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Pope Francis
By Catholic News Service
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy – Wearing new clerical suits, the 62 new students at the Pontifical North American College received a personal greeting from Pope Benedict XVI, to which they responded in song. “Dear seminarians, use your time in Rome to conform yourselves more completely to Christ,” the pope told the young men Aug. 26 after […]
National
By Ann Carey
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Pro-life champion Helen Alvare was honored as the winner of the 2012 Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal. Inaugurated in 2011, the medal is given annually by the University of Notre Dame Fund to Protect Human Life to an individual who “steadfastly” affirms and defends the sanctity of human life. “From the […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – Here are a few of Pope Francis’ favorite things, which he revealed in a series of interviews granted while he was archbishop of Buenos Aires. The interviews are in the book, “Pope Francis: Conversations with Jorge Bergoglio” by Sergio Rubin and Francesca Ambrogetti, which was originally published in 2010 under the title […]
Local
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Change is said to be the only constant in today’s world. Yet when it comes, it often throws people off guard and causes stress and anxiety. The key to successfully dealing with change is preparing for it (when possible) and making necessary adjustments when it happens, according to health experts. “All major […]
Books
By Nancy Frazier O’brien
WASHINGTON – The Vatican criticism of Mercy Sister Margaret Farley’s 2006 book, Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics, reflects a misunderstanding of what a Catholic theologian should do and is both ill-timed and unfair, according to theologians at a variety of U.S. Catholic universities. “All persons who care about the Catholic intellectual tradition […]
Local
By Sara Angle Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS) – If you have ever attended a wedding, chances are you have a candle, monogrammed tin of mints, lace-wrapped Hershey’s Kisses or a heart-shaped bottle opener to prove it. Wedding favors can be a great way to thank guests for attending, and they also say a lot about the couple. When a favor […]
Movies
Engrossing thriller, based on real events, and set against the backdrop of the Iran hostage crisis of 1979-81. Tasked by his boss (Bryan Cranston) with rescuing the handful of U.S. embassy employees who managed to escape capture when that facility was overrun by armed militants, a CIA agent (Ben Affleck) hatches a seemingly far-fetched scheme: […]
Movies
Morally tangled period piece, set in Prohibition-era Virginia, charts the violent adventures of three bootlegging brothers (Shia LaBeouf, Jason Clarke and Tom Hardy) as they battle a corrupt and sadistic special deputy (Guy Pearce) who’s out to lay down his own version of the law – by any means necessary. Though the siblings resort to […]
Movies
By Joseph Mcaleer
NEW YORK — The legendary web-swinger is back, battling teen angst by day and catching crooks at night in “The Amazing Spider-Man” (Columbia), a 3-D reboot of the classic Marvel comic book character. While the bones of the familiar story remain intact, the style and vision of this version, directed by Marc Webb (“(500) Days […]
Movies
Moderately fun, but ultimately forgettable third round for the well-established secret alien crime-fighting duo of Agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones). In this outing, J wakes up in an alternate timeline to find that an extraterrestrial villain (Jemaine Clement) has killed K off, and begun the enslavement of humanity. So J must […]
