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January 19, 2012

Catholic-Jewish group issues statement against same-sex marriage

WASHINGTON – A dialogue group made up of Catholics and Orthodox Jews has issued a statement defending the “special standing” of marriage between a man and a woman against efforts to classify same-sex unions as marriages.
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January 19, 2012

MCC to face tough battles as General Assembly convenes

ANNAPOLIS – With issues like same-sex marriage, the death penalty and immigration likely to dominate much of the upcoming session of the Maryland General Assembly, it’s shaping up to be a contentious year in Annapolis.
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January 19, 2012

English, Welsh bishops: Anglican ordinariate to be started in January

LONDON – The first personal ordinariate for former Anglicans will be established in England in early January, the English and Welsh Catholic bishops announced.
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January 19, 2012

Supporting abortion should be enough to disqualify politician

When is The Catholic Review going to stop publishing articles that pay lip service to the sanctity of life of our unborn brothers and sisters? The article (CR, Aug. 28) on Joe Biden, “Catholic may be heartbeat from the presidency,” is a prime example. It states that Biden is “a Catholic who supports legal abortion...
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January 19, 2012

Immigrants aren’t the enemy, priests say

CHICAGO – Responding to what they called the increasingly harsh political rhetoric directed at undocumented immigrants, Priests for Justice for Immigrants held a Dec. 18 press conference to mark International Migrants’ Day with a pastoral “invitation and challenge” to the people of the Archdiocese of Chicago.
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January 19, 2012

Not all residents are stay at home types

If it’s January, this must be the Bahamas.
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January 19, 2012

Former Colombian hostage says meeting pope was ‘dream come true’

ROME – Former Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt said it was “a dream come true” to meet Pope Benedict XVI.
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January 19, 2012

God’s team always wins

As I was reading the response from Suzanne Molino Singleton in “Practice makes perfect,” (CR, Dec. 13) who stated that “… no one –and no team – is perfect …” my initial thoughts were, “She is a Godly person. I would want her to be my friend. I would want her children to be my...
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January 19, 2012

People are answer, not government

While I agree wholeheartedly with my friend Tony Magliano’s comments (CR, Nov. 4) that “politicians refuse to work for the passage of legislation that protects the unborn, and abolishes capital punishment,” he goes way too far in other areas that the government should not be involved.
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January 19, 2012

Supreme Court refuses to consider Mexico City abortion law

MEXICO CITY – The Mexican Supreme Court upheld a Mexico City abortion law when eight of the 11 justices refused to consider a constitutional challenge on the issue.
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January 19, 2012

Bethlehem’s Milk Grotto brings faith, hope and babies

BETHLEHEM, West Bank – The rows of framed letters and baby pictures are testimony that the Milk Grotto – where Mary is said to have nursed Jesus as the Holy Family fled to Egypt – has been much more than a pilgrimage to many couples.
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January 19, 2012

Cuban bishops still see ‘promise’ of freedom for political prisoners

MIAMI – The Cuban government may have missed a deadline to release 13 prisoners of conscience detained in Cuba, but the work of the church on their behalf – and for all prisoners on the island, regardless of their offense – will continue, said Cuba Bishop Arturo Gonzalez of Santa Clara during a news conference...
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