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The Baltimore Ravens defeated the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 in Super Bowl XLVII last night in New Orleans. It was the first championship game in which the opposing coaches were brothers.
Global
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – Most modern democracies have ended up hurting religious freedom in their effort to be “neutral” toward their citizens’ diverse beliefs, said Cardinal Angelo Scola. Under the guise of “objectivity” and respecting diversity, many governments are really upholding and giving legitimacy to a culture that is devoid of God and hostile to the […]
National
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Jonathan Reyes, president and CEO of Catholic Charities and Community Services of the Archdiocese of Denver since 2009, has been appointed to succeed John Carr as executive director of the U.S. bishops’ Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development. Reyes is expected to begin his new job in December. Carr retired in August […]
National
By Matthew Gambino
PHILADELPHIA – The former chief financial officer of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will spend the next two to seven years in state prison for embezzling more than $900,000 from the church over seven years. Common Pleas Court Judge Ellen Ceisler sentenced Anita Guzzardi, 44, to prison at a hearing Aug. 24 in Philadelphia on her […]
Local
By Gretchen R. Crowe
Father Brian Bashista always makes sure his seminarians write their “thank you” cards. The 32 men have a lot to be thankful for, after all, seeing as how their time of studying and discernment in the seminary is funded nearly completely by the Bishop’s Lenten Appeal (BLA) – in other words, you. To be exact, […]
Schools
By Chaz Muth, Catholic News Service
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – When Joseph Testa of Cedar Grove was in high school, he dreamed of attending Seton Hall University, but he also realized the tuition was going to present a financial challenge to his family. That meant he had to work diligently in high school to achieve the academic scores needed to compete […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – During their last meeting before entering the conclave to elect a new pope, the world’s cardinals heard a report on the Vatican bank and continuing efforts to comply with international standards to prevent money laundering and the funding of terrorism. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, told reporters that 152 cardinals, including […]
Pope Francis
By Catholic News Service
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy – Wearing new clerical suits, the 62 new students at the Pontifical North American College received a personal greeting from Pope Benedict XVI, to which they responded in song. “Dear seminarians, use your time in Rome to conform yourselves more completely to Christ,” the pope told the young men Aug. 26 after […]
National
By Ann Carey
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Pro-life champion Helen Alvare was honored as the winner of the 2012 Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal. Inaugurated in 2011, the medal is given annually by the University of Notre Dame Fund to Protect Human Life to an individual who “steadfastly” affirms and defends the sanctity of human life. “From the […]
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 […]
