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By Catholic News Service
SILVER SPRING, Md. – The board of directors of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious has appointed Sister Janet Mock, a Sister of St. Joseph of Baden, Pa., as executive director of the organization, which is based in Silver Spring. Sister Janet, a native of Johnstown, Pa., served as executive director of the Religious Formation […]
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By Catholic News Service
OYSTER BAY, N.Y. – The mother of slain journalist Marie Colvin told reporters the day after she was killed Feb. 22 in Homs, Syria, that her daughter was “totally committed to what she did.” She knew “the importance of telling the story and writing it and getting it out to the world no matter what. […]
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By Catholic News Service
NEW YORK – The Al Smith dinner in New York brings people of faith together for “an evening of friendship, civility and patriotism to help those in need,” not to endorse either candidate running for the U.S. presidency, said Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York. The purpose of the dinner is to show the […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – Princes and presidents, diplomats and dictators, patriarchs and pastors came together in St. Peter’s Square to witness the inauguration of Pope Francis’ ministry. Any signs of animosity or favor were set aside as more than 130 government representatives, as well as dozens of religious leaders, sat side by side at the March […]
Movies
The latest take on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, directed by newcomer Rupert Sanders, is a classic good-vs.-evil fable with splashes of gothic horror and extreme violence, but some welcome religious imagery. Snow White (Kristen Stewart), the “Fairest One of All,” is imprisoned by her stepmother, the wicked queen (Charlize Theron). The princess escapes, joins […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Something old, something new, something borrowed and something red will be part of the mix Feb. 18 when Pope Benedict XVI creates new cardinals. The general format of the consistory has been maintained, but the ceremony has been modified and will include the use of prayers borrowed from ancient Roman liturgies. Cardinal-designate […]
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By Catholic News Service
PRINCETON, N.J. – The South is the most religious region of the United States, according to a yearlong poll by Gallup. Mississippi qualified as the most religious state in the nation, with 59 percent of its residents claiming to be “very religious.” Next on the list was the only non-Southern state among the top 12: […]
Movies
Remake of the 1976 melodrama about a girl trio, set in 1968 Detroit, manages to be both as predictably familiar as your grandmother’s living room and as subtle as a runaway freight train. But the charisma of the performers and the consistently expressed desire of all the principal characters to lead moral lives hold the […]
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By Daniel Linskey Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – For Catholic Eagle Scout Michael Sherburne, achieving the highest rank in the Boy Scouts “is not just about being smart or physically strong, but also spiritually as well.” “That is where the character and values come in,” he said. “Eagles are supposed to be able to stand up (for) their beliefs. We are […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – A little bit of spring cleaning or a much needed renovation can turn up the most unexpected things – especially if you’re sprucing up or digging through the Vatican. Home of hundreds of thousands of artifacts, archived documents, ornate frescoes, plaster niches and underground tombs, it can be heavenly for a treasure […]
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