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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – For a Catholic so aware of the importance of tradition, even traditions with a small “t,” Pope Benedict XVI had to know he was setting a precedent by resigning. “This development will offer options that maybe were not too obvious before this courageous decision of Pope Benedict,” said U.S. Cardinal Edwin F. […]
National
By Ed Wilkinson Catholic News Service
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – There were more questions than answers about the April 15 terror attack on the Boston Marathon in the days following the bombings, even with the FBI’s eventual identification of two suspects in the attack. No one knows that better than people who were on the scene, such as Franciscan Father Brian Jordan, […]
Schools
By Chelsea Weikart Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – The pro-life issue “is one of most important issues our culture faces” and “we thought the time had come for someone to take it as serious as math or science or English,” said one of the developers of a new curriculum with that aim. Camille Pauley is co-founder and president of Healing the […]
National
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Forty years after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortions, the pro-life movement hasn’t stepped back in its resolve to see the decision reversed. Each year near Jan. 22, the day of the Roe vs. Wade and Doe vs. Bolton decisions on abortion, tens of thousands of protesters march in Washington and San Francisco […]
National
By Lou Baldwin
PHILADELPHIA – Church action following the clergy sexual abuse scandal is most importantly about justice for the victims. But it’s also about healing – not only for the victims, but for the entire church community. With that in mind the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has begun a new initiative, “Honesty, Healing and Hope in Christ: Confronting […]
Movies
In this prequel to 1979’s “Alien,” two scientists (Noomi Rapace and Logan Marshall-Green) travel to a desolate planet in 2093 seeking evidence to prove their theory about the origins of mankind. The mission is supervised by a soulless corporate executive (Charlize Theron) and the human crew is aided by an efficient android (Michael Fassbender), part […]
National
By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON – Promoting Catholic identity in Catholic high schools and elementary schools is not just a good thing to do but a necessary action for survival, according to speakers at conference in Washington for Catholic school leaders. The speakers noted candidly that the participants in the Oct. 2-4 conference at Catholic University knew full well […]
National
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – The new proposed rules issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding insurance coverage of contraceptives show movement but fall short of addressing the U.S. bishops’ concerns, New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said in a Feb. 7 statement. The cardinal, who is president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic […]
National
By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON – When the U.S. Postal Service unveiled its new Christmas stamp Oct. 10 featuring an image of the Holy Family fleeing to Egypt, there was no uproar about religion in the public square, or in this case, rectangle. “We didn’t get a single phone call or email from anyone who took exception to the […]
National
By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Americans are becoming more comfortable with living and working in proximity to people of races and cultures different from their own, and exposure to diversity may well be the key. U.S. Rep. Hansen Clarke, D-Mich., cites his multicultural background as a factor in his ability to relate to many kinds of people. The […]
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Pope Leo XIV
6/2/26
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