Archive for October 25, 2011

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Citing religious freedom concerns, bishops appoint Picarello to new post

As religious freedom becomes an issue for the Church in the U.S., the American conference of Catholic bishops has appointed... Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones

Catholic Answers’ lawsuit against IRS unlikely to succeed

The San Diego-based apologetics group Catholic Answers has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow it to sue the Internal... Read more

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Lebanese patriarch urges vigilance to avoid 'Arab Winter'

The leader of Lebanon's Maronite Catholic Church says the world must not let the “Arab Spring” turn into a “winter”... Read more

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Chile: Lay Catholics called to share in evangelization

Archbishop Ricardo Ezzati of Santiago, Chile urged Catholics to share in the new evangelization, explaining that they are called to... Read more

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Pope to call for new evangelization of world's migrants

Pope Benedict XVI will mark January’s World Day of Migrants and Refugees with a call for the “new evangelization” to... Read more

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Financial expert backs Vatican proposal for global authority

A leading financial expert is backing the Vatican’s proposal for a global financial authority.  Read more

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St. Joseph hailed as model for upcoming 'Year of Faith'

The author of a landmark work on Saint Joseph says Christ's foster father offers believers a model for building trust... Read more

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X Factor star gives credit for success to Catholic mom

Even though he is only 17 years old, Emmanuel Kelly has taken Australia by storm this fall with his X... Read more