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January 19, 2012

Spokesman says pope not planning changes to church laws on abuse

NEW YORK – Pope Benedict XVI is not planning any new changes to church law in response to the clerical sexual abuse crisis, said Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman.
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January 19, 2012

Pregnancy center bill heads to City Council floor

A bill that Catholic leaders say harasses pro-life pregnancy centers is heading to the floor of the Baltimore City Council after members of the Judiciary and Legislative Investigations Committee voted 3-1 in favor of the controversial measure Nov. 2.
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January 19, 2012

Baltimore Catholic lawyer takes hands-on approach to volunteering

Hoping that it doesn’t rain, construction attorney Lou Kozlakowski will exchange his business suit and briefcase April 26 for jeans, T-shirt, work boots and a tool box as he heads off to one of Baltimore City’s lower-income neighborhoods to help a family in need.
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January 19, 2012

During Baltimore assembly, bishops to consider revised directives on withdrawal of food, water

WASHINGTON – A proposed revision to the directives that guide Catholic heath care facilities would clarify that patients with chronic conditions who are not imminently dying should receive food and water by “medically assisted” means if they cannot take them normally.
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January 19, 2012

Pope, at U.N., says no government or religion can limit human rights

UNITED NATIONS – Neither government nor religion has a right to change or limit human rights, because those rights flow from the dignity of each person created in God’s image, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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January 19, 2012

Caritas AIDS adviser says faith-based groups need more recognition

PERTH, Australia – Governments are bypassing faith-based organizations that do the bulk of the work with AIDS victims while spending billions of dollars on AIDS relief, said Caritas Internationalis’ special adviser to the United Nations on HIV and AIDS.
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January 19, 2012

Pittsburgh bishop testifies for Marriage Protection Amendment

PITTSBURGH – Bishop David A. Zubik of Pittsburgh was among those who testified on behalf of Pennsylvania’s proposed Marriage Protection Amendment at a hearing April 10 at the Allegheny County Courthouse.
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January 19, 2012

Bishops, government partner to get more Brazilians tested for HIV

BRASILIA, Brazil – A new partnership between Brazil’s Catholic bishops and the federal Ministry of Health is designed to get more Brazilians into clinics to be tested for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
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January 19, 2012

Catholic students at Virginia Tech record CD to offer hope, healing

BLACKSBURG, Va. – By noon on April 16, 2007, Bryan Schamus, a member of the Newman Community at Virginia Tech, knew that at least 22 people had been killed on campus. He quickly gathered with other student leaders of the university’s Catholic campus ministry to figure out how to respond to the tragedy, which would...
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January 19, 2012

Praying Without Ceasing

There have been a few instances where I had the honor and pleasure of seeing a sneak preview of a movie before it was released in theaters. A few years back, one of those movies included “The Nativity Story.”
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January 19, 2012

Pope hopes to help heal wounds of priestly sex abuse during U.S. trip

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO THE U.S. – Pope Benedict XVI said he hoped to help heal the wounds of priestly sex abuse during his visit to the United States and promised steps to ensure that such acts do not happen again.
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January 19, 2012

Archbishop O’Brien raises health care concerns

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien called on Catholic physicians and medical professionals to “persevere and stay the course” in standing up for the sanctity of life even in the face of “widespread and vociferous opposition.”
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