ROME – A nation that lacks freedom of religion is stunting its own social, economic and political development, said speakers presenting an annual report on religious freedom around the world.
ROME – A nation that lacks freedom of religion is stunting its own social, economic and political development, said speakers presenting an annual report on religious freedom around the world.
The Catholic Review Last November, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops overwhelmingly approved the document, “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility from the Catholic Bishops of the United States.” The lengthy title speaks for itself and its 90 paragraphs sought out some elementary and clarifying principles that should be helpful […]
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A majority of likely voters in California favor a proposed constitutional amendment stating that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in the state, according to a new poll commissioned by the Knights of Columbus.
Cardinal William H. Keeler, retired archbishop of Baltimore, was given the 2008 John McElroy Award by the Friends of Catholic Education, Inc. Oct. 7. The award is given each year to a person who has advanced Catholic school education in Frederick County.
VATICAN CITY – Catholics and Protestants in the Philippines and the United States gave very high marks to their preachers and homilists, while survey respondents in France and Hong Kong were not impressed at all.
The Catholic Review Permit me to expand on my homily from Respect Life Sunday, as reported in last week’s account of that Mass in these pages. It was just a year ago this month when, through the mysterious, inscrutable providence of God, I stood in the pulpit of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen for […]
Two Baltimore nuns who have been peace activists for decades expressed shock that Maryland State Police listed them as suspected terrorists in a federal database.
EMMITSBURG – Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien helped close a yearlong celebration of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary and University’s bicentennial by re-consecrating the Emmitsburg institution to the Blessed Virgin Mary during an Oct. 10 Mass.
Two Baltimore nuns who have been peace activists for decades expressed shock that Maryland State Police listed them as suspected terrorists in a federal database.
Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, of Baltimore, will dedicate the Pope John Paul II Prayer Garden in honor of the Pope’s 1995 visit to Baltimore, on Thursday, October 23 at 10 a.m. The garden, located at the corner of Charles and Franklin Streets in Baltimore, was constructed in six months and celebrates Baltimore and Maryland’s rich […]
WASHINGTON – Public service announcements on poverty and on marriage developed by the U.S. bishops rank high in the number of times the spots have aired.
The Catholic Review (Sept. 11) showed Father Syracuse holding a compact fluorescent light bulb. That may have been the single best photo you’ve run all year to help struggling parishes meet their needs and serve their people. As your editorial (Sept. 25) said, “we can’t afford it” is heard much too often. Despite the somewhat flamboyant way they put it, a promotion (www.energystar.gov/changetheworld) from the Environmental Protection Agency is genuine and valid. Their calculations are correct and their numbers are accurate. There is a huge amount of money to be saved, via simple energy-conservation measures. Churches in particular should be attentive, since donations are down in these uncertain economic times. It would be a shame if people forget about all the other things they mention, besides light bulbs. I encourage you to continue to promote energy conservation.