Archive for December 10, 2012

Maximiliano Tresoldi with his mother and father. ?w=200&h=150

Mother recalls son waking from coma as best Christmas gift

After spending ten years in a comatose state, a young Italian man named Maximiliano Tresoldi woke up on Christmas of... Read more

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Virgin of Guadalupe the best evangelist, Supreme Knight reflects

Our Lady of Guadalupe is the model for evangelization, especially in America, according to Carl Anderson, head of the Knights... Read more

Pope Benedict XVI speaks to participants in the Ecclesia in America conference on Dec. 9, 2012. ?w=200&h=150

Pope calls for renewed missionary spirit in the Americas

The solution to the issues plaguing the American continent is to renew faith in Christ, Pope Benedict XVI said as... Read more

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Vatican finds Chilean priest guilty of abusive conduct

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has found Chilean priest Father Cristian Precht guilty of abusive conduct and... Read more

Cardinal Marc Ouellet presides over the Dec. 9, 2012 opening Mass for the Ecclesia in America Conference. ?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Cardinal encourages creative Catholic unity across Americas

Cardinal Marc Ouellet, the prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for Bishops, opened an international meeting on the Catholic Church in... Read more

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St. Patrick Cathedral in the Diocese of Charlotte. | Credit: Diocese of Charlotte

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