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January 19, 2012

Three more Irish bishops resign in wake of Dublin abuse report

DUBLIN, Ireland – Three more Irish bishops have announced their resignations, bringing the total to four who have resigned as a result of a recent report on how the Dublin Archdiocese covered up clerical sex abuse allegations and put children at risk of further abuse.
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January 19, 2012

Carey, Ancarrow lead lady Patriots lacrosse

With only two one-goal losses on the season, the John Carroll Patriots are making their mark on the girls’ Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland’s A Conference lacrosse league. Posting a 7-2 league record (8-2 overall), the Lady Pats are under the direction of head coach Krystin Porcella, a 1994 John Carroll School, Bel Air, grad,...
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January 19, 2012

2009 in Review: Obama at Notre Dame fuels debate over schools’ Catholic identity

WASHINGTON – An ongoing debate about U.S. Catholic institutions of higher education maintaining their Catholic identity escalated in 2009 when the University of Notre Dame in Indiana invited President Barack Obama to deliver the commencement address.
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January 19, 2012

T.O.R.C.H. support group keeps home school fire lit

Anita DiGregory hasn’t an inkling on how to pronounce any of the Latin words in her son’s lessons, but that doesn’t prevent the mother of four from continuing her call to home school. “I absolutely love home-schooling and I wouldn’t do it any other way,” said Mrs. DiGregory. “It is so rewarding. I get to...
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January 19, 2012

2009 in Review: Catholic influence seen in House health bill, but what about Senate?

WASHINGTON – Although the ultimate fate of health reform legislation in the U.S. Congress remained up in the air as the end of 2009 neared, one thing is certain: With their unequivocal call to keep the legislation abortion-neutral, the U.S. bishops had a strong influence on the debate.
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January 19, 2012

Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act upheld

UPDATED WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court upheld the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act in a 5-4 decision April 18. The ruling was lauded by abortion opponents, including President George W. Bush, who called partial-birth abortion an “abhorrent procedure” in an April 18 statement from the White House. “Today’s decision affirms that the Constitution does not...
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January 19, 2012

Vatican official calls for ‘new thinking’ to address climate change

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – The world must confront its current moral crises, ranging from hunger to environmental destruction, with “discernment and new thinking,” said the head of the Vatican delegation to the United Nations climate change conference.
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January 19, 2012

Women form Catholic group to blend cultural diversity

The April 29 inauguration of a Nigerian woman’s group is expected to attract about 40 natives of the African nation to St. Matthew, Northwood, in an effort to foster moral and Christian family values and help new immigrants adjust to life in the United States. The women of the Nigerian Igbo Catholic Community have been...
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January 19, 2012

Climate change hurting poor seminarians in Africa, says priest

VATICAN CITY – Climate change is hurting poor farmers, including farming seminarians in Africa.
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January 19, 2012

Founder of natural family planning method, dies at 89

PERTH, Australia – The Catholic doctor who with his wife pioneered a revolutionary new church-backed method for couples to avoid or achieve conception died April 1 at a retirement home in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond. No cause of death was given for Dr. John Billings, who was 89.
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January 19, 2012

Ecumenical allies? Orthodox, Catholics take aim at European secularism

VATICAN CITY – For years, the Vatican has suggested that a promising area of ecumenical cooperation was a joint struggle by Christian churches against the moral and social challenges posed by a predominantly secular society.
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January 19, 2012

Baltimore City is prepared to entertain NCEA guests

For the thousands of people coming to Baltimore for the National Catholic Educational Association’s 104th convention April 10-13, there will be variety of events and activities to attend after the Baltimore Convention Center doors close for the day. Celebrate the arts with middle and high school students of the Archdiocese of Baltimore at the Meyerhoff...
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