Archive for August 14, 2012

Bishop Camillo Ballin, MCCJ, Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia.?w=200&h=150

Catholic vicariate moves from Kuwait to Bahrain

The Catholic Church’s Vicariate of Northern Arabia will move its headquarters from Kuwait to Bahrain, saying the country’s location is... Read more

The Ordinary, Monsignor Keith Newton, and other members of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham pose in St. Peter's Basilica in February 2012.?w=200&h=150

Newman biographer highlights cardinal's insights amid Anglican turmoil

A biographer of Blessed John Henry Newman says the noted 19th-century Catholic convert can offer guidance to Anglicans in the... Read more

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Brazilian women's volleyball team celebrates gold with prayer

The Brazilian women's volleyball team, together with the entire coaching staff, knelt down together to pray an emotional “Our Father”... Read more

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Colombian diocese laments death of priest who was attacked

The Diocese of Cucuta in Colombia condemned the death of Father Pablo Emilio Sanchez Alabarracin, who died from the injuries... Read more

(L to R) Dee Becker, Nellie Gray, Georgette Forney and Janet Morana. ?w=200&h=150

By Michelle La Rosa

Pro-life community grieves death of Nellie Gray

Pro-life leaders across the country are mourning the death of Nellie Gray, the woman who founded the annual March for... Read more

Sister Pat Farrell, president of the LCWR, speaks during a press conference at the conference's 2012 assembly. Photo by Lisa Johnston.?w=200&h=150

LCWR meets archbishop, says way of life must not be compromised

The Leadership Conference of Women Religious has begun talks with the archbishop tasked with its reform, but says it will... Read more

Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton, Calif.?w=200&h=150

By Michelle La Rosa

US bishops urge cooperative effort to renew economy

The U.S. bishops' point man on domestic justice issues has called for an economic renewal that places “working people and... Read more