Archive for August 30, 2011

Archbishop Jose Gomez celebrates Mass at St. Ignatius of Loyola Church in Rome?w=200&h=150

Archbishop Gomez: new missal is ‘reverent and inspiring’

The new translation of the Mass promises to help Catholics “enter more deeply into the mystery of the faith” in... Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones

Calif. bill draws fire for letting children consent to STD vaccines

Public action is needed to defeat a California bill that would allow children as young as 12 to consent to... Read more

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Scottish archbishop tells Catholics not to kneel for communion

The Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland has told Catholics in his archdiocese not to kneel to receive communion. Read more

Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani speaks at the CALL Sumitt in Denver, Colo. ?w=200&h=150

With Catholic university's status in the balance, Cardinal Cipriani urges dialogue

Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani of Lima, Peru is calling for a peaceful end to the ongoing conflict between his archdiocese... Read more

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Bishop describes Spanish family's decision as act of euthanasia

The Bishop of Huelva, Spain is declaring the decision to remove food and water from a 90-year-old comatose woman an... Read more

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Archbishop Niederauer has unexpected heart surgery

Archbishop George Niederauer of San Francisco underwent a successful double bypass heart surgery on Monday morning.  Read more

Houses severely damaged after Hurricane Irene came through Bethel, Vt. on August 29, 2011. ?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Catholic Charities organizes help for Irene’s victims

As Catholic Charities agencies respond in the aftermath of the hurricane and tropical storm Irene, Bishop Salvatore R. Matano of... Read more

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Pope asks forgiveness for 'cradle Catholics' who did not evangelize

Pope Benedict XVI has asked forgiveness on behalf of generations of “cradle Catholics” who have failed to transmit the faith... Read more

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Cardinal Wilton Gregory speaks at an interview in Rome on April 11, 2024.

Cardinal Gregory recalls time when Black Catholics could not study in U.S. seminaries

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks during the signing of the ELVIS Act to Protect Voice & Likeness in Age of AI event at Robert’s Western World on March 21, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tennessee names first English-language Bible translation in U.S. as official state book

A member of New South Wales Forensic Police is seen at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in the Sydney suburb of Wakeley, Australia, on April 16, 2024. Hundreds clashed with police in western Sydney on April 15 after Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed at the altar. New South Wales police have declared the attack a terror event. Police apprehended a 16-year-old in connection with the attack.

‘I forgive whoever has done this’: Australian bishop who survived stabbing speaks out

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Michigan priest resigns amid dispute over school appearance by ‘openly gay’ author 

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House Republicans call for NCAA ban on biological men in women’s sports

A bishop and a priest exchange the sign of peace during Mass.

Rite of peace is not just a greeting or friendly gesture, nun explains

Chaldean Patriarch Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako presides over the dedication ceremony of the altar of the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Mosul, Iraq. April 5, 2024.

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