Archive for October 4, 2012

Paul Ryan campaigning in West Chester, Pa. on August 21, 2012. ?w=200&h=150

Paul Ryan video for Catholic voters stresses religious freedom

Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan has made a special video message for Catholic voters pledging that religious liberty... Read more

Catholic speaker Peter Droege.?w=200&h=150

Speaker will connect national debt, anti-family hostility

A Denver-area Catholic commentator sees a connection between the national debt crisis and the “growing hostility to faith, family and... Read more

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Pope entrusts Year of Faith, evangelization synod to Mary

Pope Benedict XVI made a one-day pilgrimage to the Marian shrine of Loreto in Italy to entrust the forthcoming Synod... Read more

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Pro-life group charges court bias in Costa Rica IVF case

A local pro-life group claims the Inter-American Human Rights Court compromised its impartiality by voicing pro-abortion views ahead of an... Read more

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind.?w=200&h=150

Our Sunday Visitor marks 100 years in print

Our Sunday Visitor celebrated its 100th anniversary with a symposium, Mass, and dinner on Sept. 28, attended by several prominent... Read more

Deacons from the Pontifical North American College are ordained in St. Peter's Basilica on Oct. 4, 2012.?w=200&h=150

Ordination of 33 deacons fills St. Peter's with joy

Thirty-three new deacons from Rome’s North American College were ordained Oct. 4 at a ceremony in St. Peter’s Basilica, bringing... Read more

Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.?w=200&h=150

'Pro-choice terrorist' sentenced for death threats against pro-lifers

A self-described “pro-choice terrorist” on Wednesday was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for his 2010 internet death threats... Read more

President Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney shake hands after the Presidential Debate at the University of Denver on October 3, 2012. ?w=200&h=150

By Michelle La Rosa

Presidential debate reflects Catholic concerns over economy

Economic issues dominated the discussion at the first presidential debate of the election season, reflecting the widespread concern among Catholics,... Read more

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San Francisco's new archbishop seeks to rebuild God's house

At his installation Mass in San Francisco, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone encouraged a renewal of the Church in the footsteps... Read more