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January 19, 2012

Church helps Peruvian quake victims

LIMA, Peru – When it comes to dealing with disasters like the powerful earthquake that struck Peru’s southern coast Aug. 15, the Catholic Church has an advantage – the pastors know the people. In responding to an emergency, “you build on your strengths,” said Aaron Skrocki, South American emergency program manager for Catholic Relief Services,...
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January 19, 2012

House passes bill making Hyde Amendment permanent

WASHINGTON - The House has approved a bill that would make the Hyde Amendment permanent, limit tax deductions for the cost of an abortion and block other potential use of federal funds for any clinic or doctor who offers abortions.
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January 19, 2012

Virginia priest killed by falling tree while trying to clear roadway

PURCELLVILLE, Va. – A funeral Mass was set for 11 a.m. Jan. 6 for a 53-year-old Virginia priest who died Dec. 31 when a tree fell on him while he was trying to remove debris from another tree from the roadway.
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January 19, 2012

Mount St. Mary’s enhances campus emergency plan

Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, announced they are first in the nation to work with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop a plan for responding to a campus crisis, announced president Thomas H. Powell.
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January 19, 2012

Asian church leaders warn of possible backlash after bin Laden’s death

LAHORE, Pakistan – A retired archbishop said Pakistani Christians could suffer a backlash after the death of 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden, but it also might return balance to the nation.
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January 19, 2012

Former St. Leo pastor admits to abuse

Parishioners of St. Leo in Little Italy were informed Dec. 28 that Michael Salerno, their former Pallottine pastor, admitted to the sexual abuse of a minor in the 1970s and that his faculties to function as a priest have been permanently revoked.
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January 19, 2012

Couple’s divorce case raises host of questions

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Can a lesbian couple married under Massachusetts law allowing gay unions obtain a divorce in Rhode Island? That’s the issue before the state Supreme Court, and the decision will be significant enough that the court, in a rare act, invited arguments on specific questions.
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January 19, 2012

Maryvale student wins White House art contest

Morgan Ferrans lives on a Phoenix farm and she often draws her horses. But art isn’t something she thinks about as a potential career.
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January 19, 2012

Archdiocese to open house of discernment

In a move to provide more support to men considering priestly vocations, the Archdiocese of Baltimore is transforming the second floor of St. Matthew’s rectory in Northwood into a house of discernment.
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January 19, 2012

Loyola grad makes first promises with Paulists

Tom Gibbons, a 35-year-old former parish council member of St. Matthew, Northwood, made first promises with the Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle, the Paulists, during an Aug. 4 Mass at St. Paul’s College in Washington, D.C.
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January 19, 2012

Pro-life official calls report on Catholic contraceptive use misleading

WASHINGTON – The U.S. bishops’ pro-life spokeswoman is disputing a new report from the Guttmacher Institute that says Catholic women - including frequent churchgoers - are just as likely as other women to use artificial contraception.
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January 19, 2012

Avoiding tension within culturally diverse parish communities

Tension often exists between the dominant culture in a parish and the minority Hispanic-Latino Catholic communities. This situation can be a challenge to the church’s mission. Instead of celebrating the building of community and promoting worship and life in prayer, or being of service to the most marginalized among us, including fighting for justice and...
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