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August 19, 2010

British aid agency report leads Honduras to charge three linked to mine

LONDON – Honduras’ environmental prosecutor has filed criminal charges against two mining executives and a former government official after a British Catholic aid agency provided evidence to show that they ignored the alleged pollution of rivers.
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August 19, 2010

Father Ross Syracuse, Canton’s pastor-pilot, flying off to Buffalo

ESSEX – Conventual Franciscan Father Ross M. Syracuse is reminiscing about his theology studies at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland.
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August 19, 2010

Truman was right

Letter-writer Christopher B. Costello (CR, Aug. 12) was 100 percent on the mark when he described Tony Magliano’s column (Aug. 5) as “misleading, pacifist propaganda.” Without the nuclear bomb, many more Japanese people would have been substantially killed in warfare before they would have considered surrendering.
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August 19, 2010

Faith sustains Merzbacher abuse survivor

When Elizabeth Ann Murphy was growing up in South Baltimore, she loved sneaking into the choir loft at St. Mary, Star of the Sea. Hiding away in the quiet church, the youngster would sit still and stare at the tabernacle.
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August 18, 2010

Grateful for Magliano

With Tony Magliano’s “Memorial Day Reflection” and his most recent words on the anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (CR, Aug. 5), I am encouraged by his efforts to bring us the truth and reality of history. It is a bit humbling, but just maybe it will challenge us to be true followers of Jesus Christ,...
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August 17, 2010

Father Gerald F. West, longtime tribunal and chaplain, dies

A funeral Mass for Father Gerald F. West, a longtime chaplain to the Franciscan Sisters, was to be offered Aug. 18 at Clare Court Convent Chapel in Baltimore.
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August 17, 2010

No more columns from Magliano

In response to the column by Tony Magliano (CR, Aug. 5), my parents had seven sons and three daughters. Four sons (and two son-in-laws) served during World War II. Two sons served during the Korean War, and I served during a time of peace. My brother Ted, in the Army, received two Purple Hearts, the...
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August 12, 2010

Loyola Blakefield faculty summer overseas

Three English teachers at Loyola Blakefield enjoyed the summer of a lifetime, as they immersed themselves in the cultures of Russia and China.
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August 11, 2010

Loyola Blakefield to host bone marrow drive

Loyola Blakefield in Towson will host a bone marrow testing drive Aug. 17 from 2-8 p.m. in search of a possible bone marrow transplant match for Joe Gorman, an incoming freshman who is battling leukemia.
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August 11, 2010

Thieves in Italy attempt to steal Padre Pio relics

SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO, Italy – Thieves attempted, but failed, to steal a few relics of St. Padre Pio from the Capuchin cemetery in San Giovanni Rotondo, the town where the friar lived and ministered.
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August 10, 2010

Report says quality of Catholic health systems higher than others

WASHINGTON – Catholic and other church-owned health systems demonstrate greater quality and efficiency than not-for-profit or investor-owned systems, according to a new analysis by Thomson Reuters.
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August 10, 2010

Iraqi archbishop asks Christians to show respect for fasting Muslims

ROME – In offering Iraqi Muslims his best wishes for their observance of the Ramadan fast, the archbishop of Kirkuk, Iraq, also asked Catholics to show respect for their Muslim neighbors by not eating in public.
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