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By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Statements on preaching and ways that bishops can respond using new technologies to modern-day challenges to their teaching authority are among the items the U.S. bishops will consider when they gather in Baltimore for their annual fall assembly. Set for Nov. 12-15, the assembly also will consider a statement on work and the […]
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By For The Catholic Herald
Sister Marguerite Cook, a former parishioner of St. Rita and Queen of Apostles parishes in Alexandria and St. Agnes Parish in Arlington, will celebrate 25 years as a member of the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis at a private ceremony this month. She is the daughter of the late Frank W. and late Laura Marie […]
Pope Francis
By Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Flooding at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes Oct. 20 temporarily closed much of the popular French pilgrimage site and led to the evacuation of several hundred pilgrims. The shrine church was partially open Oct. 21, but the pools where the sick bathe in hopes of spiritual and physical healing were […]
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By Francis X. Rocca
VATICAN CITY – On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, L’Osservatore Romano, the Vatican newspaper, published a short reminiscence of the council by Pope Benedict XVI. In the essay, the pope recalls his presence at the opening of Vatican II, which he attended as a theological adviser. […]
Pope Francis
By Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – When Msgr. Daniel B. Gallagher was a microbiology major at the University of Michigan, his growing curiosity about the “deep questions” led the pre-med student to take philosophy and other humanities courses on the side. By the time he graduated, he had discerned his vocation to the priesthood. He had also discovered […]
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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Germans are known for being punctual, so perhaps it should be no surprise that Pope Benedict XVI was the first person signed up for World Youth Day 2013. Registration officially opened Aug. 28, and, according to organizers, the pope was the first pilgrim to be registered for the event, which will be […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Paolo Gabriele, the personal assistant of Pope Benedict XVI accused of illicitly copying private Vatican correspondence and giving it to a journalist, told Vatican investigators he acted out of concern for the pope and the church. Documents released by the Vatican Aug. 13 outline the case against Gabriele, including his own statements […]
National
By Patricia L. Guilfoyle
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal judge has dismissed Belmont Abbey College’s lawsuit against the Obama administration that had challenged the federal contraception mandate, but lawyers for the Benedictine college in Belmont say they will continue the fight. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg of the District of Columbia dismissed Belmont Abbey’s case, saying that the […]
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By Catholic News Service
RICHMOND – In a ruling hailed by Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori as “a major victory for the First Amendment,” a federal appeals court in Richmond said two Maryland pregnancy centers cannot be compelled to post notices that they do not have licensed medical professionals on staff. In separate decisions, a three-judge panel of the […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Airports are places where even a brief encounter with a kind and welcoming chaplain can have a big impact on leading a person to Christ, Pope Benedict XVI said. Addressing the World Seminar for Catholic Civil Aviation Chaplaincies at the Vatican June 11, the pope said airport chaplains meet people from many […]
