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January 19, 2012

Father Linnane to chair state’s independent college and university association

The Board of Trustees of the Maryland Independent College and University Association elected Jesuit Father Brian F. Linnane, Loyola University Maryland president, as chair of the board effective July 1.
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January 19, 2012

Marriage, religious vows don’t limit freedom, papal preacher says

VATICAN CITY – The unbreakable bonds of marriage and the permanence of religious vows do not place artificial constraints on the freedom to love; rather they free a person to love forever, in good times and bad, said the preacher of the papal household.
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January 19, 2012

Immigrants aren’t the enemy, priests say

CHICAGO – Responding to what they called the increasingly harsh political rhetoric directed at undocumented immigrants, Priests for Justice for Immigrants held a Dec. 18 press conference to mark International Migrants’ Day with a pastoral “invitation and challenge” to the people of the Archdiocese of Chicago.
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January 19, 2012

On plane to Madrid, pope says WYD refreshes, strengthens the young

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO MADRID – Pope Benedict XVI described the World Youth Day celebrations as a “waterfall of light” that refreshes, nourishes and strengthens young Catholics and, therefore, can bring hope to the world.
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January 19, 2012

What’s in that March Madness food?

Just because it’s March Madness doesn’t mean you have to go crazy with food. Millions of Americans will be munching on potato chips, gooey dips, chicken wings and more – washing it down with beer and soda. But what’s really in those foods? Take a look. It might make you switch to celery sticks and...
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January 19, 2012

God’s team always wins

As I was reading the response from Suzanne Molino Singleton in “Practice makes perfect,” (CR, Dec. 13) who stated that “… no one –and no team – is perfect …” my initial thoughts were, “She is a Godly person. I would want her to be my friend. I would want her children to be my...
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January 19, 2012

Teens, young children both take home lessons

WESTMINSTER – Energetic kids filled the auditorium of St. John’s School every morning from June 27 to July 1 for the parish’s Vacation Bible School. Not everyone running around, however, was a camper.
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January 19, 2012

Fire chief names Archbishop O’Brien honorary fire chief

In recognition of Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien’s support for fire chaplains, Baltimore City Fire Chief James S. Clack has named Archbishop O’Brien “honorary fire chief.”
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January 19, 2012

Bethlehem’s Milk Grotto brings faith, hope and babies

BETHLEHEM, West Bank – The rows of framed letters and baby pictures are testimony that the Milk Grotto – where Mary is said to have nursed Jesus as the Holy Family fled to Egypt – has been much more than a pilgrimage to many couples.
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January 19, 2012

Vatican spokesman ‘astonished’ Croatia repossessed church property

VATICAN CITY – A tract of disputed church property in Croatia was returned to the Croatian government after a justice minister annulled a series of past property decisions that had given the property to a diocese.
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January 19, 2012

Percentage of Catholics down but church still largest US denomination

WASHINGTON – A new survey shows the percentage of U.S. residents who identify themselves as Catholics has declined, but Catholicism remains the largest denomination in the country.
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January 19, 2012

Dioceses sell property, reduce staffs to pay settlements

WASHINGTON – The clergy sex abuse scandal continued to have a major financial impact on U.S. Catholic dioceses in 2007 as multimillion-dollar settlements were reached with abuse victims and dioceses funded their share by selling church property, reducing staff and, in at least one case, soliciting contributions from priests and lay Catholics.
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