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Humanity must use weapons of truth, mercy to end conflict, says pope

VATICAN CITY – Christ’s resurrection is not a myth or fairy tale; it is the one and only event that has destroyed the root of evil and can fill the emptiness in people’s hearts, Pope Benedict XVI said in his Easter message.
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Graduates teach in Ireland after professor’s death

Katie Schmidt will remember the phone call she received from Dr. David Rehm for the rest of her life.
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New poverty figures show Hispanics, children especially hard hit

WASHINGTON – As the median U.S. household income declined, more Americans dropped below the poverty line, with Hispanics and children taking a particularly hard hit, according to statistics released Sept. 13 by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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A reflection for the Easter season

As Jesus’ body was being taken down from the cross and being prepared for burial, what might Jesus say to us about his experience? I believe he might say the following:
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Retired Pa. bishop hopes people recall 9/11 lessons about God’s providence

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. – In the minutes, hours and days immediately following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States, Bishop Joseph V. Adamec was gratified to see people turning to God and praying together as they sought to make sense of the tragedy.
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Youth walk for faith, hope and love in annual pilgrimage

The bright afternoon sun of April 4 reflected off more than 1,200 youthful faces, and a strong wind filled the spaces between them on the lawn of the St. Mary’s Spiritual Center and Historic Site.
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Maryland Catholics urged to engage in immigration dialogue

The Maryland bishops launched a campaign Nov. 19 urging the state’s 1 million Catholics to engage in a faith-filled dialogue on immigration.
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First woman elected to head US Society of St. Vincent de Paul

ST. LOUIS – Sheila Gilbert, a national officer for the U.S. Society of St. Vincent de Paul for the past six years, became the first woman to head the organization Sept. 3.
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Belgian protest of pope’s remarks on condoms ‘evokes bewilderment’

VATICAN CITY – The Belgian parliament’s decision to lodge a formal protest against the Vatican for Pope Benedict XVI’s comments concerning the use of condoms in AIDS prevention “evokes bewilderment,” the Vatican spokesman said.
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Geologist uses church documents to predict earthquakes

JERUSALEM – Ancient church documents, some of them from the Vatican archives, are helping an Israeli geologist plot earthquake patterns to determine when the next big earthquake is most likely to take place in the Holy Land.
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