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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – One young man’s dream of becoming a Swiss Guard began with a postage stamp. Michael Odermatt said that when he was a small child, his godfather gave him a stamp depicting the ornately dressed papal soldier “and I was fascinated by that image and wanted to know everything about the Swiss Guard.” […]
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Five steps for a good confession 1. Examine your conscience. 2. Be sincerely sorry for your sins. 3. Confess your sins. 4. Resolve to amend your life. 5. After confession, do the penance the priest assigns. Act of contrition “O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended […]
National
By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration has issued guidelines for how federally funded faith-based programs should be administered, ranging from explanations of what is considered “explicitly religious” activity to how organizations can preserve their religious identities while using federal funds to provide services. Among the guidelines are that faith organizations are not required to remove crucifixes, […]
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NOTRE DAME, Ind. (CNS) – Archbishop Louis Kebreau of Cap-Haitien, Haiti, received the 2011 Notre Dame Prize for Distinguished Public Service in Latin America during ceremonies on campus in December. “Throughout his career, Archbishop Kebreau has advocated for the poor and dedicated himself to promoting opportunities for Haitian children to have access to quality education,” […]
Global
By Ezra Fieser Catholic News Service
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Haitian and Dominican bishops said they will create a commission that will work to help reconstruct Haiti more than two years after a major earthquake destroyed the Caribbean nation. Several Catholic groups have been working on the ground toward reconstructing the country. The commission will differ in that it will […]
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 […]
National
By George P. Matysek Jr.
BALTIMORE – When the Baltimore Ravens defeated the San Francisco 49ers on Thanksgiving night in 2011 – and John Harbaugh beat younger brother, Jim, in the first NFL matchup of coaching brothers – Jack Harbaugh peeked into the Ravens’ locker room after the game. Jack Harbaugh, John and Jim’s father, was impressed by how ecstatic […]
National
By Catholic News Service
PHILADELPHIA – Bishop Joseph P. McFadden of Harrisburg died May 2 in Philadelphia where he was attending a meeting of Pennsylvania’s Catholic bishops. According to a Facebook posting from the diocese, Bishop McFadden awoke at the rectory where he was staying and felt ill. He was taken to a hospital and was pronounced dead at […]
Movies
One of the most successful movie franchises of all time goes out in style with director David Yates’ gratifying wrap-up to a decade of blockbuster adaptations. As the titular wizard (Daniel Radcliffe), now grown to maturity, continues to battle his evil nemesis, Lord Voldermort (Ralph Fiennes), he’s once again aided in the epic struggle by […]
Schools
By Catholic News Service
LOS ANGELES – Joseph Hellige has been named executive vice president and provost of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. For the past two years, he served as senior vice president for academic affairs and chief academic officer. In 2007, he came to the university as vice president for research and dean of graduate studies. […]
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Pope Leo XIV
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