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January 19, 2012

First lady acknowledges Mother Seton student’s sculpture

When third-grader Tabitha Gregory considered selections for a biography project at Mother Seton School, Emmitsburg, her mother helped her decide on first lady Laura Bush. Tabitha said she found it interesting that the first lady grew up in Texas, worked at a library, liked reading, attended the funeral of Pope John Paul II, and has...
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January 19, 2012

Easy access to drugs trivializes abortion, says Vatican official

VATICAN CITY – Promoting easy access to RU-486 and other drugs that induce abortion risks trivializing the termination of a pregnancy, said the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life.
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January 19, 2012

Brooks, Shea pace championship Gators

Throughout the evening, Seton Keough’s head indoor track and field coach Jim Lancaster stood 20 feet from the finish line and cheered for his team, event after event. He jumped, screamed and waved his arms as runners approached the finish line. He believed in his team the Seton Keough Gators.
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January 19, 2012

New Irish bishop says abuse scandal made church look in mirror

DUBLIN – In the wake of a series of clerical child abuse scandals, the country’s newest prelate, Bishop Liam S. MacDaid of Clogher, called on the people of his diocese to join him in “a repentant return to the well of salvation.”
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January 19, 2012

Pope asks for legal recognition of church

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI asked the government of Turkey to grant full legal recognition to the Catholic Church and to establish a formal dialogue with the nation’s Catholic bishops to work out concrete problems. Welcoming Muammer Dogan Akdur as Turkey’s new ambassador to the Vatican Jan. 19, the pope said that while Turkish...
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January 19, 2012

Catholic radio host leads listeners on unusual pilgrimage to Italy

VATICAN CITY – Climbing the Holy Stairs on one’s knees, getting a blessing from Pope Benedict XVI, visiting dark catacombs and downing green Sambuca and mounds of pasta carbonara well past midnight.
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January 19, 2012

Ecumenical prayer service set for Jan. 23

Havenwood Presbyterian Church in Lutherville will hold an ecumenical prayer service on Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. as part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
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January 19, 2012

Summer Bible School in Graceland Park puts emphasis on vocations

Many children eagerly anticipate the start of summer bible school in their respective parishes. Rebecca Melhemage, 9, is no different.
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January 19, 2012

Judge says abuse lawsuit against Vatican can go ahead

WASHINGTON. (CNS) – A federal judge in Louisville, Ky., has denied a Vatican request to dismiss a sex abuse lawsuit seeking damages from the Holy See. U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn II ruled Jan. 11 that U.S. bishops and priests are employees of the Vatican within the terms of the Federal Sovereign Immunity Act.
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January 19, 2012

Two halves of a whole: Raphael’s designs, tapestries reunite

VATICAN CITY – Like long-lost twins, two halves of an artistic masterpiece conceived by the Renaissance master Raphael will be reunited for the first time.
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January 19, 2012

Author looks to increase women’s Catholic fiction

LOS ANGELES (CNS) – The message that women are worth more than their appearance, social status or monetary income is something that Catholic author Cheryl Dickow has tried to get across in her nonfiction books and now hopes also to do through fiction writing. The author of “Reclaiming Your Christian Self in a Secular World:...
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January 19, 2012

Focus on the goodness in every parish

I went to the St. Louis Clarksville Fair recently. Despite wearing a white hat, sunglasses, shorts and ‘sneakers’, I was still recognized by Mary Helfrich! How come Lois Lane never recognized Superman as Clark Kent? A pair of glasses made that much difference?
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