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January 19, 2012

Vatican envoy to UN defends church’s response to sex abuse

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican has defended its response to the problem of sexual abuse of children by priests, saying that the church had been “cleaning its own house” and that other religions and institutions were similarly tainted.
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January 19, 2012

Letter dismisses president’s principles

In his letter, Michael Dausch (CR, June 28) angrily judges President Bush and dismisses the president’s principled stands on protecting human life, marriage and the family.
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January 19, 2012

Faith leaders hope G-20 summit will “do the right thing” for poor

PITTSBURGH – Leaders of the most powerful countries in the world, meeting for the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh Sept. 24-25, have huge economic issues to contend with.
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January 19, 2012

Cheevers Camp focuses on the fundamentals of the game

Where else would Jeff Cheevers be on a steaming hot day in June, but in a sweltering gymnasium full of kids, basketballs and whistles. Cheevers, the athletic director and head basketball coach for The Cardinal Gibbons School, Baltimore, loves hoops and he loves kids, as evidenced in his first year of rolling out the Jeff...
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January 19, 2012

Extend rights to pre-born

Jerry Wachter’s letter “Temper rhetoric” (CR, Sept. 17) needs clarification. Abortion is not an “issue.” It is murder, plain and simple. We are Catholics first and Americans second, if we have any hope for securing our eternity with almighty God. In addition, our Constitution clearly advances the principles of life, liberty and the pursuit of...
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January 19, 2012

Some Chinese welcome papal letter; others need time to digest it

HONG KONG – Some church leaders in China who have read Pope Benedict XVI’s letter to mainland Catholics say they feel positive about it and are willing to heed the pontiff’s call for unity. Many Catholics contacted by the Asian church news agency UCA News said they needed time to digest the lengthy and theological...
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January 19, 2012

Parents of disabled children speak out on health reform proposals

WASHINGTON – Seventeen parents of children with disabilities gathered on Capitol Hill Sept. 15 to speak out against proposed government health care reform plans that they said could mean the difference between life and death for their children by limiting access to doctors and rationing health care.
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January 19, 2012

Institute focuses on need to invite young people to be church leaders

WASHINGTON – Approximately 70 leaders of youth, young adult and campus ministries from 13 U.S. dioceses met June 25-29 in Washington to discuss ways of more effectively inviting the youths of the Catholic Church into leadership positions within the church. The leaders met at a training institute held by the Washington Theological Union.
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January 19, 2012

Mount de Sales senior digs out volleyball, academic legacy

Katy Buck has lived in the shadows of tradition since she enrolled at Mount de Sales Academy three years ago.
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January 19, 2012

Chinese government summons bishops

HONG KONG – Catholic bishops who have registered with the Chinese government were called to a two-day meeting in Beijing in late June.
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January 19, 2012

Irish priest uses Nixon quote to describe church after abuse scandal

DUBLIN, Ireland – A Redemptorist priest has used a quote by the 37th president of the United States to describe the situation of the Catholic Church as the Irish clerical sex abuse scandal continues to unfold.
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January 19, 2012

Poll finds support for raising tobacco tax to fund health care

WASHINGTON – Regardless of their age, gender, race, party affiliation or socioeconomic status, Americans support a 75-cent-per-pack increase in the federal tobacco tax to fund health care coverage for the nation’s uninsured children, according to a new poll.
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