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UPDATED: Belgian bishop admits abusing a second nephew, says it was ‘a

VATICAN CITY - A Belgian bishop forced to retire after admitting to years of sexual abuse of his nephew told Belgian television that he had molested another nephew and that it had all started “as a game.”
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Vatican: Parents may allow kids to get vaccines linked to abortion

VATICAN CITY – Parents may allow their children to be inoculated with vaccines that were produced with cells of illicit origin, said a top Vatican official.
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Parishioner’s deck serves as outdoor oasis

As the weather gets warmer, Mount Washington resident Barry Harmon begins to pull out cushions for the furniture on his deck, which becomes the most popular living space at his home.
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Youths raise a frosty mug to John Paul II at church-run pub

ROME – Young Catholics sip beer and kick back in the crypt beneath the Basilica of St. Charles, home to the GP2 bar and youth club in downtown Rome.
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Tree growers share Christmas by donating trees to churches, the needy

OSHKOSH, Wis. – Evergreens have long been associated with the Christmas season. They offer the fresh scent of nature indoors in the midst of winter and symbolize the promise of eternal life.
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Pope offers encouragement to religious orders

VATICAN CITY – When Pope Benedict XVI met with the superiors of religious orders recently, most media coverage focused on the pope’s description of the “difficult crisis” religious life is facing.
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Writing meditations for pope, nun gives voice to abused children

VATICAN CITY – The cloistered Augustine nun who has written the meditations for Pope Benedict XVI’s Way of the Cross service said she strived for simplicity to give a voice to children who have been abused in the church and beyond.
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Roses and thorns: Pope lays achievements, concerns at feet of Mary

ROME – Laying a basket of white roses at the foot of a statue of Mary, Pope Benedict XVI said Catholics can lay everything at the feet of their heavenly mother.
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Mount St. Joe earns top seed

Mount St. Joseph High School, Irvington, will be the top seed in both the MIAA A Conference and the Baltimore Catholic League basketball tournaments.
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Pope urges everyone to rediscover St. Therese’s autobiography

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI called St. Therese of Lisieux’s autobiography, “The Story of a Soul,” a wonderful authentic “treasure” and invited everyone to read it.
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Austrian monks’ CD of Gregorian chant is topping pop charts worldwide

NEW YORK – They’re Austrian. They’re Catholic. They sing. That description might make readers think of “The Sound of Music” and the von Trapp family, but the singers in question are Cistercian monks of Stift Heiligenkreuz Abbey, a 12th-century monastery near Vienna.
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Reflections on the Cockeysville murders

Although I was across the country when the news broke about the Browning family in Cockeysville, I couldn’t help but to try to find out as much information as possible, especially since I was somewhat responsible for nine high school students myself during that time. It was the crime that no one thought could ever...
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