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By Nancy Frazier O’brien
This is one in a series of stories examining the positions of the major presidential candidates. WASHINGTON – At the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., the differences on abortion between President Barack Obama and his Republican presidential opponent, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, were clear. Speeches in prime time on successive nights touted the […]
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By Beth Griffin
NEW YORK – As headliners for a glittering event that raised $5 million for Catholic health care programs in the Archdiocese of New York, President Barack Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney briefly suspended their vociferous campaign rhetoric to exchange humorous jibes Oct. 18 at the 67th annual dinner of the Alfred E. Smith Memorial […]
Movies
A complete absence of cynicism, a crackling undercurrent of dry wit, and the classical purity of its golden-age Hollywood references distinguish this comic book adaptation relating the origins story of the titular superhero (Chris Evans). Director Joe Johnston displays a warm affinity for 1940s America as he chronicles the muscular warrior’s battle against a rogue […]
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By Suimon Caldwell Catholic News Service
MANCHESTER, England – English and Welsh bishops are producing a million “faith cards” to identify the holders as Catholics in the event of an accident. The credit card-sized items will be distributed during February and March throughout all dioceses, including the Bishopric of the Forces and the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. The […]
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By Catholic News Service
NEW YORK – Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York invited the Republican and Democratic candidates for president and vice president to sign a petition seeking civil dialogue and to refrain from personal attacks during the two months remaining in the campaign leading up to the November election. The “Civility in America” petition developed by […]
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By Catholic News Service
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – When Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York offered the closing benediction Sept. 6 at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, he made allusions to issues that have put the U.S. church and the White House at odds with each other. “Renew in all our people a profound respect for religious liberty: […]
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By Beth Griffin Catholic News Service
NEW YORK – In a genial, live, two-hour national satellite radio broadcast May 8, New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan sent his first Twitter message and fielded questions on issues ranging from his priesthood to his favorite foods and beverages. Cardinal Dolan was featured in a Town Hall event on SiriusXM’s the Catholic Channel 129. […]
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By Catholic News Service
NEW YORK – New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan will offer closing prayers at the Democratic National Convention Sept. 6, as he will at the Republican National Convention a week earlier. Cardinal Dolan, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, accepted an invitation from the Democratic convention organizers to deliver the benediction on […]
National
By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – To the enthusiastic reception of an audience of John Carroll Society members Sept. 10, New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan traced the historic origins of U.S. religious freedom in light of a current battle with the government over those rights. Saying that he wanted to “restore the luster” on “this first and most […]
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By Catholic News Service
CHICAGO – Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago will undergo a chemotherapy regimen after tests revealed the presence of cancer in his right kidney. The chemotherapy treatments will begin Sept. 5. Under the regimen, Cardinal George will have two weeks of treatments followed by one week with no treatment to allow for his immune system […]
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Pope Leo XIV
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