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Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien and Cardinal William H. Keeler will soon have new homes. After two years in Baltimore, the archbishop is moving from a Sulpician apartment building in North Baltimore to the archbishop’s residence adjacent to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in downtown Baltimore.

WASHINGTON – Increasing violence against religious minorities, particularly Christians, and the government’s inadequate response to that violence in 2008 prompted the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom to add India to its 2009 watch list of countries where conditions of religious freedom require close monitoring.

Tuition costs in Archdiocese 2009-2010

The article about Nick D’Adamo Sr. and his son (CR, Aug. 6) struck a sentimental and nostalgic chord. I lived next door to Mr. Nick and his family in Baltimore from 1972 to 1988. I was 18 when we moved away. Twenty-one years later, my memories of Mr. Nick are still unmistakably fond. His smile was just a small sign of his heartfelt concern for his neighbors. It was this kind of concern from Mr. Nick and his son which encouraged me to attend Archbishop Curley High School. He and his family set a special benchmark; one that demonstrated genuine care and consideration of the people around them (a trait Nick Jr. knows well). I’m many miles and years from that great place and great time and one of things I miss most is having such a kind and inspiring neighbor. The writer is a parishioner of St. Ignatius, Hickory.

The article “Strength from gentle pope” (CR, July 30) came to a correct conclusion when it called us to study the encyclical. However, terms must be understood. If Tony Magliano understood the implications of “profit” and “improper means,” he would have realized that the present economic crisis is the antithesis of “the accumulation of money and other assets.” Profit (or loss) comes from an equation: revenue minus cost for a given period equals profit. If there is deliberate improper measurement, the profits are lies, illusory riches, which hide a theft. No assets were accumulated in this instance. If extortionate prices are charged and/or unjust compensation is paid for labor and materials, the profits are overstated because the full cost has not yet come due from the damage done to the larger society. I believe the pope’s message is that real wealth generates additional wealth benefitting all who help create it. I wish the pope had directly addressed “Thou shall not covet thy neighbor’s goods,” because the evils he deplores are from both deliberate and inadvertent violations of that commandment.

I read with some trepidation “Nuclear Weapons and Moral Questions: The Path to Zero,” a challenging article by Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien; His connection being his ministry with the U.S. Military, mine having a grandson at Camp Lejeune, N.C.