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By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In an effort to aid reconciliation attempts with traditionalist Catholics, Pope Benedict XVI has named U.S. Archbishop J. Augustine Di Noia to fill a newly created post of vice president of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei.” “The appointment of a high-ranking prelate to this position is a sign of the Holy […]
Columns
By Christina Capecchi
“It was 1415,” my friend corrected her husband over a dinner of wings and beer on that stunning Monday when Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation. We were discussing, like so many across the globe, our newly acquired bit of papal trivia: the last pope to resign. Over the course of the day, there had […]
Local
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Today, with so many families operating at warp-speed busyness because of work and after school activities, the idea of sitting down together for a family meal may seem like a quaint notion from a bygone era. Instead, families eat at odd times and frequently not together. Parents and children grab dinner on […]
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 […]
Schools
By For The Catholic Herald
The annual National Catholic Educational Association Convention and Expo will be held March 29-31 at the San Diego Convention Center. More than 300 professional development sessions will be offered for teachers, administrators, pastors and Catholic school community leaders. David Coleman, CEO and president of the College Board, will give the keynote presentation on “Reverence, Excellence […]
