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January 19, 2012

Catholic program helps prostitutes quit “the life,” regain dignity

PHOENIX – When Aimee was 13 years old, her mother kicked her out of the house.
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January 19, 2012

Philippine bishops call for post-election political killings to stop

MANILA, Philippines – As votes for the May 14 midterm election are tabulated, Philippine bishops have called for the political killings to stop. Archbishop Paciano Aniceto of San Fernando said May 30 the election, “perceived as generally peaceful, orderly and credible,” was “shattered by the recent spate of violence and political killings.” UCA News, an...
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January 19, 2012

‘Splendid’ new visitor center at St. Mary’s Spiritual Center and Historic Site

Sunlight streaked through the stained-glass windows of the historic chapel on the grounds of the St. Mary’s Spiritual Center and Historic Site Sept. 13.
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January 19, 2012

Appeals court says victims of abusive priest can sue seminary

SEATTLE – A court of appeals in Seattle has rejected a request to dismiss two lawsuits against a former Sulpician seminary that trained a priest who sexually abused minors. The U.S. Sulpicians argued that the seminary cannot be held responsible for the abuse committed by former priest Patrick O’Donnell following his ordination. If successful, the...
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January 19, 2012

St. Mary’s, Annapolis, gets dazzling upgrades

No matter how many times Father John Kingsbury walks into Marian Hall these days, he always finds himself marveling at the St Mary’s of Annapolis structure.
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January 19, 2012

Bishop discusses finding Jesus in HIV/AIDS care

KAMPALA, Uganda – Although no easy answers can be found in the suffering of people affected by HIV/AIDS, God is with them and their caregivers, said a South African bishop. “There are no easy answers to the suffering of the people, and those who tell the poor and the sick that there is a cure...
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January 19, 2012

Detroit Archdiocese, losing $42,000 a day, announces restructuring

DETROIT – A major financial restructuring plan for the Archdiocese of Detroit, which is losing approximately $42,000 per day, calls for a 29 percent decrease in the number of employees, the sale of buildings, moving administrative support offices to a more cost-efficient property in the city, and the elimination of the subsidy for The Michigan...
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January 19, 2012

Italian bishops insist on air time to rebut BBC program

VATICAN CITY – Church officials must have an opportunity to comment on-air if Italy’s state-run television airs a British documentary about the priest sex abuse crisis, said an Italian bishops’ conference official. “We do not want any censorship,” Bishop Giuseppe Betori, general secretary of the Italian bishops’ conference, told reporters May 22 in the midst...
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January 19, 2012

Pope John Paul II built strong Catholic-Jewish ties, priest says

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – While the groundwork for improving Catholic-Jewish relations was laid out in the Second Vatican Council document “Nostra Aetate,” Pope John Paul II showed Catholics how to carry out the intentions of the document’s authors, said a priest who serves as a consultant on ecumenical and interreligious affairs to the U.S. Conference of...
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January 19, 2012

Mission Health Partners names executive director

Representatives of St. Agnes HealthCare in Baltimore and St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson announced May 16 that Patrick F. Mutch has been chosen as executive director of Mission Health Partners, the multi-institutional health-care collaborative formed by two Baltimore hospitals early this year. Mr. Mutch, a parishioner of St. Ann in Baltimore, will be responsible...
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January 19, 2012

Priest confirms excommunication; will keep urging women’s ordination

WASHINGTON – Maryknoll Father Roy Bourgeois has confirmed his excommunication from the Catholic Church but said he has not changed his view that women who are called to priesthood should be ordained.
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January 19, 2012

Loyola College names new vice president

Dr. Timothy Law Snyder, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Fairfield University in Connecticut has been named vice president for academic affairs at Loyola College in Maryland, Baltimore. Beginning this summer, Dr. Snyder will oversee all academic functions at Loyola, including the operation of undergraduate and graduate programs in its two divisions....
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