Caregivers on Frontlines of AIDS Pandemic Need Support
Although much of the news coverage of HIV and AIDS focuses on advances in research or controversies over prevention methods, those who struggle on the frontlines of the pandemic say more attention needs to be focused on those who quietly care for people living with the virus.
OPINION: In Praise of Father Schall
One does wonder sometimes about God’s ways with His most devoted servants. Several years back, Father James Schall, S.J., one of the greatest of American Jesuits and the living embodiment of Catholic liberal learning at Georgetown, was struck by an illness that cost him an eye.
Beyond Arizona Law Debate, Common Ground Seen on Immigration Solutions
The heated national debate over Arizona's tough new immigration law has drawn much-needed attention to calls for immigration reform, but it also has obscured the fact that there is "actual common ground" among Americans on "key elements" of reform, according to Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles.
'Ramona and Beezus' is Squeaky-clean Nostalgic Fun
Though ostensibly set in a more-or-less contemporary suburb of Portland, Ore., the gentle, winning comedy "Ramona and Beezus" (Fox) occupies a nostalgia-tinted world so idyllic that you half expect one of the characters to announce, somewhere along the line, that a lovely family called the Cleavers just moved in next door.
Church's Work on Disabilities Helped Bring About Law Marking 20th Year
When the Americans with Disabilities Act was being debated in the U.S. Senate 20 years ago, excerpts from the pastoral statement on people with disabilities issued by the U.S. bishops 12 years earlier were read on the Senate floor in support of its passage.
Rome Diocese Calls For Active Gay Priests To Go, Stop Sullying Church
In the wake of an undercover video and news report documenting priests in Rome engaged in homosexual acts, the Rome Diocese has called for priests engaged in "unworthy" behavior to leave the priesthood and stop sullying the reputation of the vast majority of honorable ministers.
Study Finds Half of Children Poor at Birth Spend Formative Years in Poverty
A study released by the Urban Institute shows that 49 percent of children who are poor at birth go on to spend at least half of their childhoods living in poverty, but Lisa Sheehan of St. Ann's Infant and Maternity Home in Hyattsville, Md., said that helping young, single mothers can help turn that around.
Restored Statue to be Blessed Sunday at Calvary Cemetery
Through the efforts of the Knights of Columbus and the talent and dedication of Calvary Cemetery’s grounds superintendent, a beautifully restored statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe is in place and will be blessed by Bishop Edward J. Slattery at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, July 25 at the cemetery located at 81st Street and Harvard Avenue.
At Church's Universal Center, There's More News Than Sex Abuse
A small article in the Vatican's missionary newsletter, Fides, recently announced the first diocesan-wide meeting of the Kaifeng Diocese in China's Henan province.
Catholic Radio Host Prepares MP3 Players For Troops, Wounded Soldiers
It has been a year in the making, but the first 1,000 MP3 players prepared by the host of a Catholic radio program are making their way to Catholic troops and wounded soldiers.
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- Caregivers on Frontlines of AIDS Pandemic Need Support
- OPINION: In Praise of Father Schall
- Beyond Arizona Law Debate, Common Ground Seen on Immigration Solutions
- 'Ramona and Beezus' is Squeaky-clean Nostalgic Fun
- Church's Work on Disabilities Helped Bring About Law Marking 20th Year
