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By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – With a background as a history professor, college administrator and head of a Catholic Charities agency, Jonathan Reyes sees that combination meshing well with the job of promoting the church’s social teaching as the new head of the U.S. bishops’ conference’s Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development. In an interview with Catholic […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican released an official schedule for Pope Francis March 17-24, but if his first two days as pope were any indication, the schedule was only an outline destined to expand at a moment’s notice. The only event on the new pope’s schedule March 15 was an audience with the world’s cardinals. […]
Pope Francis
By Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Like the rest of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, including the 5,100 bishops and 412,000 priests, the pope exercises what the Catechism of the Catholic Church calls his “baptismal priesthood” by participating in “Christ’s mission as priest, prophet and king.” The bishop of Rome exercises his ministry in a unique way, of […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service
ROME – The halls of history might hold some clues as to what kind of impact Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation will have on the church and how to navigate a smooth transition, said a U.S. scholar. “All these problems surrounding how to treat Benedict, what to call him, how he will be dealt with in […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz and Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Even though Pope Benedict XVI will spend his retirement near Rome and then inside Vatican City, he will not play any role in the upcoming election for a new pope, and he will not interfere with the responsibilities and decision-making activities of the new pontiff, the Vatican spokesman said. Rather, the new […]
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By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – As the six-month mark approaches in an administration program to defer deportation for some young undocumented immigrants, the pace of applications has slowed, but more than 150,000 people have been approved for the status that comes with a work permit and a Social Security number. Meanwhile, states and the federal government are still […]
National
By Dennis Sadowski
WASHINGTON – Soon after a monstrous earthquake devastated much of Haiti three years ago, the mantra among Haitian government leaders and a good share of relief and development agencies was “build back Haiti better.” It was somewhat catchy, of course, and certainly demonstrative of the resiliency of a country battered all too often by Mother […]
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By Catholic News Service
NEWTOWN, Conn. – Msgr. Robert Weiss, pastor of St. Rose of Lima Church in Newtown, was at Sandy Hook Elementary School almost immediately after the horrific shooting Dec. 14. When the enormity of the tragedy began to unfold, other priests, chaplains and Catholic Charities personnel “were on the ground,” Brian Wallace, diocesan director of communications, […]
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By Christopher S. Pineo Catholic News Service
BRAINTREE, Mass. – A pastoral plan approved by Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley calls for the Boston Archdiocese to organize its 288 parishes into approximately 135 groups called “parish collaboratives.” Led by one pastor, a group of priests, deacons and lay ecclesial ministers, called a pastoral team, would provide pastoral services to parishes in the […]
