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January 19, 2012

Nun takes Dominican’s justice, peace concerns to U.N.

ADRIAN, Mich. – Dominican sisters and friars throughout the world are able to make their justice and peace concerns known in the international community through Dominican Sister Eileen Gannon, the main representative of the Dominican Leadership Conference to the United Nations.
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January 19, 2012

Bishops say they will advise Catholics to oppose Kenyan constitution

NAIROBI, Kenya – Catholic bishops said they would use the government-mandated 30-day period for education on the proposed Kenyan constitution to educate Catholics on the need to oppose the document.
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January 19, 2012

Society should support families caring for terminally ill

VATICAN CITY – Society and labor laws should give concrete support to family members so they can attend to terminally ill loved ones, Pope Benedict XVI said. While guarantees must be made for all people to receive necessary medical care, special provisions also must be put into place for the patient’s family members, he said.
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January 19, 2012

Late-term abortion plan dropped in Wisconsin, but questions remain

MADISON, Wis. – Despite news that the plans were dropped for the Madison Surgery Center to begin offering late-term abortions, questions remain after a statement from UW Health May 5 said the organization is still committed to including late-term abortions among its reproductive health services.
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January 19, 2012

James W. Donaghy dies

A funeral Mass for James W. Donaghy was offered Feb. 23 at St. Mary Church in Mineral Ridge, Ohio. Mr. Donaghy, who died Feb. 19, is the brother of Father Thomas Donaghy, a retired priest from the Archdiocese of Baltimore, who now lives in Pennsylvania.
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January 19, 2012

Leniency proposed for some protesters at 2009 Notre Dame commencement

WASHINGTON – A year after the fractious conflict over the University of Notre Dame’s decision to invite President Barack Obama to be its commencement speaker and give him an honorary degree, some protesters still face charges.
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January 19, 2012

Cosponsor of statute of limitation bill speaks out

ANNAPOLIS – Although he said he understands concerns raised by the Catholic Church that House Bill 858 could devastate parishes, schools and church outreach ministries, one of the cosponsors of a state bill lifting the statute of limitations on child sex abuse civil cases still favors it because he is a “believer in victims’ rights,”...
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January 19, 2012

Immediate, long-term solutions to jobs crisis proposed at symposium

WASHINGTON – As tough as the current U.S. job market is, things could get even tougher in the future without the right kind of education and training, according to speakers at an April 30 symposium in Washington on “The Future of American Jobs.”
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January 19, 2012

Scholar, pastor: German pope defies easy caricature

VATICAN CITY – Americans will soon have their first close-up encounter with Pope Benedict XVI, a figure who, in the minds of many, is still coming into focus. Some view him as a vigilant pastor, one who has used virtually every medium possible – books and speeches, sermons and encyclicals – to guide Catholics back...
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January 19, 2012

Pope calls Shroud of Turin ‘icon’ of Christ’s solidarity with humanity

TURIN, Italy – The Shroud of Turin is an icon of “the most radical solidarity”: Christ sharing the loneliest moment of human existence by lying in a tomb, Pope Benedict XVI said after he knelt in silent prayer before the linen cloth. The pope did not discuss the authenticity of the shroud as the cloth...
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January 19, 2012

Colombian guerrilla group rejects church as mediator

BOGOTA, Colombia – Colombia’s largest Marxist guerrilla group said it would not accept the Catholic Church as a mediator in its armed conflict with the government. Raul Reyes, spokesman for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, told the Cuban news agency Prensa Latina Feb. 14 that the Catholic Church was not acting impartially.
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January 19, 2012

Jesus lives within the heart

How do we understand someone rising from the dead? As we celebrate the seven weeks of the Easter Season, the 50 days from Easter to Pentecost, it seems clear from the Scriptures that there were stages of understanding for the first followers of Christ.
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