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January 19, 2012

British bishop says coalition must not lose sight of limits in Libya

LONDON – The head of Britain’s military diocese has urged restraint in the ongoing military action against Libya.
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January 19, 2012

Ads on public buses promote vocations to priesthood, religious life

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Some future priests of the Diocese of Springfield might, on their ordination day, say they were inspired by a bus.
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January 19, 2012

Mount St. Mary’s celebrates

In honor of their upcoming 200th anniversary in 2008, Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, opened their vault to remove the school’s historic chalices to use at the founder’s Mass Aug. 24 and for further Masses celebrating the anniversary.
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January 19, 2012

Dancing with the saints: Retreat master says that’s the key to Lent

VATICAN CITY – The saints aren’t just people to turn to when something is lost or a situation seems hopeless; they are examples to follow in prayer and in efforts to reform and renew the church, said the priest who was preaching Pope Benedict XVI’s Lenten retreat.
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January 19, 2012

Group prays that U.S. treasury secretary will halt foreclosures

WASHINGTON – Berenice Ramos never thought she and her family would have their house lost in foreclosure.
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January 19, 2012

Booming oil industry spurs Catholic Church’s growth

WASHINGTON – The Catholic Church in the western Asian nation of Kazakhstan is facing unprecedented growth spurred by the country’s burgeoning economy and an influx of foreigners working in the oil industry.
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January 19, 2012

Cardinal Baum: a new record-holder

Something quite remarkable happened recently: Cardinal William Wakefield Baum – emeritus Archbishop of Washington, emeritus Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, emeritus Major Penitentiary of the Catholic Church – passed the late Cardinal James Gibbons of Baltimore (who died March 24, 1921) to become the longest-serving American cardinal in history. It’s an astonishing record...
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January 19, 2012

Rising unemployment prompts more people to turn to Catholic Charities

WASHINGTON – Catholic Charities agencies across the country are finding that the nation’s growing unemployment rate is one more factor in their efforts to provide food, clothing and shelter to those in need.
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January 19, 2012

Church helps Peruvian quake victims

LIMA, Peru – When it comes to dealing with disasters like the powerful earthquake that struck Peru’s southern coast Aug. 15, the Catholic Church has an advantage – the pastors know the people. In responding to an emergency, “you build on your strengths,” said Aaron Skrocki, South American emergency program manager for Catholic Relief Services,...
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January 19, 2012

Same-sex marriage appears dead for this year

ANNAPOLIS – A bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Maryland is effectively dead for the current legislative session, after Del. Joseph Vallario of Prince George’s County asked that it be recommitted to the House of Delegates Judiciary Committee March 11. The move came at the end of a passionate and lengthy debate on the floor of...
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January 19, 2012

Embryonic Stem Cell Research – Wasting Maryland’s Resources

The first principle in public funding of scientific research is to fund ethical proposals. The second is to fund the most promising proposals. Two years ago, Maryland abandoned both.
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January 19, 2012

Mount St. Mary’s enhances campus emergency plan

Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, announced they are first in the nation to work with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop a plan for responding to a campus crisis, announced president Thomas H. Powell.
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