Archive for March 18, 2012

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California woman’s sainthood cause opened by Monterey diocese

The Vatican is reviewing documents that would allow the cause of sainthood to go forward for a wife, mother, and... Read more

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St. Enda, Irish monastic pioneer, remembered March 21

On March 21, four days after the feast day of Ireland's patron Saint Patrick, the Catholic Church honors Saint Enda... Read more

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By Alan Holdren

Intervention could tear Syria apart, Melkite patriarch warns

Western military aid to Syrian rebels could prove disastrous for the country, according to the Damascus-based head of the Melkite... Read more

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Listen to Jesus’ voice in the desert of Lent, Pope tells Christians

Pope Benedict XVI encouraged Christians to walk with Jesus across the desert of Lent, to “listen more closely to the... Read more

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Catholicism offers love lessons contraception fails to teach

Proponents of the recent Health and Human Services contraceptive coverage mandate often criticize Catholic teachings. Yet how many have truly... Read more