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January 19, 2012

Franciscan says Catholic schools in Holy Land must be supported

LONDON – Christianity could vanish from Israel and the Palestinian territories within two generations unless more is done to support Catholic schools, said the head of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land.
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January 19, 2012

Archdiocese of Baltimore releases elementary school test scores

The following is a Sept. 10 news release from the Archdiocese of Baltimore:
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January 19, 2012

Church official condemns fatal shootings of local journalists

MEXICO CITY – A church official in Mexico’s poor southern state of Oaxaca condemned the fatal shootings of two Triqui Indian community radio announcers, saying it was a crime of repression against independent media operators.
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January 19, 2012

Archdiocese prepares for flu pandemic

Between fasting and holy water, churchgoers in the Archdiocese of Baltimore may want to add another item to their Mass ritual: the liberal use of a hand sanitizer.
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January 19, 2012

What the Holy Father could teach us

A couple of weeks ago I was pleased to join in honoring Judge Frank E. Cicone, Former Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Baltimore County, in a surprise celebration of his 50th anniversary of joining the Maryland Bar. I had known little of him except of the wide respect in which he has been...
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January 19, 2012

Senior is a fencing icon in Baltimore

Richard Oles was walking around the campus of The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore when his ears picked up precise, metallic clinking sounds emanating from one of the sports practice rooms. Intrigued, the college student peeked inside and was even more amazed by what he saw.
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January 19, 2012

Scribes give pope volume of illustrated Bible

VATICAN CITY – It’s being called the Sistine Chapel of calligraphy. The Saint John’s Bible will be the first handwritten and illuminated Bible penned with ancient methods since the invention of the printing press, according to its creators.
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January 19, 2012

Father of modern science, Galileo challenged the church 400 years ago

WASHINGTON – When Galileo Galilei first turned his simple telescope toward Jupiter, the moon and then the sun nearly 400 years ago, it’s not difficult to imagine how amazed he was.
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January 19, 2012

Take me out to the ballpark – with the pope

The new Nationals Park in Washington, D. C., officially opened March 30. By the time Pope Benedict XVI arrives at the first “green” major league baseball stadium in the United States, the smell of peanuts and Crackerjacks will have permeated the air for only seven Washington Nationals home games.
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January 19, 2012

Ted Kennedy, longtime senator, patriarch of famous family, dies at 77

WASHINGTON - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who died late Aug. 25 at the age of 77, stood firmly on the side of the Catholic Church on a wide range of issues from immigration reform to the minimum wage during his 47 years as a U.S. senator from Massachusetts.
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January 19, 2012

MacMillan to lead BSO in his own works

Scottish composer James MacMillan, who is Catholic and a political activist, will lead the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in performing two of his works at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall on April 4 to 6.
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January 19, 2012

Groups say Catholic Campaign for Human Development grants are crucial

Sandra Spears knows that she is leading a purpose-driven life when she looks at her 26-year-old daughter, Ayanna Scott.
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