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January 19, 2012

At funeral, Vatican official says nuncio was to get Vatican post

VATICAN CITY - At the end of the funeral for Italian Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the former nuncio to the United States, a Vatican official confirmed that Pope Benedict XVI had been planning to bring the archbishop back to Rome to take up an important post at the Vatican.
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January 19, 2012

California woman to be baptized by pope at Easter Vigil

WASHINGTON – This year, parishioners at St. Joseph Church in Modesto, Calif., are more excited than usual about Easter.
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January 19, 2012

Pope’s asides might be changed in official texts

VATICAN CITY – Rarely is a general audience talk interrupted by spontaneous applause, and Pope Benedict XVI seemed as surprised as anyone when the clapping began in the Vatican’s audience hall. The pope had been talking about the church’s early times, and he set aside his text to drive home a point: The apostles and...
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January 19, 2012

New rector to lead Theological College

Sulpician Father Phillip J. Brown has begun his tenure as the 15th rector of Theological College, the national diocesan seminary of The Catholic University of America.
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January 19, 2012

Church leaders explore ways to slow Christian exodus from Middle East

VATICAN CITY – The need to find ways to stop the slow, yet steady departure of Christians from the Middle East has come into greater focus recently.
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January 19, 2012

Thoughts on the March for Life

On Jan. 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down two decisions that wiped out all existing state laws limiting abortion and made it nearly impossible to enact any new abortion-limiting legislation. Through its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, the Court made abortion available to any woman for any reason at...
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January 19, 2012

Nuncio on ‘assisted ventilation’ following complications from surgery

WASHINGTON – Archbishop Pietro Sambi, papal nuncio to the United States, has been placed on “assisted ventilation” since experiencing complications from “delicate lung surgery” performed two weeks earlier, according to the apostolic nunciature in Washington.
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January 19, 2012

Libertytown parishioners consider costs, environment in centuries-old log cabin

Chris and Susie Hill’s ultimate goal is to “go off the grid,” using no power generated from fossil fuels, and drastically shrinking their carbon footprint. The Hills are well on their way.
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January 19, 2012

Celebration of Tradition and Triumph

There is nothing more exciting than the packed house, overwhelming school spirit and the healthy rivalry between two long-standing Baltimore institutions, The Institute of Notre Dame and Mercy High School. Alumni and basketball enthusiasts alike will gather at the Towson Center, Feb. 2 for the 41st tip-off of “The Game.” Tip-off time is 7:30 p.m....
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January 19, 2012

Mount graduate fulfills lifelong dream of helping Africans

Growing up in Ireland, Leah Westbrooks saw television programs about the struggles of African children. She felt for the impoverished, sick young people looking back at her through the screen, and wanted to help.
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January 19, 2012

Little Sisters of the Poor ‘thrilled’ their founder will be canonized

WASHINGTON – The announcement that Pope Benedict XVI will canonize Blessed Jeanne Jugan, the foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor, on Oct. 11 has created excitement among members of the congregation worldwide.
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January 19, 2012

Armenian Catholics in Iraq get new archbishop

VATICAN CITY – For the first time in more than five years, the tiny Armenian Catholic community in Iraq has its own archbishop. The Vatican announced Jan. 26 that Pope Benedict XVI had given his assent to the Armenian Catholic bishops’ election of Father Emmanuel Dabbaghian, 73, as the Armenian Catholic archbishop of Baghdad. The...
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