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January 19, 2012

2009 in Review: Obama at Notre Dame fuels debate over schools’ Catholic identity

WASHINGTON – An ongoing debate about U.S. Catholic institutions of higher education maintaining their Catholic identity escalated in 2009 when the University of Notre Dame in Indiana invited President Barack Obama to deliver the commencement address.
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January 19, 2012

Priests urged to care for their bodies the way they care for souls

WASHINGTON – With studies confirming that a high percentage of U.S. clerics are overweight and lead inactive and nutritionally unhealthy lifestyles, several Catholic leaders in interviews with Catholic News Service said priests should focus on their bodies with the same care they give the souls of their parishioners.
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January 19, 2012

2009 in Review: Catholic influence seen in House health bill, but what about Senate?

WASHINGTON – Although the ultimate fate of health reform legislation in the U.S. Congress remained up in the air as the end of 2009 neared, one thing is certain: With their unequivocal call to keep the legislation abortion-neutral, the U.S. bishops had a strong influence on the debate.
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January 19, 2012

Retiring Cumberland priest has ‘loved every second’

Even as a little boy growing up in a row house in Baltimore City, Father Milton A. Hipsley loved to “play priest.”
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January 19, 2012

Vatican official calls for ‘new thinking’ to address climate change

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – The world must confront its current moral crises, ranging from hunger to environmental destruction, with “discernment and new thinking,” said the head of the Vatican delegation to the United Nations climate change conference.
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January 19, 2012

Georgetown lawyers give tips on how to hold media firms accountable

MINNEAPOLIS – A little bit of savvy Web surfing, combined with some diligent research, can keep media companies on their toes and accountable to the public they serve, according to Georgetown University law professor Angela Campbell.
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January 19, 2012

Climate change hurting poor seminarians in Africa, says priest

VATICAN CITY – Climate change is hurting poor farmers, including farming seminarians in Africa.
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January 19, 2012

A New Pentecost, A New Evangelization… The Challenge of Pope Benedict

Our role at the Catholic Center, where the offices for the central services of the Archdiocese are located, is to provide the support that will allow the outstanding work of our parishes, schools and other institutions to continue for the benefit of those we serve. I have been extremely impressed by the dedication of the...
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January 19, 2012

Ecumenical allies? Orthodox, Catholics take aim at European secularism

VATICAN CITY – For years, the Vatican has suggested that a promising area of ecumenical cooperation was a joint struggle by Christian churches against the moral and social challenges posed by a predominantly secular society.
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January 19, 2012

Father Ralph Ransom Jr., S.S.J.

A funeral mass for Father Ralph Ransom Jr., S.S.J, was offered June 12 at St. Joseph Manor, Baltimore. Father Ransom, who was 76, spent most of his priestly life in southeast Texas, but began it as associate pastor of St. Peter Claver in Baltimore. He died June 7 at St. Joseph Manor.
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January 19, 2012

Archbishop O’Brien dedicates Spiritual Life Center in Davidsonville

A fast-growing parish in Anne Arundel County has more breathing room thanks to a new Spiritual Life Center that will provide much-needed space for parish programs and worship.
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January 19, 2012

Vatican rejects canonical appeal on Boston parish closings

BRIGHTON, Mass – The Catholic Church’s highest court has rejected appeals of the closures of eight Boston-area parishes, the Archdiocese of Boston confirmed June 10.
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