Archive for November 14, 2011

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Church in Cuba grateful for possible visit by Pope Benedict

Cardinal Jaime Ortega of Havana expressed gratitude to Pope Benedict XVI for considering a trip to the country in the... Read more

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Mexican bishops grieved by officials' deaths in helicopter crash

The bishops of Mexico sent their condolences to president Felipe Calderon after a helicopter crash took the lives of the... Read more

Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan speaks at the fall General Assembly on Nov. 14, 2011?w=200&h=150

By Michelle La Rosa

Catholic Church must renew its appeal, Archbishop Dolan tells conference

The U.S. bishops must work to “renew the appeal of the Church,” which has wounds, like Christ did, said Archbishop... Read more

A photo taken around 9 a.m., Nov. 14th, of the fire at the St. Malo Retreat Center near Allenspark, Colo. Photo courtesy of                 Bill Demmon?w=200&h=150

Colorado Catholic retreat center seriously damaged in fire

Camp Saint Malo, a historic Catholic retreat center in the Archdiocese of Denver, Colorado, has suffered serious damage in a... Read more

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) speaks at the Nov. 10 Senate Judiciary Committee meeting?w=200&h=150

By Michelle La Rosa

DOMA unlikely to disappear before 2012 elections

Despite multiple legislative and judicial efforts to fight the Defense of Marriage Act, senators and legal experts agree that the... Read more

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò speaks Nov. 14, 2011 to the U.S. Bishops fall meeting?w=200&h=150

By Michelle La Rosa

New nuncio says Pope places ‘great hope’ in US Church

The new apostolic nuncio to the United States extended Pope Benedict’s love and greetings to the Catholic Church in America... Read more

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By Michelle La Rosa

Bishop Lori calls on US bishops to fight for religious freedom

The U.S. bishops must be “watchmen for the Church” in defending religious freedom, said Bishop William E. Lori of Bridgeport,... Read more