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By Christie L. Chicoine
PHILADELPHIA – Tina Kent credits the Girl Scouts for teaching her skills in leadership, conflict resolution and critical thinking and for giving her an appreciation for the outdoors and opportunities to travel. Kent became a Brownie at age 8 in her native Vermillion, S.D., and remained a Scout until she was a teenager in Waco, […]
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By Nancy Frazier O’brien
WASHINGTON – Ten years after passing their “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People,” the heads of nearly all U.S. dioceses are in full compliance with the 17-point document, according to recently completed audits. Two dioceses – Baker, Ore., and Lincoln, Neb. – and six Eastern Catholic eparchies refused to participate in the […]
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By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – A survey of about half of the nation’s state prison chaplains found a majority believes religious extremism among prisoners is fairly common, though they say that is related more to racial or religious intolerance than posing any threat to prison security. The study by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life is […]
Pope Francis
By Francis X. Rocca
VATICAN CITY – A high-profile federal lawsuit accusing Pope Benedict XVI of covering up sexual abuse has been withdrawn. Lawyers for the plaintiff in John Doe 16 v. Holy See filed a notice of voluntary dismissal Feb. 10, bringing the case effectively to an end. The lawsuit was filed in April 2010 in the U.S. […]
Pope Francis
By Francis X. Rocca
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI named 22 new cardinals, including two from the United States, and announced a consistory for their formal induction on Feb. 18. Among those named were Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York; Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, a former archbishop of Baltimore who now serves as grand master of the […]
National
By George P. Matysek Jr.
BALTIMORE – At its height, the Holy Name Society boasted more than 40,000 members in 135 parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. More than a half century later, there are about 500 members in 18 parishes. Baltimore’s declining numbers aren’t an aberration. Across the country, membership has fallen as one of the world’s oldest Christian […]
National
By Catholic News Service
ST. LOUIS (CNS) – A funeral Mass was scheduled for Jan. 26 at St. Louis Cathedral Basilica for Stan Musial, the Hall of Fame outfielder-first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals. Musial, a Catholic who played all 22 of his major-league seasons with the Cardinals, died Jan. 19 at age 92 at his home in […]
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By Patricia Zapor
WASHINGTON – Voters in Maine, Maryland and Minnesota Nov. 6 approved ballot measures legalizing same-sex marriage. A similar measure appeared likely to pass in Washington state. The Catholic bishops in each state had urged voters to uphold the traditional definition of marriage between one man and one woman and warned that religious liberties could be […]
Global
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican firmly condemned the recent attack against a U.S. consulate in Libya, which led to the death of a U.S. ambassador, three U.S. personnel and at least 10 Libyans. “The very serious attack organized against the United States diplomatic mission in Libya,” it said, “calls for the firmest possible condemnation on […]
National
By Christie L. Chicoine
NEW YORK – When she qualified for the Olympic Games in June, swimmer Lia Neal, a rising senior at the Convent of the Sacred Heart School in Manhattan, said she felt like it was a dream. On July 28, she and her three teammates on the U.S. swimming team claimed a bronze medal in the […]
