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January 19, 2012

HHS mandate ‘unprecedented,’ must be rescinded, USCCB attorneys say

WASHINGTON – The federal government’s mandate that all health insurance plans cover contraceptives and sterilization free of charge “represents an unprecedented attack on religious liberty” and creates “serious moral problems” that require its rescission, attorneys for the U.S. bishops said in comments submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services.
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January 19, 2012

New Grantsville church nears completion

As construction workers banged nails and whirred saws inside St. Ann’s new church in Grantsville March 27, parish leaders stood in the sanctuary and happily took in a spectacular natural backdrop visible through large clear-glass windows.
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January 19, 2012

Archbishop O’Brien named head of Order of the Holy Sepulcher in Rome

Pope Benedict XVI appointed Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien of Baltimore as Pro-Grand Master of the Equestrian Order (Knights) of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem, based in Rome. The appointment was announced simultaneously in Rome and in Washington, Aug. 29.
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January 19, 2012

IHM seventh graders nominated for governor’s award

Seventh-graders at Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Baynesville, were nominated by St. Vincent’s Center for the Governor’s Volunteer Service Award. For over three years, students have helped to brighten the lives of the children at St. Vincent’s through art projects to brighten holiday meals, and organizing collections for clothing, school supplies and personal items.
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January 19, 2012

Ella’s effects go beyond contraception to abortion, experts say

WASHINGTON – In marketing materials for ella, the emergency contraception pill that will be available without co-pay or deductible to American women of child-bearing age under the new health reform plan, a cartoon character egg peeks out from behind a glass door while a cartoon character sperm stands on the steps, apparently cajoling her to...
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January 19, 2012

Many are seeing the light

In the classic baseball movie “Field of Dreams,” Kevin Costner’s character hears a voice that assures him, “If you build it, they will come.” These words affirmed the baseball-loving character’s leap of faith in digging up the Iowa corn fields that provided his living and replacing it with a baseball field on which past legends...
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January 19, 2012

Boys Hope participants excited to head off to college

When Marc Franklin first walked through the doors of Boys Hope at the age of 12, he remembers being “scared, but really excited at the same time.”
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January 19, 2012

Moral fabric in tatters before 9/11

Scott Appleby, director of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, told Catholic News Service that the “fraying of the moral fabric of our nation” comes to his mind as one of the more significant costs of 9/11 (CatholicReview.org, Aug 21).
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January 19, 2012

First Obama budget passes ‘values audit’ by advocates for poor

WASHINGTON – Seeing President Barack Obama’s first federal budget proposal in his still young administration, Catholic Charities officials and others committed to meeting the needs of the poor are breathing a bit easier.
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January 19, 2012

Happiness and joy of young people is overwhelming

As I watched the World Youth Day celebration on television, I was overwhelmed by the happiness and the joy of so many young people represented by so many countries having the opportunity to give witness to their Catholic Faith and to be the guests of Pope Benedict XVI (CR, July 24). Who would have ever...
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January 19, 2012

‘Chicago’ rock musician brings St. Alphonsus’s music to life

Putting Ray Herrmann on stage is like uncorking a bottle of champagne.
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January 19, 2012

Catholic university allows play after parish is asked to cancel it

SAN FRANCISCO – Two days after San Francisco Archbishop George H. Niederauer requested that a Catholic parish cancel a scheduled performance of a gay-themed play by high school students, the University of San Francisco stepped in and allowed the play to be performed on its campus.
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