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January 19, 2012

President Gerald R. Ford brought healing

br />WASHINGTON (CNS) -- In his brief, unelected tenure in the nation's highest office, President Gerald R. Ford restored integrity and character to the White House and brought a measure of healing to a country badly wounded and divided by the Watergate scandal. Ford, who had a bout with pneumonia last January and two heart...
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January 19, 2012

Demonstrators support, protest health care reform during Obama visit

PHOENIX – President Barack Obama addressed the Veterans of Foreign Wars Aug. 17 at the Phoenix Convention Center, but perhaps the bigger story was his reception outside.
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January 19, 2012

Apostolate urges Kwanzaa celebrations reflect sacredness of life

NEW YORK (CNS) -- The head of the National Black Catholic Apostolate for Life in New York has urged that Kwanzaa observances between Christmas and New Year's Day reflect the sacredness of life. "Kwanzaa for Life 2006 is an occasion for us African-American Catholics to renew our value of family life, celebrate our heritage and...
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January 19, 2012

Cardinal says deacons must know Scripture, serve poor

VATICAN CITY– The Catholic Church increasingly relies on the ministry of permanent deacons, who must be experts in preaching the word of God and in outreach to the poor, said the prefect of the Congregation for Clergy.
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January 19, 2012

Celebrating culture at Our Lady of Guadalupe

Dressed as the Indian peasant St. Juan Diego, who was visited by the Blessed Virgin Mary nearly 500 years ago, 2-year-old Brian Balbuena of Westminster helped several hundred Maryland Hispanics celebrate the annual Mass for Our Lady of Guadalupe Dec. 10 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Homeland.
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January 19, 2012

Shriver remembered for her ‘ardent faith and generous public service’

BARNSTABLE, Mass. – Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who died Aug. 11, was “a woman of ardent faith and generous public service” in her work with the developmentally and physically disabled, said Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
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January 19, 2012

Packing hope in a box

More than a year after Hurricane Katrina, many people from Gulfport, Miss., are now returning to their hometown. The houses may be built, the streets cleaned and the families eager to move on with their lives, but the everyday items for their homes are missing.
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January 19, 2012

Perpetual adoration returns to Boston after 40-year absence

BOSTON – New billboards featuring the Eucharist displayed in a monstrance aim to get the word out about the return of perpetual adoration to Boston after a 40-year absence.
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January 19, 2012

St. Arcadius of Mauretania

St. Arcadius of Mauretania was a wealthy man who hid his Christianity. During one of the persecutions in his area, he lived the life of a prayerful hermit to stay out of danger. In order to capture Arcadius, leaders captured one of his relatives circa 302. They would only release the relative if Arcadius made...
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January 19, 2012

Archbishop pleas for conscience rights protections

Rejecting a plea from Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Maryland Democratic Rep. John Sarbanes voted against an amendment to a health care reform bill July 30 that would have prohibited any mandated abortion coverage, except in cases of rape, incest or life-threatening danger to the mother.
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January 19, 2012

St. Juliana of Curnae

St. Juliana of Curnae lived circa the year 305. She became a Christian even though her father and suitor hated Christians. Her father abused her to try to get her to renounce the Christian faith, and her suitor threw her in jail. However, St. Juliana persevered in her faith. She died a martyr – burned,...
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January 19, 2012

Mexican immigration to U.S. has declined by 40 percent, study finds

WASHINGTON – Mexican immigration to the U.S. has continued to dwindle this year after being down at least 40 percent from 2005 to 2008, according to a July analysis released by the Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan research organization.
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