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By Nancy Frazier O’brien
WASHINGTON – Since the courts will not act quickly enough to protect the religious liberty concerns prompted by the Obama administration’s contraceptive mandate, Congress must “address this urgent and fundamental issue before it completes its business this year,” Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo told members of the House and Senate. “Timely and uniform protection of these […]
National
By Ramon Gonzalez
LAC STE. ANNE, Alberta – For years, the alcohol, the drugs, the parties consumed Taras Kraychuk. Then, literally, he saw the light. He’s now Father Taras (Terry) Kraychuk, serving as a hieromonk – pastor-monk – in the Ukrainian Catholic Church and living the monastic life near Derwent, Alberta. For 12 years, Father Kraychuk has followed […]
Global
By Michael Kelly
DUBLIN – Irish Catholics’ deep desire to strengthen their faith must form the basis of a radical new evangelization, said Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin. Addressing an estimated 80,000 pilgrims at the closing Mass of the 50th International Eucharistic Congress, Archbishop Martin said that “in these eight days the Eucharist has awakened in our hearts something […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Carl A. Anderson, head of the U.S.-based Knights of Columbus and secretary of the Vatican bank’s board of supervisors, said a commitment to promoting transparency led the board to fire Ettore Gotti Tedeschi as bank president. The board unanimously passed a vote of “no confidence” in Gotti Tedeschi’s leadership May 24 during […]
National
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – The expression “over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house we go” is becoming less true for many American children because often their grandparents are right there in their home and increasingly, they are even taking on the role of parents. According to figures from the AARP, more than 5.8 million […]
National
By Catholic News Service
RICHMOND – Virginia Catholics hailed the signing of a law that protects faith-based organizations from being forced to violate their religious tenets when placing children for adoption or foster care. It also protects agencies from being punished for following those tenets. Virginia became the second state in the nation to enact such a law. North […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – The truly Christian response to Christ’s death and resurrection must be the dedication of one’s life and one’s time to building a relationship with Jesus and being grateful for the gift of salvation, Pope Benedict XVI said. “In this Holy Week, the Lord Jesus will renew the greatest gift we could possibly […]
National
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,” […]
National
By Mark Pattison
WASHINGTON – Dina Dwyer-Owens, CEO of the Dwyer Group, a collection of home service franchises, donned a wig, pearls and blue jeans to check in on her employees for an upcoming episode of the CBS reality series “Undercover Boss.” And, by and large, she liked what she saw. “To see how much our employees and […]
National
By Dennis Sadowski
WASHINGTON – Saying they are increasingly distressed over government policies that promote contraception, abortion and same-sex marriage and amount to an assault on religious freedom, the U.S. bishops have established a committee to shape public policy and coordinate the Church’s response on the issue. The Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty was announced Sept. 30 […]
