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January 19, 2012

Bishop’s conference opens with nod to historic presidential election

BALTIMORE – The historic significance of the election of President-elect Barack Obama dominated the Nov. 10 opening address of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ fall general assembly in Baltimore.
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January 19, 2012

Pope appoints Bishop Zubik to head Pittsburgh Diocese

WASHINGTON – Pope Benedict XVI has named Bishop David A. Zubik of Green Bay, Wis., to head the Diocese of Pittsburgh, where he once was an auxiliary bishop. The appointment was announced in Washington July 18 by Monsignor Martin Krebs, charge d’affaires of the Vatican nunciature. Auxiliary Bishop Paul J. Bradley has been administrator of...
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January 19, 2012

Catholic, Jewish leaders want to prepare new generation for dialogue

VATICAN CITY – After 40 years of formal Catholic-Jewish dialogue, leaders in the movement feel an obligation to listen to and support their younger members as they face new concerns and prepare to continue the dialogue.
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January 19, 2012

Congress culpable too

I read Michael Madden’s response (CR, Oct. 16) to my letter, which stated that I was incorrect when I said Congress “prepares the budget.” Let’s look at the recent so-called “bail out” bill that the President sent to Congress which was three pages long and rejected by Congress. However, when a 400-plus page bill designed...
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January 19, 2012

Cardinal Keeler retires; Archbishop O’Brien succeeds him

BALTIMORE – Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Baltimore Cardinal William H. Keeler July 12 and named Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien of the Archdiocese for the Military Services to succeed him.
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January 19, 2012

Friends celebrate Cardinal Keeler’s life

Mark J. Potter Executive Director, Basilica of the Assumption Historic Trust Inc. “Cardinal Keeler recognized early on in his episcopacy the responsibility that he had as steward of the Basilica of the Assumption. The cardinal realized that by concentrating on the basilica’s rich history, he could give the church a bright future. Through the recently...
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January 19, 2012

Catholic voters mirror general electorate in support for Obama

WASHINGTON – Catholics pretty much voted the way the rest of the country did Nov. 4, even backing Democratic Sen. Barack Obama a little more strongly than the electorate overall, according to exit polls.
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January 19, 2012

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien named 15th archbishop of Baltimore

Cardinal William H. Keeler introduced the newly appointed archbishop of Baltimore during a July 12 press conference at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore. Earlier in the morning, the Vatican announced the Archdiocese of Baltimore has its 15th leader as Pope Benedict XVI named military Archbishop...
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January 19, 2012

Wisconsin bishops praised for ‘clear statement’ views on worker rights

WASHINGTON – The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development gave his support Feb. 24 to views on the rights of workers caught in the midst of Wisconsin’s budget battle earlier articulated by Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki on behalf of the state’s bishops.
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January 19, 2012

YouTube messages in English, Spanish offer church’s view on marriage

WASHINGTON – As U.S. voters from coast to coast prepared to decide ballot questions related to same-sex marriage Nov. 4, the U.S. bishops took their campaign to keep the traditional definition of marriage as the union of a man and woman to a popular video-sharing Web site, YouTube.
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January 19, 2012

Sister Barbara Furst, O.S.F., receives Nostrum Ecclesiam Tempus Award

Sister Barbara Furst, O.S.F., (formerly Sister Robert Catherine), a native of Baltimore, was awarded the Nostrum Ecclesiam Tempus Award, July 1, by the diocese of Trenton.
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January 19, 2012

Move over, ‘Glee.’ Catholic show-choir invitational in its 37th year

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Long before there was the hit television program “Glee,” Bishop Luers High School in Fort Wayne was laying the groundwork for show-choir invitationals.
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