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January 19, 2012

San Diego Diocese files for bankruptcy

SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Diocese has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to handle more than 140 clergy sexual abuse claims equitably. It is the fifth and largest U.S. diocese to do so since 2004. San Diego Bishop Robert H. Brom announced the decision Feb. 27, the day before the first abuse lawsuit...
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January 19, 2012

Hundreds of charismatic Filipino Catholics pray for renewal

Raising their hands high above their heads and gently swaying to the beat of a Christian rock band from California, hundreds of Filipino Catholics seemed lost in prayer at the Baltimore Convention Center June 26. They were calling down the power of the Holy Spirit and hoping to receive inspiration to renew their faith.
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January 19, 2012

The paradox of world’s most Catholic continent

LIMA, Peru – When church leaders from throughout Latin America gather in Brazil in May for the fifth general conference of the Latin American bishops’ council, they will be grappling with the contradictions of life on the world’s most Catholic continent. While more than 450 million of the region’s 551 million people are considered Catholic,...
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January 19, 2012

Bishops clarify ‘ambiguities’ in 2002 Catholic-Jewish document

WASHINGTON – The “ambiguities” in a 7-year-old document from Catholic and Jewish dialogue partners are continuing to cause confusion, two committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a June 18 note.
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January 19, 2012

Pope supports Polish archbishop who resigned

OXFORD, England – Pope Benedict XVI expressed support for an archbishop who resigned because of links to communist-era secret police. “I would like, above all, to offer words of encouragement, inviting you to stride forward with confidence and peace in your heart,” Pope Benedict said in a letter to former Warsaw Archbishop Stanislaw Wielgus. “I...
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January 19, 2012

Frederick family, parish help artist develop her craft

The talent belongs to Christine Conko.
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January 19, 2012

Basketball Round-Up

It is hoop-heaven this coming week as the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association will wrap-up their boys’ basketball tourney Feb. 23 with the A Conference tipping off at 7 p.m. at Gilman School, Baltimore, while the B and C Conference finals will begin at 6:30 p.m. at The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. Log on to the...
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January 19, 2012

Priest who is new doctrinal chief praised as ‘incredible theologian’

WASHINGTON – Colleagues of Archbishop-designate J. Augustine DiNoia said they were pleased with his new appointment at the Vatican, calling him an “incredible theologian” and a man with a “brilliant mind” who can engage others in liturgical and theological discussions.
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January 19, 2012

Texan artist directs students in painting mural

In a wooden frame on a curved brick wall in the lobby of Our Lady of Victory School, Arbutus, a large mural of the community painted by method of pointillism is now visible when entering the building. Pointillism is the art of applying small strokes or dots of color to a surface so that images...
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January 19, 2012

Specifics begin to emerge on nation’s hottest topic: health reform

WASHINGTON – Will federal health reform be like “the Massachusetts plan on steroids,” as one commentator predicted, or something else entirely? Will it require individuals or employers to “play or pay”? Will it involve some new form of government-run health care or leave the current system more or less intact? And the biggest question of...
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January 19, 2012

Pope says church grew with women’s contributions

VATICAN CITY – Highlighting the fidelity and responsibility of women in the early Christian community, Pope Benedict XVI said the church could not have grown and developed as it has without the contribution of women. “The history of Christianity would have had a very different development if it had not been for the generous support...
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January 19, 2012

Father Proffitt to take the helm at St. John the Evangelist, Severna Park

It’s been difficult over the last few weeks for Father James D. Proffitt not to reminisce.
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