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January 19, 2012

Spiritual leaders promote inter-religious dialogue

There are few topics that will ignite tempers like religious beliefs, but a panel of spiritual leaders representing Catholics, Protestants, Jews, Hindus and Muslims challenged about 75 people at St. Ignatius, Baltimore, to read the holy books of faiths other than their own. Ignorance of religious beliefs has not only created friction among neighbors throughout...
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January 19, 2012

Vatican bank head named in money-laundering probe

VATICAN CITY – The president of the Vatican bank, Ettore Gotti Tedeschi, has been placed under investigation by Italian magistrates in a money-laundering probe, the Italian state television RAI reported.
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January 19, 2012

Vatican’s No. 2 man keeps high public profile

VATICAN CITY – Listening to an early morning talk show on the radio one recent morning, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone grew annoyed as callers complained about the Vatican’s “silence” on soccer violence. So the Vatican’s secretary of state picked up the phone and soon found himself on the air, giving listeners an earful. Cardinal Bertone pointed...
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January 19, 2012

Chicago priest to host weekly national program on commercial TV network

CHICAGO – A Chicago archdiocesan priest who teaches systematic theology and is a well-known homilist with a popular evangelization website and radio program is now launching a weekly national program on a commercial TV network.
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January 19, 2012

Excessive drinking harms liver

When Debbie Collins’ wedding ceremony at Sacred Heart of Mary, Graceland Park, concludes June 23, the 26-year-old Dundalk resident plans to toast her nuptials with a sip of champagne. Though she knows that excessive alcohol consumption can be harmful to the liver, the soon-to-be bride isn’t concerned about the effects of the mouthful of sparkling...
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January 19, 2012

Passing On Our Faith

Last week, I had the privilege and honor of preaching the homily at the Mass to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Parish of the Most Holy Trinity in Augusta, Ga.
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January 19, 2012

Youth share concerns in Howard

In a recent meeting for PATH, People Acting Together in Howard, some 50 youth and adults in Howard County were encouraged to come and share their thoughts, opinions and questions on issues they believe are plaguing the county. “We are preparing the ground work by getting the youth involved,” said Hector Rodriguez, lead organizer of...
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January 19, 2012

U.S. bishop finds work lags on Jan. 9 referendum in Southern Sudan

WASHINGTON – Less than four months remain until voters in Southern Sudan are scheduled to decide whether to form their own country, yet little work seems to have been completed in preparation for the vote, said a U.S. bishop.
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January 19, 2012

President Bush cites efforts of Catholic teen

WASHINGTON – At the National Prayer Breakfast Feb. 1, President George W. Bush cited a Pennsylvania Catholic teenager who started an outreach to poor and homeless people in memory of her favorite priest, the late Franciscan Father Mychal Judge.
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January 19, 2012

Caritas works to help Guatemalans, Mexicans stranded by mud, rain

MEXICO CITY – The Catholic aid agency Caritas has responded to the torrential downpours in Guatemala with appeals for food and clothing for the victims of what has been described as the heaviest rains to be dumped on the Central American country in more than 50 years.
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January 19, 2012

Hibernians honor St. Brigid

St. Brigid, Canton, will host a special Mass Feb. 4 for the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians to celebrate the Irish saint for which the 153-year-old parish was named. About 100 members of the LAOH from 12 different Maryland divisions are expected to flock to the special 1:30 p.m. Mass in honor of St. Brigid’s...
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January 19, 2012

South Korean Catholics: Kim’s visit to Chinese church not a message

SEOUL, South Korea – A whistle-stop visit by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to a church in China is not a sign that the secretive communist regime’s stance toward religion is softening, South Korean Catholics say.
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