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January 19, 2012

Journey honors Mother Lange

When people walk in the same footsteps as the founder of the Oblate Sisters of Providence whose canonization is currently under review, they are not taking a tour but are participating in a pilgrimage. Sister Mary Virginie Fish, O.S.P., insists the Mother Mary Lange Pilgrimage in and around Baltimore be called just that. “It’s not...
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January 19, 2012

Shriver, Peace Corps founder and leader in war on poverty, dies at 95

BETHESDA – R. Sargent Shriver, the founder and first director of the Peace Corps, a major figure in the war on poverty and the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 1972, died Jan. 18 in a Bethesda hospital at age 95.
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January 19, 2012

Cafardi resigns as Catholic university trustee after backing Obama

WASHINGTON – Following his public endorsement of Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama, a Catholic legal scholar has resigned from the board of trustees at Ohio’s Franciscan University of Steubenville.
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January 19, 2012

Hope and healing after abortion

‘I didn’t think the church cared or God cared about me.’ – Alison ‘I know my abortion has caused much self-hatred that was expressed in my eating disorder and many other problems.’ – Anonymous For many women and men, involvement with abortion has left a painful and lasting wound. Society tells them, “Get over it....
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January 19, 2012

Vatican officials, Catholics on the street talk about Pope John Paul

VATICAN CITY – Vatican officials, Catholic leaders around the world and ordinary people on the streets and in St. Peter’s Square were more pleased than surprised by news that Pope John Paul II will be beatified May 1.
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January 19, 2012

In reports from continents, bishops stress Bible-related priorities

VATICAN CITY – Translating the Bible, making a copy affordable, helping people understand it and, especially, helping people live its message are important tasks for the Catholic Church, although the priorities differ from continent to continent.
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January 19, 2012

Free Stroke Seminar

In honor of National Stroke Awareness month, St. Agnes, Baltimore, will host a free seminar, “new Rehabilitation Advances in the Treatment of Stroke,” May 15.
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January 19, 2012

Aid agencies focus on developing Haitians’ ability to rebuild country

WASHINGTON - As recovery efforts slowly move forward a year after a massive earthquake leveled Haiti’s most densely populated communities, aid and development agencies have begun focusing on building the skills of Haitians to better address the numerous challenges facing the impoverished nation.
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January 19, 2012

Poverty rate up, American dream a bust for more people, speaker says

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – For more and more people, the American dream isn’t turning out the way it was envisioned, said Cathy Hinko, executive director of the Metropolitan Housing Coalition in Louisville.
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January 19, 2012

MySpace page helps minister stay online with youth

When St. William of York, Baltimore, youth minister, Wayne Hipley, started his youth ministry career five years ago, he was told to “go where the kids are “– meaning find out what activities young people are interested in, what music they are listening to and what is “cool” and incorporate it into the youth group...
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January 19, 2012

Back to Assisi: Pope Benedict to commemorate event he skipped

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI said he would go to Assisi in October to mark the 25th anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s interreligious prayer for peace, but he did not actually say anything about praying with members of other religions.
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January 19, 2012

Pregnancy centers fulfill lofty mission

The Respect Life campaign is waged on multiple fronts.
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