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January 19, 2012

Church giving seen rebounding, but Catholic picture may be different

WASHINGTON – Church giving is beginning to rebound from challenges posed by the recession, according to a new survey involving mostly Protestant churches.
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January 19, 2012

Keep focus on FOCA

The letter “Don’t be fooled by venomous writers” (CR, Nov. 27) attacked four of the five letters published in the Nov. 20 issue, which expressed anger and concern over legalized abortion. Three of those four letters addressed the Freedom of Choice Act. The letter falsely claimed one of the letter writers was praying for the...
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January 19, 2012

State lawmakers consider reporting bills

With the support of the Catholic Church, the House of Delegates unanimously passed a bill Feb. 22 requiring law enforcement agencies to notify nonpublic school superintendents or principals when one of their students is arrested for a serious crime. The Senate version of the bill is now under consideration in Annapolis.
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January 19, 2012

Power of decisiveness, faith, inspire women

As we end this month of celebrating women’s history, I remember a story once shared here in Baltimore at St. Mary’s Seminary and University by Benedictine Father Cyprian Davis, a noted historian and teacher.
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January 19, 2012

Scottish cardinal resigns as president of Catholic adoption agency

EDINBURGH, Scotland – A Scottish cardinal has resigned as president of a Catholic adoption agency that will comply with British law and consider same-sex couples as parents.
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January 19, 2012

CRS: Doctors in Congo helps ease plight of female victims

CAPE TOWN, South Africa – A church-run training program for rural doctors in the Democratic Republic of Congo has helped ease the plight of women in the war-torn eastern region where sexual violence is common, an aid worker said.
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January 19, 2012

Father John J. Dietzen, leading question-and-answer columnist, dies

PEORIA, Ill. – Father John J. Dietzen, the foremost question-and-answer columnist in the Catholic press for 35 years, died March 27 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. He was 83.
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January 19, 2012

South Baltimore has ingredients for a faith-filled Christmas

Mary Simon (left) and Jean Marie Monti prepare oatmeal Christmas cookies at Holy Cross, Federal Hill, that are sold to benefit the parish. Volunteers started baking in September to fill December orders. (CR Staff/Owen Sweeney III)
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January 19, 2012

Eucharistc adoration doesn’t trump the Mass

One of the genuinely hopeful developments in Catholic life in recent years has been the spread of eucharistic adoration. Parishes across the country have begun to offer opportunities for people to meditate and pray before the Blessed Sacrament. In some places, eucharistic adoration is a 24/7 program while elsewhere it takes place several days a...
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January 19, 2012

South Dakota passes nation’s toughest regulations on abortion

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed a law March 22 establishing a three-day waiting period for all abortions, a time frame that exceeds other state laws that require 24-hour waiting periods.
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January 19, 2012

Bishops note Obama’s historic win but worry about his abortion policy

WASHINGTON – Several U.S. bishops have noted the historic nature of President-elect Barack Obama’s election as the first African-American to win the White House, with one describing it as “a moving and significant moment” and another expressing hope it will usher in “a new era of racial harmony.”
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January 19, 2012

Sister Edith McLaughlin, O.S.F.

A funeral Mass was offered for Sister Edith McLaughlin, O.S.F., on Feb. 20 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Edith, formerly known as Sister Mary Thomasita, died on Feb. 14. She was 82.
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