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January 19, 2012

Anglicans joining faith for wrong reasons

The Catholic Review (Oct. 28) reported of a small Anglican Church membership in Baltimore voting to join the Catholic Church. More recently (CR, Nov. 25) we read of five Anglican bishops of the Church of England also choosing to join the Catholic Church.
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January 19, 2012

Hundreds pray in Montgomery County for conversion of late-term abortion doctor

GERMANTOWN – About 700 Catholics gathered in their winter hats and coats for an early morning Mass and prayerful protest Dec. 11 outside an abortion clinic to pray for the conversion of LeRoy Carhart, a doctor who recently came to Montgomery County from Nebraska to perform late term abortions.
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January 19, 2012

Nun, Former Iona College official, charged with embezzling $800,000

WASHINGTON – A Sister of St. Joseph who was Iona College’s chief financial officer has been charged by federal prosecutors with embezzling $800,000 from the Christian Brothers-run school over a decade.
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January 19, 2012

Not wild about Harry

I disagree with Ken McVery’s opinion (CR, Nov 18) that promoting a game of Quidditch for the students at Mount St. Mary’s University is a great way to “speak to them.” I am shocked that a Catholic university would even consider, let alone promote, a recreational activity for students based on the Harry Potter series.
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January 19, 2012

Love, truth, not violent revolution, bring positive change, pope says

VATICAN CITY – Changing the world for the better does not come from leaders making grandiose promises or calling for a violent revolution, Pope Benedict XVI said: It comes from the humble individuals who silently carry God’s light and love to everyone around them.
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January 19, 2012

WikiLeaks cables show Vatican as horrified by Irish clergy’s sex abuse

VATICAN CITY – A spate of U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks portray the Vatican as horrified over clerical sex abuse in Ireland but also deeply concerned that the procedures used by Irish investigators of the scandal were “an affront to Vatican sovereignty.”
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January 19, 2012

Weighing taxes, human needs, deficit a delicate and tense balancing act

WASHINGTON – It’s almost like a three-way tug of war. Should Congress extend the temporary tax cuts in place for nine years, and if so, for whom? How does the nation help those who have borne the brunt of the recession? And isn’t there a looming, and growing, deficit?
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January 19, 2012

Mercy Medical’s Bunting Center boasts state-of-the-art technology and spiritual touches

When other city hospitals relocated to the suburbs in the middle of the last century, leaders of Mercy Medical Center made a conscious decision to keep the Catholic hospital in downtown Baltimore.
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January 19, 2012

Mexico’s challenge: Improving its image among neighbors over migrants

MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s National Immigration Institute is looking to boost the country’s image among its neighbors.
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January 19, 2012

Vatican Christmas: It may be short on snow, but it’s big in spirit

VATICAN CITY – While snowfall is a rarity and Santa Claus is seldom seen, Christmas at the Vatican is truly unique.
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January 19, 2012

Border-to-be grows tense as Southern Sudan’s independence vote nears

MALAKAL, Southern Sudan – As January’s referendum on independence for Southern Sudan approaches, tensions are running high in communities along what many expect will become a new international border with northern Sudan.
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January 19, 2012

Iraqi Embassy to the Vatican commemorates attack on Baghdad church

ROME – Two Iraqi women wore, pinned to their lapels, pictures of the loved ones they lost in a terrorist attack on a church in Baghdad. One had photos of her husband and young son, and the other had a creased black and white portrait of her mother stuck securely over their hearts.
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