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January 19, 2012

Pope welcomes project to promote vaccine research

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI congratulated the finance ministers of Italy, Great Britain, Canada and Russia for their efforts to promote the development of vaccines to reduce child mortality in poor countries.
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January 19, 2012

Millennial series applauded

After re-reviewing your four-part series on “Growing Up Millennial,” I can just report that my overwhelming emotion is one of hope. The next generations are seeking somewhere to belong and something in which to believe. For two millennia, the church has been able to respond to new cultures and the changes of time while remaining...
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January 19, 2012

USCCB, CRS seek 1 million Catholics for global poverty initiative

WASHINGTON – Catholics across a broad spectrum of the church are being mobilized in a renewed effort to fight global poverty.
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January 19, 2012

Shopping addiction possible

Joy Black used to shop so frequently at Talbot’s Outlet that she knew the sales staff by name. For her, the thrill of shopping was in the sheer delight of finding a great bargain. “I liked getting 75 percent off,” said Mrs. Black, 47. “Even if I didn’t need it, I’d have to buy it.”...
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January 19, 2012

Professor suggests ways families, parishes can reconnect to the land

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Chris Thompson, academic dean at the St. Paul Seminary and a board member of the National Catholic Rural Life Conference, says he would like to see all Catholic universities teach a course in agriculture to help Catholics understand their need to have a connection to the land and the environment.
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January 19, 2012

Transfer military spending to those in need

I agree completely with George Eustaquio’s letter (CR, Jan. 22) in which he states, “Where is the outrage on Gaza?” I don’t understand why the clergy and ministers from all faiths don’t speak out on the catastrophic conditions in Gaza, especially over the high number of civilian casualties. An estimated 5,300 Palestinians were injured –...
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January 19, 2012

Housing, education lead to opportunities

The focus of the Archdiocesan Beyond the Boundaries Program is affordable housing (Inclusionary Zoning) in the Baltimore region for all of its citizens. Housing is more than just shelter. Mixed income schools that result from this provide for a better education and more employment opportunities through social networking. Affordable housing works to offset the spiraling...
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January 19, 2012

Nuns stay in Libya because of commitment to people, says Tanzanian

BENGHAZI, Libya – A Catholic nun working in rebel-held eastern Libya says she and other sisters have remained because of their commitment to the people they serve.
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January 19, 2012

College students, teachers try to right business wrongs

Andrew Velazquez sounds disillusioned. He yearns for the days when businesses took responsibility for their decision-making and were accountable to their customers, community and country.
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January 19, 2012

Illegal immigration should not be tolerated

“Bishops Address Public Policy” (CR, Jan 25) is among a number of articles that distort the real issues. These articles tout “earned legalization,” the “death” of illegal aliens attempting to enter our country and sending the wrong signal to the international community. These one-sided articles distorted the total picture of illegal aliens. It failed to...
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January 19, 2012

Frederick students call attention to social justice

My Social Justice class at Saint John’s Catholic Prep in Frederick is writing to tell you about our course of actions toward poverty and economic justice. We feel it’s in the best interest to educate as many people as we can on the real issues as our first course of action, because knowledge is everything.
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January 19, 2012

Again: Legislation Targeted at Church

For the sixth time in seven years, a bill has been brought before the Maryland legislature that, if passed, would have a devastating impact on the Catholic Church, including our parishes, schools and other institutions. The Maryland legislation, as with similar bills up for consideration throughout the country, is part of a coordinated national lobbying...
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