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January 19, 2012

Pope calls sex abuse scandal ‘countersign’ to Gospel of life

WASHINGTON – One of the “countersigns to the Gospel of life” in the United States is the sexual abuse of minors, a situation “that causes deep shame,” Pope Benedict XVI told about 300 U.S. bishops gathered April 16 in the crypt church at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington.
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January 19, 2012

White House puts on a colorful show for pope and thousands

WASHINGTON – Even some of the bishops were in the standing-room sections on the South Lawn of the White House waiting for Pope Benedict XVI to arrive.
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January 19, 2012

Catholic students at Virginia Tech record CD to offer hope, healing

BLACKSBURG, Va. – By noon on April 16, 2007, Bryan Schamus, a member of the Newman Community at Virginia Tech, knew that at least 22 people had been killed on campus. He quickly gathered with other student leaders of the university’s Catholic campus ministry to figure out how to respond to the tragedy, which would...
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January 19, 2012

Peruvian villagers fear eviction in Amazon land conflict

BARRANQUITA, Peru – The knock at Father Mario Bartolini’s door came a little after 8 p.m. April 10. On the porch stood Robert Romero Rios, his face creased with worry and his rubber boots caked with mud.
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January 19, 2012

Banquet recognizes teachers’ years of service and excellence

No red carpet led to the Embassy banquet room of glittery Martin’s West, nor were there zoom lenses slung around the necks of paparazzi as they strained to see who stepped out of the line of limos. Neither television cameras nor famous actors were anywhere in sight.
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January 19, 2012

Priest receives first Ignatian Volunteer Corp award

Father William J. Watters, S.J., former pastor of St. Ignatius, Baltimore, was honored by the Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) April 10 at a Loyola Blakefield, Towson, reception. The priest received the first Madonna Della Strada Award, presented by the IVC national office and named after Sancta Maria Della Strada, the first church which St. Ignatius...
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January 19, 2012

Long waits, chilly start don’t deter crowd at White House ceremony

WASHINGTON – Thousands of Americans – not all of them Catholic – filled the South Lawn of the White House for the April 16 arrival ceremony welcoming Pope Benedict XVI to the White House.
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January 19, 2012

Multiple choruses of “Happy Birthday” mark the pope’s 81st

WASHINGTON – At 5:21 a.m., the disc jockey on a country music radio station in Fredericksburg, Va. – 50 miles south of Washington – invited listeners to join her in singing “Happy Birthday” to Pope Benedict XVI.
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January 19, 2012

Text of President Bush’s remarks at White House

WASHINGTON – Here is the text of President George W. Bush’s remarks welcoming Pope Benedict XVI to the South Lawn of the White House April 16.
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January 19, 2012

Pope, Bush discuss fighting terrorism while respecting human rights

WASHINGTON – In a meeting at the White House, Pope Benedict XVI and President George W. Bush discussed the problem of terrorism and how to confront it while respecting human rights.
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January 19, 2012

U.S. House officially welcomes pope with formal resolution

WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives formally welcomed Pope Benedict XVI with a unanimously passed resolution during his first trip to the United States April 15-20.
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January 19, 2012

Text of Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks at White House April 16

Mr. President, Thank you for your gracious words of welcome on behalf of the people of the United States of America. I deeply appreciate your invitation to visit this great country. My visit coincides with an important moment in the life of the Catholic community in America: the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the...
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