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January 19, 2012
January 19, 2012

Priest feels frustration, sees hope in villages high in Peru’s Andes

PAMPAROMAS, Peru – Father David Johnson viewed the barren mountains towering over his parish with a mixture of sadness, frustration and hope.
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January 19, 2012

U.S. Catholic relief agency gets grant to help Haitian AIDS victims

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – Cross International, a Catholic relief agency based in Pompano Beach, was awarded a $4.8 million grant from the U.S. government for a new program to prevent the spread of AIDS in Haiti and provide care to orphans and children.
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January 19, 2012

Twins carry on Flynn name at Gibbons

The Ray Mullis Gymnasium on the campus of Cardinal Gibbons School was filled from noon until five p.m. Dec. 21, when the Crusaders hosted arch-rival Mount St. Joseph in a basketball triple-header.
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January 19, 2012

Teacher’s aide fosters love of faith at St. Mary, Hagerstown

When 73-year-old Mary Madeline Bender tools around Hagerstown in her six-cylinder, red Pontiac sports car, she’s not shy about proclaiming her love for the Blessed Virgin Mary. Bold letters proudly spell out “AVE MARIA” on her vanity license plates.
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January 19, 2012

Bishop Barry Knestout ordained as new auxiliary bishop for Washington

WASHINGTON – Follow the apostles’ mission of bringing the “saving power of Christ into this world” by teaching the faith to others, Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl urged new Auxiliary Bishop Barry C. Knestout Dec. 29.
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January 19, 2012

Gazan Catholics in West Bank say inability to leave is mixed blessing

JERUSALEM – For some Gazan Catholics, it was a mixed blessing being stuck in the West Bank as Israel attacked the Gaza Strip.
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January 19, 2012

As Israel attacks Gaza Strip, residents fear it’s just the beginning

JERUSALEM – After three days of Israeli attacks on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, a local parish priest said the buildings are shaking, the bombing is continuous and “they are bombarding us like the demon.”
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January 19, 2012

Cancer claims life of Benedictine Brother Dietrich Reinhart, 59

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Two months after resigning as president of St. John’s University so he could focus on his treatment of malignant melanoma, Benedictine Brother Dietrich Reinhart died Dec. 29 at age 59.
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January 19, 2012

Vatican agency says at least 20 church workers killed in 2008

VATICAN CITY – At least 20 church workers were killed in 2008, demonstrating that Catholic men and women – bishops, priests, religious and laity – continue placing their lives at risk in order to proclaim the Gospel and serve the poor, said the Vatican’s Fides news agency.
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January 19, 2012

Former St. Leo pastor admits to abuse

Parishioners of St. Leo in Little Italy were informed Dec. 28 that Michael Salerno, their former Pallottine pastor, admitted to the sexual abuse of a minor in the 1970s and that his faculties to function as a priest have been permanently revoked.
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January 19, 2012

Pope calls for peace, help for world’s children

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Christmas with a call to peace and a plea on behalf of the world’s children.
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January 19, 2012

Pope prays for families, especially those in difficulty

VATICAN CITY – Christmas celebrations underscore the importance of the family in people’s lives, but for many it also is a time when wounds caused by one’s family become more painful, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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