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January 19, 2012

Archbishop O’Brien ordains 14 permanent deacons

Although more than 1,300 people filled the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen May 14, only the occasional click and whir of a camera could be heard as Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien solemnly laid his hands on 14 men who knelt in front of him. Silently conferring the Holy Spirit, the archbishop ordained the white-robed figures...
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January 19, 2012

Bishop warns activist to stay clear or face arrest, sanctions

PORTLAND, Maine – The bishop of Portland has warned an advocate for abuse victims to stay away from him and the cathedral or risk being arrested and losing the right to participate in the church’s sacraments.
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January 19, 2012

Same-sex marriage bill introduced in Maryland

House Bill 351, which would change the definition of marriage in Maryland to include same-sex unions, was introduced Jan. 25.
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January 19, 2012

More mountains to climb

I have a distinct memory of sitting in the study hall at St. Charles in Catonsville in 1959, my first year of high school seminary, and thinking, “Wow! I’ll help the Catholic Church to move into the 21st century.”
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January 19, 2012

Gaza priest’s message at Mass for peace: ‘We cry and nobody hears us’

JERUSALEM – The pastor of the Catholic parish in Gaza City described Gaza as “drowning in blood” as hospitals overflowed with patients.
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January 19, 2012

Lenten Regulations

During Lent, individuals 14 and older are required to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays of Lent including Good Friday, according to Bishop W. Francis Malooly, western vicar and vicar general for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The regulations for fasting apply to Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. The rule applies to individuals...
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January 19, 2012

Seven Loyola in Chicago hospital employees donate kidneys to strangers

MAYWOOD, Ill. – Loyola University Medical Center is a very giving place to work - so much so that within the past year, seven female employees donated their kidneys as part of the center’s Pay-It-Forward Kidney Transplant Program.
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January 19, 2012

Support for Abortion Laws

WASHINGTON – A new online survey conducted for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops finds a majority of participants support at least some restrictions on abortion.
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January 19, 2012

Bishop apologizes for purchase problems

BELLEVILLE, Ill. – The bishop of Belleville, under pressure from his diocesan finance council over some expenditures, issued an apology Jan. 22 and said the costs being questioned would be covered by an anonymous donor.
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January 19, 2012

It Takes a Village

When I walk to work each day tears often come to my eyes. I see our children being led astray by a demonic mentality that would make even the strongest man or woman cringe. We see a culture where many of our young people can barely read or write and have adopted profanity as the...
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January 19, 2012

U.S. Catholic relief agency gets grant to help Haitian AIDS victims

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – Cross International, a Catholic relief agency based in Pompano Beach, was awarded a $4.8 million grant from the U.S. government for a new program to prevent the spread of AIDS in Haiti and provide care to orphans and children.
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January 19, 2012

Catholics stand up for life at march

Braving bone-chilling temperatures, hundreds of Catholics from the Archdiocese of Baltimore were among the tens of thousands of people who converged on the nation’s capital for the 35th-annual March for Life Jan. 22.
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