A funeral Mass for Deacon Walter Shipley was offered June 25 at St. Clement Mary Hofbauer, Rosedale, where he served for 20 years. Deacon Shipley died June 20. He was 91.Read More
ATLANTA – The Georgia International Convention Center became “the cathedral of Atlanta” June 9 as Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory processed into the cavernous building bearing the Blessed Sacrament in a golden monstrance with sunburst rays. A record of about 30,000 people – 10,000 more than last year – came to the convention center near...Read More
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI’s recent visit to Assisi was an emblematic event, demonstrating once again that this pontificate is more about continuity than revolution. For some at the Vatican, Assisi long ago came to represent the excesses of dialogue and the dangers of political activism.Read More
LONDON – About 50 Catholics sang hymns and chanted prayers outside Westminster Cathedral to protest the premiere of a concert they believed glorified Allah. The protesters were angry that the London cathedral – considered to be the mother church of the 4.3 million Catholics of England and Wales – was being used to honor the...Read More
WASHINGTON – With Vatican approval, the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued national norms governing all church-related fundraising appeals. “Fundraising appeals are to be truthful and forthright,” says the opening line of the norms.Read More
Since 1979, adults with special needs have been coming to Camp Glow to reunite with old friends, make new ones and grow in the light of the Lord. The camp at the Monsignor O’Dwyer Retreat House in Sparks was originally started by Sister Justa Walton, I.H.M., and in 2001, William Fleming, coordinator of Catechesis for...Read More
This is the first summer in four years that language arts teacher Marilyn Donahue can concentrate better on two things – schoolwork and relaxation. The 14-year veteran of St. John the Evangelist School, Hydes, soon will head to Ocean City, where she can take pleasure in her newly renovated beach house. The past four summers...Read More
After three consecutive years of top honors at the Dundalk Heritage Independence Day Parade, students and parents from Our Lady of Hope-St. Luke School, Dundalk, are hoping once again to float away with a first-place finish. Parent Vince Conway has been working on this year’s float, which will be festooned in red, white and blue,...Read More
WASHINGTON – President George W. Bush June 20 vetoed a bill to expand federal funding for medical research on human embryonic stem cells, saying it “would compel American taxpayers, for the first time in our history, to support the deliberate destruction of human embryos.” Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee...Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Human trafficking and prostitution are common in Rhode Island, and of growing concern to law enforcement officials and legislators, according to several who spoke about the situation with the Rhode Island Catholic, newspaper of the Providence Diocese.Read More