovan Oct. 18 at the school’s dining hall.
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January 19, 2012

British church leaders acknowledge ups, downs of Blair’s service

LONDON – Church leaders in the United Kingdom acknowledged the ups and downs of British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s decade in office. While they commended Blair for helping to secure peace in Northern Ireland, church leaders also raised questions over the wisdom of taking Great Britain to war in Iraq. Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor of Westminster,...
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January 19, 2012

St. Anthony capping 125th anniversary

In its heyday, Gardenville’s St. Anthony of Padua would have 6,000 people attend Masses on Sunday.
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January 19, 2012

Embryonic stem-cell research doesn’t help

The article “New, Natural Breast Reconstruction Following Mastectomy” (Editor’s note: The article to which the author is referring is an advertisement on page nine of the CR, April 26) reporting on the shift from using muscle tissue to using fat tissue and the benefits of the switch, was closely followed by an Internet report that...
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January 19, 2012

Nobel Peace Prize to Obama greeted with praise, high hopes at Vatican

VATICAN CITY– News that U.S. President Barack Obama had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was met with high hopes from the Vatican spokesman.
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January 19, 2012

Pope’s photographers snap coolly, with class

VATICAN CITY – They are not pushy or pesky; rather, the pope’s own paparazzi are the epitome of discretion and class. Vatican photographers stand out from other media shutterbugs, not just because they’re always dressed in ironed dark suits and ties, but because, coolly clicking away, they are the ones standing right next to the...
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January 19, 2012

U.S. bishops clarify statement on Catholic-Jewish dialogue

WASHINGTON – Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and four other bishops, including Cardinal William H. Keeler, retired archbishop of Baltimore and the USCCB’s liaison to the Jewish community, issued a “Statement of Principles for Catholic-Jewish Dialogue” Oct. 5.
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January 19, 2012

IED wounds account for many of Walter Reeds injuries

WASHINGTON – Along with all the other military jargon and abbreviations, a relatively new term keeps bubbling up to the surface at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, as well as in popular parlance: IED. It’s short for improvised explosive device. IEDs account for a large share of the wounds sustained by U.S. soldiers in Iraq...
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January 19, 2012

Sisters of Bon Secours moving international headquarters to Marriottsville

The Congregation of the Sisters of Bon Secours are relocating their international headquarters from Paris to Marriottsville, according to an Oct. 2 news release. The offices for the Sisters of Bon Secours in the United States, Bon Secours Spiritual Center and Bon Secours Health System all reside on the Marriottsville campus.
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