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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Circuses, street musicians, clowns, magicians and other itinerant performers not only bring people joy, but their traditional lifestyle is an example of hard work, sacrifice, strong families and real respect between people of different generations, Pope Benedict XVI said. “You are called to give witness to the values that are part of […]
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A second collection will be held at all Arlington diocesan parish Masses June 1-2 to aid victims of the Oklahoma tornadoes. Proceeds from the collection will go to an emergency fund established by Catholic Charities USA in partnership with Catholic Charities of the Oklahoma City Archdiocese. The fund will provide necessities such as shelter and […]
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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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For the Catholic Herald Columnist, political analyst and author Steven V. Roberts will discuss “From The Times to Twitter: The Role of Media in the 2012 Campaign” Oct. 23 in the Reinsch Library Auditorium at Marymount University, 2807 N. Glebe Rd., Arlington, at 7:30 p.m. A journalist for more than 45 years, Roberts has covered […]
National
By Maureen Boyle Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Helen Alvare, former U.S. bishops’ pro-life spokeswoman, is the co-author and editor of a new book, “Breaking Through, Catholic Women Speak for Themselves,” the idea for which came about, she said, from pages of notes she’s been jotting down for the past 15 years. However, the concept officially took off when the recently […]
Pope Francis
By Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Charitable works, rites of passage and the cultural mixing produced by globalization all offer opportunities for bringing lapsed Catholics back into the fold, but success in such efforts depends on personal repentance and collective inspiration, U.S. bishops told a Vatican gathering Oct. 9. On the second working day of the world Synod […]
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By Nancy Frazier O’brien Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – The National Palliative Care Research Center estimates that 90 million Americans are living with serious or life-threatening illnesses and the number is expected to double over the next 25 years. People nearing the end of life and their families often are confused about the options available to them in terms of pain control […]
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By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – To the enthusiastic reception of an audience of John Carroll Society members Sept. 10, New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan traced the historic origins of U.S. religious freedom in light of a current battle with the government over those rights. Saying that he wanted to “restore the luster” on “this first and most […]
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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, […]
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By Catholic News Service
DENVER – A Colorado firm owned by a Catholic family won a temporary injunction July 27 against enforcement of the Department of Health and Human Services’ contraceptive mandate. Senior Judge John L. Kane Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado said the HHS requirement that employers provide contraceptives, including some abortion-inducing […]
