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January 19, 2012

Sen. Kennedy did not deserve Catholic funeral

There seems to be a minority in the clergy that treats politicians as a favored class of Catholics. The recent funeral of Sen. Kennedy is a good example. As a lifelong Catholic and a fighter for the lives of the unborn since Roe v. Wade, I can’t help but feel extreme frustration that this man...
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January 19, 2012

Pope says it was ‘joy’ to witness faith of U.S. Catholics

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Thanking Americans for their hospitality, Pope Benedict XVI departed the United States amid a cheering crowd of 4,000 people who had come to see him off.
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January 19, 2012

Mexican church officials say drug cartels recruit vulnerable youths

MEXICO CITY – The executions of 18 young men during a prayer service at a Mexican drug rehabilitation center Sept. 2 failed to surprise many church and public safety officials, who say Mexico’s drug cartels increasingly are luring vulnerable youths into lives of addiction and crime.
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January 19, 2012

Text of Cardinal Egan’s remarks welcoming pope to St. Patrick’s

NEW YORK – Here is the text of remarks by Cardinal Edward M. Egan of New York welcoming Pope Benedict XVI before the Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York April 19.
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January 19, 2012

Tucson Bishop urges congresswoman to fight to simplify health reform plans

TUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas said Aug. 31 that the “complexity of the proposals” for national health care reform has caused “a great deal of misunderstanding and fear” and U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona should fight to “simplify and clarify” the issues.
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January 19, 2012

Archbishop blesses rosaries students made for troops

Fifteen minutes before he left for the drive to Washington, D.C., to see the pope April 15, Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien heard these words: “Gegrüßet seist du, Maria, voll der Gnade, der Herr ist mit dir …”
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January 19, 2012

First day of school brings hope throughout archdiocese

Alberta “Byrdie” Ricketts stood inside the entrance hallway of Our Lady of Grace School in Parkton Aug. 25, surrounded by faculty and staff.
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January 19, 2012

Brooklyn students greet Pope Benedict as he arrives in New York

NEW YORK – Pope Benedict XVI arrived at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport slightly ahead of schedule April 18, but two students from the Brooklyn Diocese’s Catholic schools were ready for him.
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January 19, 2012

10 Episcopal nuns in Archdiocese of Baltimore to join Catholic Church

After seven years of prayer and discernment, a community of Episcopal nuns and their chaplain will be received into the Roman Catholic Church during a Sept. 3 Mass celebrated by Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien.
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January 19, 2012

Jesuits urge Haitian government to make plans to fight hunger crisis

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti’s bishops and a group of Jesuits in the country called on the government to put in place short- and medium-term plans to address the hunger crisis driven by a hike in world food staples.
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January 19, 2012

Mercy High names principal

As Mercy High School in Baltimore implements a president-principal administrative model, Pegeen D’Agostino has been named principal of the 450-student school. The parishioner of Corpus Christi in Baltimore will work closely with Mercy Sister Carol Wheeler, the longtime president of the all-girls school.
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January 19, 2012

Peruvian villagers fear eviction in Amazon land conflict

BARRANQUITA, Peru – The knock at Father Mario Bartolini’s door came a little after 8 p.m. April 10. On the porch stood Robert Romero Rios, his face creased with worry and his rubber boots caked with mud.
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