News

St. Mary parishioner left lasting legacy

If the measure of a man is in his family, then the influence of Col. Patrick J. Donohoe will stretch a long, long time.
Read More

Orange Diocese bids $50 million to buy Crystal Cathedral complex

ORANGE, Calif. – The Diocese of Orange has made a formal bid of $50 million to buy the Crystal Cathedral complex in Garden Grove, once the home church of the Rev. Robert Schuller, a noted television preacher.
Read More

House failure to consider abortion-related amendments draws protest

WASHINGTON – A Catholic congressman is protesting a decision of the House leadership to block consideration of two abortion-related amendments to the $410 billion omnibus spending bill for fiscal 2009.
Read More

Local foods good initiative for Maryland hospitals

As “Farmer Joan” slid boxes of produce to the edge of her pickup truck, executive chef Anthony Cover opened one to peel back a head of romaine lettuce fresh from the farm to ensure it had a tight head and a bright green color.
Read More

Christian leaders: Pilgrimages must change to help Holy Land peace

LONDON – Catholic and Anglican leaders have challenged Christians to find new ways to establish lasting peace in the Holy Land, including changing the nature of pilgrimages.
Read More

Flu bug buzzes through Catholic High

An intense flu virus led to 53 students missing a day of school at The Catholic High School of Baltimore last week.
Read More

Unhappy hour: More underage viewers exposed to more alcohol ads

WASHINGTON – To paraphrase Roseanne Roseannadanna, Gilda Radner’s news-commentator character from the early years of “Saturday Night Live,” it’s always something. Especially when it comes to TV.
Read More

WYD organizers: Preparations are on track, minor problems need solved

MADRID – With a month to go before half a million young Catholics descend on Madrid, “there are an infinite number of small problems to solve,” said the executive director of World Youth Day 2011.
Read More

Respect Life group to host Mother/Daughter Tea in Westminster

Calling all mothers, grandmothers, aunts and girls ages 12-18: Try a new twist on teatime.
Read More

How parishes can go “green” and save money

I read with great interest Father Peter Daly’s article “Rising gas prices fuel faith, encourage greener parishes” (CR, June 26). Father Daly’s main point is that people have to change their behavioral patterns, because there is no relief from pain-at-the-pump forthcoming.
Read More

DREAM Act supporters plan Sabbath push in September

WASHINGTON – As the effort to pass the DREAM Act hits its 10th anniversary, churches, synagogues and mosques around the country will devote a September weekend to teaching their congregations about the faith-based reasons to work for its passage.
Read More

Women, men experience sin differently, papal theologian says

VATICAN CITY – Of the seven deadly sins, men are more prone to be tempted by lust, while women more often succumb to the sin of pride, the papal theologian said.
Read More
1 … 857 858 859 860 861 … 1,758
En español »