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By Catholic News Service
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Michael Hemesath, professor of economics at Carleton College in Northfield, has been appointed the 13th president of St. John’s University in Collegeville by the university’s board of regents. He will begin his term in July. Hemesath, a 1981 graduate of the university, will be the first lay president in the school’s 155-year […]
Movies
Director Frank Coraci extols the Christian virtue of self-sacrifice through the unlikely yet inspiring tale of an ordinary man who goes to extraordinary lengths to help others. When the penny-pinching principal (Greg Germann) of a failing public high school threatens to eliminate its popular music program – and axe the beloved teacher (Henry Winkler) who […]
National
By Patricia Zapor
WASHINGTON – Exemptions from the requirement to provide contraceptive coverage under the Affordable Care Act will be simplified to include many more types of religious institutions and accommodate the needs of self-insured church entities that say they must keep a clear financial and functional wall between themselves and the provision of contraceptives. A new set […]
National
By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Exemptions from the requirement to provide contraceptive coverage under the Affordable Care Act will be simplified to include many more types of religious institutions and accommodate the needs of self-insured church entities that say they must keep a clear financial and functional wall between themselves and the provision of contraceptives. A new set […]
National
By Nancy Frazier O’brien
WASHINGTON – Whether they are just starting out or nearing the end of their careers, Catholics who want to practice medicine in conformity with the church’s teachings wonder how a new federal regulation requiring health plans to cover contraceptives and sterilization free of charge will affect their work. Although the requirement will not directly impact […]
National
By Sean Gallagher
INDIANAPOLIS – A historic Indianapolis church is in the center of festivities surrounding the Feb. 5 Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium. St. John the Evangelist Parish, founded 175 years ago when Indianapolis was a small town on the edge of the American frontier, is in the middle of the Super Bowl Village hosting […]
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 […]
Movies
Flawed, but fundamentally moral, mix of comedy and drama in which Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones play a long-married couple who have gradually grown physically and emotionally distant. At her insistence, they set off from their home in suburban Omaha, Neb., to Maine for a week of intensive therapy with a marriage counselor and […]
Movies
Wild, weird stuff going on in the sub-basement, but overall, a somewhat elegant psychological thriller overstuffed with spooky music and with less gore than an old episode of “Murder, She Wrote.” Director Mark Tonderia and screenwriter David Loucka have crafted a tale that floats on the star power of Jennifer Lawrence, who plays 17-year-old Elissa […]
National
By Peter Finney Jr. Catholic News Service
NEW ORLEANS – On the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Aug. 29, Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond offered prayers for people in the Archdiocese of New Orleans impacted by slow-moving Hurricane Isaac. The storm dumped more than 15 inches of rain on southeast Louisiana and caused widespread flooding but spared New Orleans from major damage. In […]
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Pope Leo XIV
6/2/26
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