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January 19, 2012

‘We are our brothers’ keepers,’ remind bishops in economic statement

BALTIMORE – At a time of economic crisis, the U.S. Catholic bishops issued a statement Nov. 11 reminding people that “we are our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers. We are all in this together.”
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January 19, 2012

Official calls for prayer after Utah shooting spree

SALT LAKE CITY – Monsignor J. Terrence Fitzgerald, administrator of the Diocese of Salt Lake City, called on Catholics Feb. 13 to unite in prayer for victims of a shooting spree at a shopping mall and their families and for the gunman and his family. Five people were killed and at least four more were...
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January 19, 2012

Archbishop O’Brien encourages Catholics to contact delegates considering same-sex marriage bill

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien issued the following statement in response to the Maryland House Judiciary Committee’s March 4 vote approving a same-sex marriage bill.
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January 19, 2012

Catholic leaders see Obama election seen as mixed bag

The election of Sen. Barack Obama generated a decidedly mixed response from Catholic leaders throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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January 19, 2012

Pope welcomes project to promote vaccine research

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI congratulated the finance ministers of Italy, Great Britain, Canada and Russia for their efforts to promote the development of vaccines to reduce child mortality in poor countries.
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January 19, 2012

Annual Appeal provides support in uncertain times

The food stamp allowance is $30 a week, and when Catholic Charities executive director Bill McCarthy took the Food Stamp Challenge to live on that equivalent for a week, his blog and the Catholic Review story about his experience got a lot of comments. One reader asked for reprints of the article to show his...
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January 19, 2012

Church view on same-sex marriage prevails; other ballot efforts fail

WASHINGTON – In voting on 2008 ballot questions across the country, the Catholic Church’s view against same-sex marriage prevailed, but most Catholic efforts to influence voting related to abortion, assisted suicide, embryonic stem-cell research and gambling failed.
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January 19, 2012

Shopping addiction possible

Joy Black used to shop so frequently at Talbot’s Outlet that she knew the sales staff by name. For her, the thrill of shopping was in the sheer delight of finding a great bargain. “I liked getting 75 percent off,” said Mrs. Black, 47. “Even if I didn’t need it, I’d have to buy it.”...
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January 19, 2012

Pope says women often persuaded by others to have abortions

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI said that pregnant women facing difficulties due to their personal circumstances or to health issues of the fetus can be misled by doctors or people close to them into believing that abortion is the best solution.
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January 19, 2012

Group hopes to make Catholic high school attainable for more students

WASHINGTON – When Father Peter Stravinskas went to Catholic high school back in the 1960s, tuition was initially $150 a year. By the time he graduated it had doubled. Now the school’s annual tuition of about $8,000 not only gives him pause but also keeps him extremely busy.
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January 19, 2012

Chaplain sees humility in Indianapolis Colts

BROWNSBURG, Ind. – The Indianapolis Colts had just completed a 38-34 heart-pounding victory Jan. 21 that would send them to the Super Bowl Feb. 4 in Miami. Team owner Jim Irsay and head coach Tony Dungy stood on a stage at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis to receive the Lamar Hunt Trophy as the NFL’s...
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January 19, 2012

Letters touch nerve in reader

Two letters caught my eye (CR, Feb. 10). Thomas J. Smith requests more “low” masses in order to “hear and respond to the words of preparation and consecration of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ,” and not be listening to a musical performance.
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