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January 19, 2012

Raleigh Diocese plans new 2,000-seat cathedral on 39-acre campus

RALEIGH, N.C. – A new 2,000-seat cathedral is the centerpiece of a 39-acre campus being planned by officials of the Diocese of Raleigh.
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January 19, 2012

Iowa bishops say allowing gay marriage ‘will grievously harm families’

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Iowa’s Catholic bishops vigorously disagreed with the Iowa Supreme Court’s unanimous decision April 3 that strikes down state law defining marriage as a union of one man and one woman.
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January 19, 2012

Pope condemns latest attacks on Christian churches in Iraq

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI condemned the latest attacks on Christian churches in Iraq and urged a return to peaceful coexistence among the country’s diverse groups.
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January 19, 2012

Why does Catholic Latin America need missionaries?

COCHABAMBA, Bolivia – Half a millennium has passed since missionaries arrived in what is now Latin America, and the region – which was then inhabited entirely by native peoples, some with complex civilizations – is now considered the most Catholic in the world.
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January 19, 2012

Last living founder of Georgia Trappist monastery recalls its history

CONYERS, Ga. – “I wanted to be a simple religious. A nobody would be the best thing,” said Trappist Father Luke Kot, who helped establish Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Monastery in Conyers 65 years ago.
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January 19, 2012

Basilica rector to retire after more than 50 years as a priest

Though Monsignor James V. Hobbs will officially retire Feb. 1 after more than a half century as a priest, he plans to continue serving parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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January 19, 2012

Some say it’s too early to know ramifications of lockout at WYD vigil

TORONTO – Alan Law wanted to know why the gates were closed so early at Cuatro Vientos airbase on the eve of the papal vigil at World Youth Day. So he posed this question on the wall for the official World Youth Day Facebook group, run by event organizers.
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January 19, 2012

Vatican orders apostolic visitation of Legionaries of Christ

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican has ordered an apostolic visitation of the institutions of the Legionaries of Christ following disclosures of sexual impropriety by the order’s late founder, Father Marcial Maciel Degollado.
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January 19, 2012

Bishops issue statement affirming traditional marriage

Archbishops Edwin F. O’Brien of Baltimore and Donald W. Wuerl of Washington, D.C., and Bishop Michael A. Saltarelli of Wilmington, Del., released a statement Jan. 5 supporting the traditional definition of marriage.
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January 19, 2012

Governor’s position inconsistent

Gov. Martin O’Malley and his disputes with his own Archbishop of Baltimore over how the governor’s positions on certain issues conflict with Catholic teachings is interesting. In his defense, the governor states that he is following Catholic teaching as he understands it and states how valuable and important his Catholic education was to him in...
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January 19, 2012

Harvard researcher: pope’s comments on condoms supported by scientific evidence

ROME – While a top medical journal criticized Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks that condoms increase the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, a Harvard-based researcher said the pope’s comments are supported by scientific evidence.
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January 19, 2012

Vocation awareness week Jan. 13-18

People have a tendency to forget the term “vocations” includes sisters, deacons, and brothers. Actually, people are inclined to forget it includes priests as well, said Father Gerard Francik, director of vocations for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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