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By Tom Dermody Catholic News Service
PEORIA, Ill. – Calling Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen “the model of virtue our world needs today,” friends and family of the famed media evangelist and author gathered Sept. 9 to give thanks for Pope Benedict XVI’s recent decree of “venerable” for him, advancing his sainthood cause. The congregation also prayed for “an even greater celebration […]
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By Mark Pattison
WASHINGTON – Paul Loong was determined to survive the POW camps where he was held by the Japanese for three years. While imprisoned, Loong kept a journal that had a chance of surviving him if he never made it out alive. But Loong did. And he made his way to the United States, got married […]
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By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – The youth vote – which was big in 2008 when more than 22 million young adults in the U.S. under the age of 30 went to the polls – looks elusive this year. New surveys, including one from the Pew Research Center, show that young voters are more disengaged this election year. Forty-eight […]
Local
By For The Catholic Herald
In conjunction with the 16th anniversary of Project Rachel post-abortion healing ministry in the Arlington Diocese, Bishop Paul S. Loverde has released a new YouTube video that invites those suffering after abortion to: “Come back home. We are waiting for you, and more importantly, God is waiting for you.” Bishop Loverde’s gentle yet powerful message […]
Movies
Scattershot, sometimes earthy comedy in which a mild-mannered Boston zoo attendant (Kevin James, who also co-wrote the script) discovers that the animals under his care (voiced by an ensemble that includes Nick Nolte and Adam Sandler) can communicate with him. Their “Wild Kingdom”-style mating advice, however, does little to help him recognize that a caring […]
Schools
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service
BOSTON – Catholic educators who gathered in Boston April 11-13 did not shy away from tough issues they face, such as declining enrollments, school closures and competition from charter schools. During multiple workshops at the National Catholic Educational Association’s annual convention, educators were advised to do more lobbying, strengthen their boards and school leaders, and […]
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By Christina Lee Knauss Catholic News Service
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – When the National Council of Catholic Women chose “Be the Voice of Catholic Women” as the theme of its 2012 convention, the organization’s members probably didn’t foresee how relevant those six words would be in today’s political and cultural environment. More than 540 women who attended the annual gathering Sept. 19-22 […]
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 […]
National
By Nancy Frazier O’brien
WASHINGTON – It didn’t take long for the “spin” to start after the U.S. bishops reissued their 2007 document, “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” with a new introductory note signed by the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the chairmen of nine USCCB committees. The reissuance without changes to the body of […]
Schools
By For The Catholic Herald
Marymount University in Arlington has been named to the 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) for engaging its students, faculty and staff in meaningful service that achieves measurable results in the community. This is the university’s fourth consecutive year on the honor roll. Marymount […]
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Pope Leo XIV
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