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January 19, 2012

Philippine residents say massacre of unarmed civilians was expected

SHARIFF AGUAK, Philippines - The massacre of more than 45 unarmed civilians in the southern Philippines has drawn condemnation and expressions of shock, but local residents said the violence was to be expected.
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January 19, 2012

Many new U.S. priests are in their 30s and foreign-born, study says

WASHINGTON – The age and nationality of many of the new priests to be ordained in the United States this year continues a trend of recent years as more foreign-born men in their mid-30s are entering the priesthood.
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January 19, 2012

Canadian bishop joins others seeking dialogue over refugee treatment

OTTAWA – The president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has joined other faith leaders in requesting a dialogue with the prime minister over the treatment of refugees.
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January 19, 2012

Washington archbishop says denial of Communion is up to local bishops

WASHINGTON – Following criticism that high-profile Catholic politicians who support keeping abortion legal were permitted to receive the Eucharist during the U.S. papal Masses in Washington and New York, Washington Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl reiterated his position that such an action should be left to the discretion of the bishop heading an individual lawmaker’s diocese.
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January 19, 2012

Mercy doctor has walked knee injury path

A twist of fate – and a knee – brought Dr. Kamala Littleton to the field of orthopedic surgery.
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January 19, 2012

Blessed Virgin Mary exemplifies motherhood

With Mother’s Day rapidly approaching, Father Leo Patalinghug believes it’s the perfect time to look to the Blessed Virgin Mary as the model for what motherhood is all about. Mary exemplifies the best qualities for raising children, he said, and she is a powerful intercessor for families looking for help rearing children.
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January 19, 2012

City Council advances bill targeting pregnancy centers

A bill that would impose new requirements on pro-life pregnancy centers in the city took a step closer to becoming law when the Baltimore City Council passed the measure 12-3 in a preliminary vote Nov. 16. Bill 09-0406 now faces a final vote after Thanksgiving and, if approved, will head to Mayor Sheila Dixon.
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January 19, 2012

CRS chairman says agency practices church teachings on condoms

WASHINGTON – In a letter to U.S. bishops, the chairman of the board of Catholic Relief Services said the agency’s HIV/AIDS programs practice church teachings on condom use and abstinence before marriage.
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January 19, 2012

Lawyers ask court: Is life in prison for teen like a death sentence?

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court is weighing whether to follow a ban on capital punishment for minor offenders with a prohibition or limits on sentencing teenagers to life in prison without parole.
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January 19, 2012

Tennis pro instills confidence in Spalding team

The Archbishop Spalding High School boys’ tennis team, as successful as it is, has an interesting team makeup this season: a volleyball player, a receiver from the football team and a new coach from the United States Military Academy at West Point.
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January 19, 2012

President leads nation in mourning Fort Hood victims

FORT HOOD, Texas - The memory of the 13 victims killed Nov. 5 inside Fort Hood “will be honored in the places they lived and by the people they touched,” President Barack Obama said at a Nov. 10 memorial at the fort, the Army's largest U.S. base.
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January 19, 2012

Religious order finds renewed life in the desert

PHOENIX – When Blessed Theodore de Celles founded the Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross in 1210, Christendom looked a bit different than it does today.
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