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LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi Okogie called the smuggling of arms into Nigeria a few weeks before the general elections a “danger signal.” “These arms are not in the military barracks; neither are they in the hands of law enforcement agents who are authorized to carry arms,” he said. Speaking with media executives during a March 29 seminar organized by Caritas Nigeria, the archbishop said the weapons were in the hands of politicians and their agents who were prepared to use them in urban warfare if the elections did not go their way.

VATICAN CITY – The Catholic Church must take sin seriously, but it must do so like Jesus did, by emphasizing God’s mercy and trust in the sinner’s ability to change, said the preacher of the papal household. In criticizing the Pharisees, “Jesus does not deny that sin and sinners exist,” said Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, offering a Lenten reflection March 30 to Pope Benedict XVI and top Vatican officials. But Jesus “was more severe” toward those who “condemned the sinners than toward the sinners themselves,” the preacher said.

The Maryland State Court Scholarship Tea sponsored by the Catholic Daughters of the Americas will take place April 22 from 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at Musket Ridge Golf Club, Myersville.

Click here for Holy Week schedules for the bishops of Baltimore.

Laurie A. Jones, principal of Battle Grove Elementary School in Dundalk, has been named the new principal of Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson effective July 1. Ms. Jones, a parishioner of Ss. Philip and James in Baltimore, succeeds Clare Pitz. Ms. Jones said she learned about the position in an advertisement in The Catholic Review and was impressed by NDP’s mission to form highly educated, well-rounded young women.

The Catholic Review is to be commended for its continuous coverage of the abject plight of the Palestinians, both Christian and Muslim.

To the Editor: Bravo to the two letters on “Bush bashing” in the March 22nd edition. Right on target.

On March 10, Calvert Hall College High School, Towson, hosted the 48th Annual Monsignor Hugh J. Monaghan Post 736 of the Catholic War Veterans Basketball Championships. According to league administrator Leo Fenzel, each game was exciting with a number of games coming down to the wire. In the Cub league (fifth grades and below), the School of the Cathedral, Homeland, Green team netted 10 of its 14 foul shot attempts to defeat St. Ursula, Parkville, 24 -19. St. Ursula’s junior team (sixth graders) turned back a tough St. Pius X, Rodgers Forge, squad 25-19 as Darryle Edwards scored a team-high 17 points.