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By Matthew Gambino
PHILADELPHIA – The Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced the fate of six priests placed on administrative leave after the February 2011 Philadelphia grand jury report. Archbishop Charles J. Chaput decided on the cases after “a rigorous investigative process involving over 20 experts in child abuse,” a statement from the archdiocese said July 6. Of the six […]
Local
By Steven W. Mosher
FOX News will air an hour-long special May 3 at 9 p.m. on the trial of Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell. The mainstream media has done an excellent job of completely ignoring the trial of Gosnell. As everyone knows by now, Gosnell was the Philadelphia abortionist famous for “snipping the spines” of newborns who happened to […]
National
By Catholic News Service
NEW YORK – Father Benedict Groeschel, a Franciscan Friar of the Renewal who has long been a popular speaker and television personality, apologized Aug. 30 for interview comments he made that were published online two days earlier, saying that “in a lot of cases” the victim of child sexual abuse is “the seducer.” Father Groeschel […]
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By Beth Griffin Catholic News Service
NEW YORK – Getting to know God is akin to entering a dating relationship, according to Franciscan Brother Daniel P. Horan. When two people already like one another, they devote copious amounts of time and energy to learning everything they can about each other and joyfully anticipate spending time together, he explained. “Dating requires intentionality, […]
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By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio, is discontinuing its student health insurance plan in the upcoming school year in opposition to the Obama administration’s mandate requiring most religious employers, including colleges, to provide no-cost contraceptive and sterilization coverage in its health insurance plans. The school made the announcement to its students in mid-April and […]
National
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (CNS) – Franciscan University of Steubenville presented its 2011 Poverello Medal to Father Benedict Groeschel, a Franciscan Friar of the Renewal, for his lifetime of service to the materially and spiritually poor. The medal is the highest nonacademic honor the university can bestow. In presenting the award, Franciscan Father Terence Henry, university president, […]
Movies
After his beloved pet dog is killed in an accident, a socially isolated but scientifically gifted boy (voice of Charlie Tahan) uses stock monster-movie methods to bring the pooch back to life. His subsequent efforts to conceal his breakthrough from his parents (voices of Catherine O’Hara and Martin Short) and from his peers (voiced, among […]
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By Daniel Linskey
WASHINGTON – The shooter brought 15 Chick-fil-A sandwiches and a 9mm pistol with him to the Family Research Council headquarters in Washington Aug. 15. According to an affidavit released by the FBI the next day, the gunman said, “I don’t like your politics,” just before he opened fire. After a nonfatal shooting of one guard, […]
National
By Angelo Stagnaro
NEW YORK – Father Richard Roemer’s usual job is ministering to the impoverished people of the central south area of the Bronx. After Hurricane Sandy, his job description has largely remained the same but has expanded exponentially. The 43-year-old Franciscan Friar of the Renewal is vicar of St. Crispin Community in the Mott Haven section […]
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By Joseph Austin
WASHINGTON – Among the thousands of people gathered in Washington Jan. 25 for the annual March for Life were two best friends from Christendom College, Paul Wilson and John Schofield, who had walked eight miles from St. Mary’s Church in Alexandria, Va., on a “holy pilgrimage.” Others found their way on long bus trips from […]
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Pope Leo XIV
6/2/26
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