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January 19, 2012
January 19, 2012

Teens, adults bitten by power of JAW

Before he departed for potentially five years of studies at the Pontifical North American College in Rome July 18, Seminarian Josh Laws had one last thing he wanted to do in the Archdiocese of Baltimore: be a staff member in Justice Action Week.
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January 19, 2012

British government removes online petition protesting pope’s visit

LONDON – The British government has removed from its website a petition protesting Pope Benedict XVI’s Sept. 16-19 visit to England and Scotland.
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January 19, 2012

Another critic of school aid for non-Catholics

I agree wholeheartedly with Larry Bonkowski’s letter, “School aid should go to Catholics” (CR, June 24). I do a slow burn every time I hear that we supplement the education of non-Catholics. We made sacrifices to ensure that our Catholic children could attend Catholic schools. My husband worked two jobs and we only had one...
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January 19, 2012

Weary of war in Afghanistan

Just as Sean Costello (CR, June 24) “Veteran displeased with Magliano” was displeased with Tony Magliano’s column, I am displeased with his letter. Contrary to what Costello states, the majority of American taxpayers are weary of our nine years in Afghanistan. Killing innocent civilians and getting ourselves killed and wounded have not as yet produced...
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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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