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January 19, 2012

At center named for Blessed John Paul II, people remember his legacy

WASHINGTON – Catholics of all ages from throughout the Washington area, with roots in countries around the world, came together at the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center May 1 to remember the life and holiness of a man who that day was declared as “Blessed” by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI.
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January 19, 2012

Gazan Catholics in West Bank say inability to leave is mixed blessing

JERUSALEM – For some Gazan Catholics, it was a mixed blessing being stuck in the West Bank as Israel attacked the Gaza Strip.
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January 19, 2012

Pope prepares for busy fall and winter

VATICAN CITY – After a three-day trip to Austria in early September, Pope Benedict XVI is putting away his traveling shoes and settling in for a long fall and winter at the Vatican. The next foreign trip fixed firmly on the pope’s calendar is mid-July of 2008, when he plans to fly to Australia for...
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January 19, 2012

Seton Keough ties three generations of family together

Shannon Flynn doesn’t just follow in legacies. She creates them. When she graduates from Baltimore’s Seton Keough High School May 26 with a 4.0 grade point average, Flynn will be remembered as a standout member of the chorus and theater groups.
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January 19, 2012

Church appeals to rebels, government for lives of displaced Congolese

KIWANJA, Congo – As the rains fall in eastern Congo, Luisa Riziki huddles inside a tent she cobbled together out of bent branches and plastic sheeting, her four children gathered at her side on the bare ground.
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January 19, 2012

Oscar-winning actress Jane Wyman dies

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Oscar-winning actress Jane Wyman, once married to future president Ronald Reagan, joined the Catholic Church as an adult and became a benefactor to several Catholic causes. Ms. Wyman died Sept. 10 at her home in Rancho Mirage. The cause of death was not disclosed. While her age was placed at 90,...
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January 19, 2012

Millennial Series Part 2: Landscape accelerates challenges

By the time you reach the end of this sentence, millions of young people will have changed their Facebook status, tweeted a photo and provided their precise location via Foursquare – all with a few keystrokes.
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January 19, 2012

Number of sex abuse claimants reaches 288 in Fairbanks Diocese

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The number of people claiming to have been sexually abused by Catholic priests and other church workers in the Fairbanks Diocese over the past six decades more than doubled after the diocese filed for bankruptcy protection in March.
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January 19, 2012

Safe water is of grave importance

VATICAN CITY – When Pope Benedict XVI turns on the tap in his Vatican apartment, it’s a reminder that potable water is a precious resource in today’s world. The 109-acre Vatican City does not have its own water source, and it relies on Italy to furnish it with the estimated 5 million cubic meters of...
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January 19, 2012

Charter review will look at Philadelphia abuse situation, bishop says

WASHINGTON – When the U.S. bishops meet in Seattle in June, they will review implementation of the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” nearly 10 years after its 2002 passage.
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January 19, 2012

For West Bank women, intricate holiday cookies mean source of income

BEIT SAHOUR, West Bank – When the Christmas season comes around, Nadia Bannourah pushes back the living room sofas, removes the coffee table and drags over the big kitchen table in its place.
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January 19, 2012

Father Richard Timothy Sadlier, S.S.J. dies

A funeral Mass for Father Richard Timothy Sadlier, S.S.J., was celebrated Sept. 8 in Rhode Island and a memorial Mass was celebrated Sept. 6 at St. Joseph Manor in Baltimore.
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