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Legion of Christ must be thoroughly investigated

Pope Benedict XVI should realize that his 2006 decision to let Father Marcial Maciel Degollado retire to live a life of prayer and penance, and let it go at that with the hope that Maciel would fade in memory after his death, is no longer sufficient.
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War might have caused end of Christianity in Iraq

LONDON – The war in Iraq might have caused the end of Christianity in the country, said a Chaldean Catholic bishop.
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On hottest days of the year, Our Lady of Hope loses air conditioning

With Baltimore-area temperatures topping 100 degrees, July 23-24 was not an ideal time to be without air conditioning. That’s exactly the predicament parishioners of Our Lady of Hope found themselves in, however, as the Dundalk faith community lost power and could not restore its church’s air conditioning even after power came back online.
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Speakers suggest ways to join pro-life, social justice efforts

WASHINGTON – At a Feb. 25 workshop during the annual Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington, speakers asked for a show of hands from those who worked in pro-life ministries for their diocese or parish. A majority of workshop participants raised their hands.
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Pope says refugee youths have right to stability, security

VATICAN CITY – Children have a right to “stability, serenity and security,” Pope Benedict XVI said, urging that more be done in providing these essential conditions to young people trapped in refugee camps.
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University student says she’s honored to be Miss Indian Oklahoma 2011

WASHINGTON – Devon Frazier, a sophomore at St. Gregory’s University in Shawnee, Okla., says she “felt completely honored” when she heard her name called for the “prestigious title” of Miss Indian Oklahoma 2011 at the Oklahoma Federation of Indian Women’s annual pageant in McAlester, Okla.
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Archbishop O’Brien raises concerns about Legion of Christ

Concerned that the Legion of Christ stifles the free will of its members and lacks transparency, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien told the religious order’s director general that he cannot in good conscience recommend that anyone join the Legion or Regnum Christi, its affiliated lay movement.
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Native American Day captivates kindergarteners

The annual Native American Day was the culminating activity to a unit that focused on American Indians at Trinity School, Ellicott City, Nov. 19. Clad in traditional Indian dress with tribal symbols painted on their faces, two kindergarten classes sang songs around a teepee on the school’s spacious campus and played tom-toms they handcrafted.
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Archbishop O’Brien, Camp GLOW rekindle yearly bond

SPARKS – Mary Ann Basta brought the gifts of Mass to Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien July 12, then looked to a friend.
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Mount St. Mary’s uncovers location of 200-year-old chapel

What’s old is what’s new again at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg.
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Imitating Christ’s humility essential for Christians, pope says

VATICAN CITY – Imitating Christ in his humility is essential for Christian living, Pope Benedict XVI said at his weekly general audience.
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After Mumbai bombings, Indian bishops call for unity against terrorism

VATICAN CITY – Indian bishops called for unity in the country’s fight against terrorism a day after three bombs in Mumbai left at least 17 people dead and more than 140 injured.
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