Catholic Review, Author at Archdiocese of Baltimore

January 19, 2012

U.S. bishops decry violence against Christians around the world

WASHINGTON – Two U.S. bishops condemned recent attacks on Christians, offering support to Orthodox Christians in Egypt and asking State Department officials to urge other governments to better protect human rights, particularly religious freedom.

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January 19, 2012

Archbishop’s Annual Appeal sets record

One of the worst economies in decades didn’t stop Catholics from contributing to last year’s Archbishop’s Annual Appeal at a record level.

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January 19, 2012

Official statement from the Archdiocese of Baltimore on death of defrocked priest Laurence Brett

Through media reports the Archdiocese of Baltimore learned today (Jan. 6) of the apparent death of Laurence Brett, a former priest of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut, who was defrocked after several individuals reported they were sexually abused by Brett when they were children in the early 1970s.

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January 19, 2012

Savior of world is found among poor, not in halls of power, pope says

VATICAN CITY – Christ, the king of the world, is not found on the thrones of power or in the hallways of learning, he is found defenseless among the poor and humble, Pope Benedict XVI said.

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January 19, 2012

Court says cross on San Diego hillside violates Constitution

PASADENA, Calif. – A federal court has ruled that a cross on a San Diego hillside, as “presently configured,” conveys a message of government endorsement of religion and violates the Establishment Clause of the Constitution.

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January 19, 2012

Seminary enrollment booming at Mount St. Mary’s, ‘Cradle of Bishops’

EMMITSBURG – At a time when some seminaries are struggling, Mount St. Mary’s University Seminary in Emmitsburg is booming.

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January 19, 2012

Chaplain recruiter has been in line of fire

Father Paul Anthony Halladay is on a mission, to replenish the depleted ranks of Catholic chaplains in the U.S. Army. His pitch is backed by experience in the line of fire, a brush that earned him a Bronze Star.

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January 19, 2012

The face of Tio Pepe takes a seat

Francisco “Paco” Lobo got up from a seat near Tio Pepe’s bar to walk back to his station in the Mount Vernon restaurant. The longtime maitre d’ was stopped by a customer who came through the doors just as it opened.

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