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January 19, 2012

Baltimore’s Blessed Sacrament celebrates 100 years

Ben Gregorek’s eyes widened as he scanned the inside of Baltimore’s Church of the Blessed Sacrament. It had been decades since the 47-year-old had stepped foot in the church, and he thought about the many prayerful days he spent as a child with his mother there.
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January 19, 2012

Pope gets early birthday celebration with song at general audience

VATICAN CITY – Pilgrims from all over the world treated Pope Benedict XVI to an early birthday celebration during his April 15 weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square.
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January 19, 2012

Councilman Curran basks in the smoke-free spotlight

Being known as the “Poster Child of Smoke-Free Maryland” may have shined the political spotlight on Baltimore City Council Vice President Robert Curran, but the St. Francis of Assisi, Baltimore, parishioner doesn’t believe his successful push for city- and state-wide smoking bans is his greatest accomplishment as a public servant. Leading the charge to help...
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January 19, 2012

Mount St. Mary’s celebrates restoration of Chapel of the Immaculate Conception

EMMITSBURG – Mount St. Mary’s University held a housewarming of glorious proportions Sept. 13 for its historic, newly restored Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, the acknowledged heart of its seminary and college community.
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January 19, 2012

Pastoral center said to have role in reconciling conflicts in church

NEW YORK – A speaker at a symposium celebrating the silver anniversary of the National Pastoral Life Center said the center has sought to strengthen the Catholic community and has a role in reconciling divisions and conflicts within the church.
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January 19, 2012

Ethics code comes to posh London hospital

LONDON – A revised code of ethics will prevent doctors from providing contraceptives and abortion referrals at a London Catholic hospital popular with celebrity mothers. The finalized code, which is expected to be passed by the hospital board May 16, will encompass all staff and resident practitioners at the Hospital of St. John and St....
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January 19, 2012

Amarillo bishop suspends Father Pavone’s activities outside the diocese

Note: This article has been updated throughout. The bishop of Amarillo, Texas, has suspended Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, from public ministry outside the Diocese of Amarillo, effective Sept. 13, and is calling him back to the diocese to spend time in prayer and reflection.
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January 19, 2012

Members of new advisory council urged to make groups’ voices heard

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration told members of a new President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and other guests April 6 that it wants the government to aggressively encourage participation by faith-based and community organizations in advisory and hands-on capacities.
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January 19, 2012

Laughing, crying offer relief, aid healing

All it takes to make Maureen Cannon cry is a good country or love song, especially “if I couple it with another situation going on in my life,” said the St. Francis Xavier, Hunt Valley, parishioner. “I think it’s extremely therapeutic to cry. Once I’ve cried, I have a better perspective and outlook on a...
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January 19, 2012

10 years after 9/11, U.S. comfort level with Muslims slow to change

WASHINGTON – A decade after the terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, led to a backlash against Muslims, many Americans are still uncomfortable with followers of Islam and think its teachings are at odds with American values.
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January 19, 2012

Self-sacrifice is the key to Christian life, pope says on Palm Sunday

VATICAN CITY – Celebrating Mass on Palm Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI said daily self-sacrifice in imitation of Christ was the key to the Christian life.
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January 19, 2012

Funds awarded to support confirmation retreats

The Monsignor O’Dwyer Retreat House, Sparks, was awarded $7,500 from the Koch Foundation in Florida to support 60 confirmation retreats for parish religious education programs. In turn, the retreat house awarded 20 retreats (an overnight stay and two meals) each to three parishes demonstrating a financial need: Our Lady of Hope, Dundalk; St. Bernardine, Baltimore;...
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