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January 19, 2012

Catholic AIDS expert: Study lends credibility to faith leaders’ work

VIENNA – A new U.N. AIDS study has lent credibility to faith leaders who have long argued that behavioral change was a key to combating the spread of the illness, says a Catholic expert on the disease.
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January 19, 2012

Cardinal praises HHS for reiterating abortion exclusion in health plans

WASHINGTON – The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee for Pro-Life Activities praised the Department of Health and Human Services July 15 for reaffirming that no federal funds will be provided to cover elective abortions under state-run health insurance plans.
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January 19, 2012

Washington Archbishop: Norms on women’s ordination reflect sacraments’ importance

WASHINGTON – The Vatican’s decision to declare the attempted ordination of women a major church crime reflects “the seriousness with which it holds offenses against the sacrament of holy orders” and is not a sign of disrespect toward women, Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl of Washington said July 15.
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January 19, 2012

Vatican fills in blanks on history of sex abuse procedures

VATICAN CITY – Along with its revised norms for dealing with priestly sex abuse, the Vatican in mid-July released a detailed, five-page history of its treatment of such crimes over the last century.
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January 19, 2012

Two halves of a whole: Raphael’s designs, tapestries reunite

VATICAN CITY – Like long-lost twins, two halves of an artistic masterpiece conceived by the Renaissance master Raphael will be reunited for the first time.
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January 19, 2012

Case of dismissed Catholic professor is under review

WASHINGTON – A University of Illinois faculty committee is reviewing the dismissal of a Catholic adjunct professor of religion after a student complained about the instructor’s explanation of the church’s teaching that homosexual acts are morally wrong.
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January 19, 2012

St. Patrick’s prayer service marks six months since Haiti earthquake

NEW YORK – Hope still exists in Haiti six months after a huge earthquake killed a quarter-million people in the Caribbean nation, according to the secretary-general for the U.N. Association of Haiti.
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January 19, 2012

Federal appeals court strikes down FCC’s indecency rule

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court struck down the Federal Communication Commission’s indecency policy in a July 12 ruling that raised the ire of family-friendly television advocates around the country.
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January 19, 2012

Bishop urges U.S. treat immigration as humanitarian, not economic issue

WASHINGTON – Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of Tucson, Ariz., vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, told lawmakers on Capitol Hill that the problem of immigration should not be dissected as an economic issue, but as a humanitarian one.
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January 19, 2012

After hours of debate, Argentina legalizes same-sex marriage

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Despite opposition from the Catholic Church and family groups, Argentina became the first Latin American country to legalize same-sex marriage.
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January 19, 2012

Revised norms send clear signal on sex abuse, Vatican official says

VATICAN CITY – A leading Vatican official said Pope Benedict XVI’s approval of revised norms on clerical sex abuse sent a clear signal that the church is serious about protecting children and punishing abusive priests.
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January 19, 2012

Closing session in Father Peyton cause July 20

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, will preside over the closing session of the Cause for Sainthood of Holy Cross Father Patrick Peyton during the 12:10 p.m. Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore July 20.
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