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January 19, 2012

Norms for saints’ causes call for careful study

VATICAN CITY – In a new set of rules encouraged by Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican is requiring dioceses to be more meticulous and objective when they prepare local sainthood causes.
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January 19, 2012

Dueling political strategists share rostrum at annual Al Smith dinner

NEW YORK – Whoever commands the next congressional majority after the upcoming midterm election will discover that fortune favors those who put service and duty above party and self, according to Republican political consultant Mary Matalin.
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January 19, 2012

Foreign Catholics surprised to find church, Mass in Beijing

BEIJING – Some foreign Catholics attending the Beijing Olympics said they were surprised to discover that the Catholic Church operates in mainland China and the liturgy is the same as back home.
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January 19, 2012

IAAM names winter all-stars

The Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland named the following Catholic high school athletes winter sports all-stars.
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January 19, 2012

Anglican bishop announces he will resign, join Catholic ordinariate

LONDON – The bishop who leads the largest Anglo-Catholic group in the Church of England said he plans to resign by the end of the year and join a personal ordinariate when it is established in England and Wales.
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January 19, 2012

Higher authority on pro-life positions

As the election cycle approaches, the pro-abortion Catholics will trot out their own “Apologia Pro Vita Sua” to explain their voting for a pro-abortion candidate. “It’s only one issue,” “I’m not a single-issue voter,” “What about the unjust war in Iraq?” etc. A recent letter compared the taking of pre-born life to the death of...
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January 19, 2012

In Gaza, electricity–or lack thereof–powers daily activities

JERUSALEM – The first question friends in the Gaza Strip ask each other when they meet these days is, “Do you have electricity?” “Three days a week we have no electricity for eight hours straight, depending on the area,” said Omar Shaban, project manager for the Gaza office of the U.S. bishops’ Catholic Relief Services....
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January 19, 2012

Synod hears repeated calls for common Christian Easter date

VATICAN CITY – At a synod concerned primarily about peace and the continued presence of Christians in the Holy Land, one of the suggestions made repeatedly was that Catholics, Protestants, Anglicans and Orthodox finally celebrate Easter together each year.
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January 19, 2012

China restricts unregistered clergy as Olympics approach

BEIJING – Catholic clergy who work near Beijing and have not registered with the Chinese government faced restrictions on their work as the 2008 Olympic Games approached.
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January 19, 2012

Pope Benedict suggests a fast from words and images

VATICAN CITY – Inadvertently or not, Pope Benedict XVI allowed reporters to get a taste of a Lenten experience he recommended to the priests of the Diocese of Rome, “fasting from words and images.”
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January 19, 2012

Bishops, state conferences work to educate Catholics before election

WASHINGTON – State Catholic conferences and the bishops they represent in the public policy arena are using diverse methods to educate Catholic voters before the 2010 elections.
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January 19, 2012

New Transfiguration pastor expects smooth transition

Father Roger White, O.F.M. Cap., anticipates a smooth transition to his post as the new pastor of Baltimore City’s Transfiguration Catholic Community.
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