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By Catholic News Service
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Deacon Bill Steltemeier, founding president of the Eternal Word Television Network and its longtime board chairman, died Feb. 15 following a lengthy illness. He was 83. The deacon, who died at his home in Hanceville, was known to EWTN viewers around the world as a close associate of Mother Angelica, the network’s […]
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 […]
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By Matthew Gambino
PHILADELPHIA – Only days before the start of the March 2012 trial of Father James Brennan and Msgr. William Lynn on charges related to the clergy sexual abuse scandal, former priest Edward Avery admitted he’d sexually assaulted a 10-year-old altar boy at his Northeast Philadelphia parish in 1999. Avery – who was laicized, or removed […]
National
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 Catholic News Service
ROME – Here is an explanation of some of the terms and practices related to the time between Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation at 8 p.m. Feb. 28 and the election of a new pope. “Sede vacante” Dioceses are also called sees. The Latin for “when the see is vacant” is “sede vacante.” When the vacant […]
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BOSTON (CNS) – Erik Goldschmidt, executive vice president of Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities, known as FADICA, has been named director of Boston College’s Church in the 21st Century Center. He succeeds Robert Newton, special assistant to the president who has been interim director for the past 18 months. Goldschmidt, who took up […]
National
By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service
SELBYVILLE, Del. – There’s no mistaking Sister Agnes Oman’s Irish heritage, even after decades in the United States. If her coloring and her accent didn’t give her away, her way of describing her ministry would – she tells one story after another. Mostly, the stories she told for Catholic News Service May 1 in the […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Despite the growth of secularism, increased hostility toward Christianity and sinful behavior by some church ministers, members of the Synod of Bishops said they are optimistic about the future because of Christ’s promise of salvation. Addressing a message to Catholics around the world Oct. 26, synod members said they were certain God […]
Arts
By David Dicerto Catholic News Service
NEW YORK – Can it be? Has Broadway found religion? According to one recent article, a bumper crop of faith-themed shows, like “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Godspell,” “Book of Mormon” and “Sister Act,” has transformed Broadway into a “highway to heaven.” So why the great awakening on the Great White Way? “I think there is a […]
National
By Penny Wiegert
ROCKFORD, Ill. – Sean Considine, a safety for the Baltimore Ravens, is the first to point out that he belongs to some important families – God’s family, the family his parents began, his hometown community, the family he shares with his wife and four children, and the NFL. “My Catholic faith has played a huge […]
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