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By Catholic News Service
LIVONIA, Mich. – A funeral Mass was scheduled for Jan. 7 at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit for retired Auxiliary Bishop Moses B. Anderson, who died Jan. 1 in the Detroit suburb of Livonia, where he had been living in his retirement. He was 84. A Jan. 2 statement from the […]
Global
By Mark Pattison
WASHINGTON – A National Geographic magazine cover story identifies a Philippine Catholic priest accused of sexual abuse in the United States as fueling his country’s illegal trade in ivory. In the course of his research for the October issue, Bryan Christy learned that Msgr. Cristobal Garcia, director of worship for the Archdiocese of Cebu, Philippines, […]
National
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 […]
Global
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican and the Italian fashion house Benetton reached an out-of-court settlement after the Vatican took legal action against an ad campaign that depicted Pope Benedict XVI kissing a Muslim leader. The settlement included the fashion company making an unspecified donation to a Catholic charity and a promise to stop the image […]
Schools
By For The Catholic Herald
Students in kindergarten through eighth grade at Sacred Heart Academy in Winchester made 532 bologna and cheese and 166 cheese sandwiches for the homeless last week. The sandwiches will be distributed through the Congregational Community Action Project. Students wrote messages, such as “Made with love” and “One must see God in everyone,” on the sandwich […]
Pope Francis
By Francis X. Rocca
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican dismissed claims that Pope Francis played a direct role in the kidnappings of two Jesuit priests during Argentina’s murderous military dictatorship and described them as part of a campaign by “left-wing anti-clerical elements to attack the church.” Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman, read a statement to journalists March […]
Pope Francis
By Francis X. Rocca
VATICAN CITY – Marking the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council and the start of a special Year of Faith, Pope Benedict XVI called on Catholics to revive the “authentic spirit” of Vatican II by re-proposing the church’s ancient teachings to an increasingly Godless modern world. The pope spoke at a […]
National
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Bishop Joseph A. Galante of Camden, N.J., and has named Auxiliary Bishop Dennis J. Sullivan of New York to succeed him. The changes were announced in Washington Jan. 8 by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, papal nuncio to the U.S. Bishop Galante, 74, has headed the […]
Local
By Effie Caldarola
Why does family history matter? I asked myself that question as I put together some albums of ancestry for my kids for Christmas. Is there anyone among us who hasn’t lamented at some point, “Gee, I wish I would have asked Grandma – or Grandpa or Dad or Uncle Joe – more questions about the […]
Arts
By Mark Pattison
WASHINIGTON – Dave Brubeck, the influential and prolific pianist whose composition “Take Five” became a standard in the annals of jazz, died Dec. 5 at age 91, one day before his 92nd birthday. He was reportedly on his way to visit a cardiologist in Norwalk, Conn., with his son Darius when he suffered a heart […]
