Archive for August 25, 2011

Participants from the 40 Days for Life campaign in Augusta, Maine. ?w=200&h=150

By Marianne Medlin

Forty Days for Life to launch biggest campaign yet this fall

The pro-life advocacy group 40 Days for Life has announced the launch of its biggest campaign ever this fall, with... Read more

Capt. Carl Subler, chaplain, 5th Stryker Brig. Combat Team, 2nd Inf Div, celebrates Mass for Soldiers from 4th Bat, 23rd Inf Reg. ?w=200&h=150

Catholic military archdiocese sees rise in priestly vocations

The Archdiocese for the Military Services in the U.S. is welcoming a steady increase of priestly vocations after declining numbers... Read more

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‘I should have resigned,’ says priest blamed in Cloyne Report

The Irish priest blamed in an official report for his failure to report cases of alleged clerical abuse to the... Read more

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Bishop calls for solidarity with victims of Hurricane Irene

Bishop Daniel Fernandez Torres of Arecibo, Puerto Rico has called for solidarity with those affected by Hurricane Irene. He has... Read more

A rebel fighter grimaces as he receives medical attention for a gun wound to the shoulder at Tripoli Central Hospital on August 25, 2011 in Tripoli, Libya. ?w=200&h=150

Cautious optimism offered for future of Catholics in Libya

Early evidence suggests that the Catholic Church in Libya may fare no worse under a new rebel-led regime than it... Read more

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Vatican official urges Catholics to rediscover motherhood

The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Archbishop Ignacio Carrasco de Paula, recently told CNA that the original definition... Read more

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Bishops’ Labor Day letter laments ‘broken’ economy

Work has dignity because it participates in God’s creation and builds up the common good, the U.S. bishops said in... Read more