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January 19, 2012

St. Agnes steps up to support breast cancer patients

The ladies of the Stepping Stones Breast Cancer Support Group at St. Agnes Hospital are as different as the varying stages of cancer they are living through, but they do share one important mantra: it’s better to be laughing than crying. On Oct. 6, that saying rang true as the group participated in its first-ever...
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January 19, 2012

In Jordan, pope boosts Christian minority, builds bridges to Muslims

AMMAN, Jordan – Walking a pilgrim’s path in Jordan, Pope Benedict XVI energized its minority Christian population and built bridges to the moderate Muslim world.
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January 19, 2012

Parishes reap rewards when spiritual, riches are shared

The Parish Partnership Program is not just about giving – it’s about getting, too. The Baltimore-Haiti Outreach Project pairs a parish in the Archdiocese of Baltimore with one in the Diocese of Gonaives, Haiti.
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January 19, 2012

Bishop Finn, diocese plead not guilty to failure to report child abuse

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Bishop Robert W. Finn and the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, which he heads, entered pleas of not guilty to misdemeanor charges of failure to report child abuse.
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January 19, 2012

On plane, pope says pilgrimage can help cause of peace

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO JORDAN – En route to Jordan, Pope Benedict XVI said he hoped his Holy Land pilgrimage would aid the Middle East peace process by highlighting the value of prayer and convincing people to leave behind factional interests.
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January 19, 2012

Mexican bishops urge drug traffickers to give up violence

MEXICO CITY – The Mexican bishops’ conference has written an open letter urging drug traffickers to use Lent as a time to give up violent turf wars and street battles that have left thousands of people dead.
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January 19, 2012

Learn from basketball

Though a Catholic since birth, I do not understand the concept of “Catholic guilt.” Many Saturdays I watched my nephews play basketball. During every time out and at halftime, their coach would point out all the things they were doing wrong. Often the referee would stop the game with a shrill whistle and loudly announce...
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January 19, 2012

Some Mideast Christians face restrictions in efforts to see pope

JERUSALEM – Middle East Christians hoping to see Pope Benedict XVI during his May 8-15 pilgrimage to Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories faced some travel restrictions.
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January 19, 2012

Young and Young Adult Pilgrimage slated for March 15

Martha Collinson quietly instructs a worker with developmental disabilities on how to glue two pieces of wood together. The production manager for Providence Center Inc. patiently shows him how to spread the glue several times, and when the pieces are securely clamped, she moves on to the sanding room. There workers are sanding wood inlaid...
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January 19, 2012

Anti-bank protests spread from Wall Street to major U.S. cities

WASHINGTON – What started as a smallish protest in a New York City park in mid-September to rail against banks and wealthy Americans for their seeming indifference to the plight of poor and working-class Americans in a sluggish economy has spread to several major U.S. cities.
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January 19, 2012

Souter’s court legacy mixed on abortion, First Amendment cases

WASHINGTON – As Justice David Souter prepares to retire this summer after 19 years on the Supreme Court, he leaves a mixed legacy of jurisprudence: not so friendly to pro-life perspectives on cases involving abortion, but sometimes strong for religious interests in First Amendment areas.
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January 19, 2012

Miraculous medal? Medal might have helped Giants win

NEW ORLEANS – Ursuline Sister Kathleen Finnerty, superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of New Orleans, knows the limitations of Catholic theology as well as anyone.
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