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January 19, 2012

2012 papal trip to Mexico, Cuba being studied seriously, spokesman says

VATICAN CITY – Vatican officials are at an advanced stage in studying the possibility of a papal trip to Mexico and Cuba in the spring of 2012, the Vatican spokesman said.
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January 19, 2012

Demonstrators, including bishop, dispersed with water in Philippines

QUEZON CITY, Philippines – Church leaders criticized firefighters' use of water hoses to disperse demonstrators, including Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo of Manila, at a rally outside Congress.
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January 19, 2012

Micah 6:8 instructs, energizes youth

Some 32 high school students have returned to their communities with plans for a social justice project, thanks to training they received at Micah 6:8.
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January 19, 2012

Catholics, Jews urged to work together to promote religious freedom

NEW YORK – Catholics and Jews can most effectively capitalize on five decades of progress in their relations by joining forces to promote religious freedom, defend immigrants, face a common threat from fanatics and advocate for civility in politics and society, said New York Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan.
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January 19, 2012

Good reviews: Vatican newspaper sees Obama’s start in positive light

VATICAN CITY – In a season of tension between the U.S. Catholic hierarchy and President Barack Obama, the Vatican newspaper has offered some unexpectedly upbeat reviews of the president’s first four months in office.
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January 19, 2012

Tri-modality therapy for lung cancer boosts survival rates

A three-pronged approach to treating lung cancer is boosting survival rates, even if the patient is diagnosed after the cancer has spread to the nearby lymph nodes. Tri-modality therapy for lung cancer is about 12 years old, and doctors now have enough data to see its benefits.
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January 19, 2012

Bishops urge Senate committee to uphold Defense of Marriage Act

WASHINGTON - The U.S. bishops have urged the Senate Judiciary Committee not to repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act, known as DOMA, calling it important for human rights and the common good.
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January 19, 2012

Members of Congress urge Obama to maintain conscience protection

WASHINGTON – Two members of Congress have called on President Barack Obama to make good on something he said in his May 17 speech to University of Notre Dame graduates, namely that he wished to “honor the conscience of those who disagree with abortion.”
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January 19, 2012

Let subtraction put you ahead during Lent

The journey of the season of Lent always includes my own journeying around the archdiocese. On Ash Wednesday I had Masses for the students at Maryvale, and later a Mass at Annunciation Parish. The first weekend of Lent I had the privilege of leading a parish mission at St. Joseph in Sykesville.
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January 19, 2012

Commonwealth to lift law banning monarchs from marrying Catholics

MANCHESTER, England – The law that bans a British monarch from marrying a Catholic is to be lifted after more than 300 years.
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January 19, 2012

Pay closer attention to example of Jesus

In his book, “Jesus before Christianity,” Father Albert Nolan, currently provincial for the South African Province of the Dominicans, says that “there is no mistaking the two quite different ways in which power and authority are understood and exercised. It is the difference between domination and service.”
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January 19, 2012

Lent is a time for sacrifice, ‘giving up’ and change

For many years, James Ulmer has given something up for Lent. Whether it was candy, soda, alcohol or chocolate, the 56-year-old parishioner of St. Katharine Drexel in Frederick always made it through the traditional 40-day penitential season without reneging on his sacrificial pledges – although he admitted that going without chocolate “almost killed” him.
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