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January 19, 2012

Archbishop Jadot, former papal delegate in US, dies in Belgium

BRUSSELS, Belgium – Retired Belgian Archbishop Jean Jadot, former apostolic delegate in the United States, died Jan. 21 at his home in Brussels. He was 99 years old.
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January 19, 2012

Pope calls for end to ‘useless slaughter’ of war

LORENZAGO DI CADORE, Italy – Pope Benedict XVI called for an end to the “useless slaughter” of war and asked that “the rule of law” replace the recourse to weapons.
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January 19, 2012

U.S.-based child protection expert says Irish church at ‘tipping point’

DUBLIN – A leading international expert on child protection warned that the Catholic Church in Ireland is at “tipping point” and appealed for bishops and religious superiors to fully cooperate with the church’s own watchdog.
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January 19, 2012

Archbishop appoints leaders to schools panel

With many schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore facing declining enrollment and dwindling revenue, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien has appointed two prominent local Catholic figures to help enact his plan of reinvigorating the Catholic schools.
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January 19, 2012

Susan Banks is new principal of St. Agnes School

Strengthening the middle school program at St. Agnes School in Catonsville is one of Susan Banks’ top goals as she assumes her duties as the school’s new principal. Ms. Banks comes to St. Agnes following a two-year tenure as principal of Towson Catholic.
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January 19, 2012

Court order to cut California prison population seen as rights victory

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court’s May 23 decision upholding orders to reduce the population at dangerously overcrowded California prisons was hailed as a step toward improving inmates’ physical and mental health and religious rights.
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January 19, 2012

Christian leaders urge focus on poor in Obama stimulus package

WASHINGTON – Nine Christian leaders said the transition team of President-elect Barack Obama listened attentively to their urging that the needs of the poor be included in a planned economic stimulus package once Obama assumes the presidency.
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January 19, 2012

Pope appoints Bishop Zubik to head Pittsburgh Diocese

WASHINGTON – Pope Benedict XVI has named Bishop David A. Zubik of Green Bay, Wis., to head the Diocese of Pittsburgh, where he once was an auxiliary bishop. The appointment was announced in Washington July 18 by Monsignor Martin Krebs, charge d’affaires of the Vatican nunciature. Auxiliary Bishop Paul J. Bradley has been administrator of...
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January 19, 2012

I have come to serve

It was 2 a.m. I was in the midst of a four-hour layover in the Anchorage, Alaska, airport, drowsy and sluggish and looking forward to my connection to Japan to visit our military members and their families. I was in no shape or mood for evangelizing, but off to the side sensed someone approaching.
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January 19, 2012

Speaker says best way to continue Rev. King’s mission is to love

GARY, Ind. – If you ask the question “What’s love got to do with it?” from the Tina Turner song, Vincent Guider replies, “Everything.”
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January 19, 2012

Cardinal Keeler retires; Archbishop O’Brien succeeds him

BALTIMORE – Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Baltimore Cardinal William H. Keeler July 12 and named Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien of the Archdiocese for the Military Services to succeed him.
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January 19, 2012

Movie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

NEW YORK - The fourth movie in the series inspired by the Disneyland attraction, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” (Disney), spins a yarn that leads to the Fountain of Youth. No wonder it makes the popular franchise feel long in the tooth. While not a bust or a bore, “On Stranger Tides” would...
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