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Around the nation
Mamma Mia!
By Harry Forbes Posted: 7/23/2008
NEW YORK (CNS) - Following the successful movie versions of "Chicago" and "Dreamgirls," the Broadway musical has again provided effective screen fodder.
Conscience rights should unite both sides on abortion, cardinal says
By Nancy Frazier O'Brien Posted: 7/23/2008
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Protecting the conscience rights of health care providers should be an issue on which both supporters and opponents of abortion can agree, Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia said in a letter to members of Congress.
CRS official urges Congress to respond to food crisis facing Africans
By Chaz Muth Catholic News ServicePosted: 7/23/2008
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A Catholic Relief Services official urged Congress to reinforce recent supplemental funding with $1.6 billion in additional resources for food and security programs in Africa.
Bishop apologizes for ’tragedy’ of abortion aided by Charities’ staff
By Nancy Frazier O'Brien Posted: 7/18/2008
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo of Richmond, Va., expressed his "profound apology for the loss of the life of one of the most vulnerable among us" after employees of a Catholic Charities office in his diocese helped a refugee minor obtain an abortion last January.
Thompson opens convention with criticism of Obama, Supreme Court
By Nancy Frazier O'Brien Posted: 7/18/2008
ARLINGTON, Va. (CNS) -- Actor and former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson opened the annual convention of the National Right to Life Committee July 3 with a speech highly critical of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama and of some recent Supreme Court decisions.
California Catholic bishops affirm sanctity of marriage
By Catholic News ServicePosted: 7/18/2008
SAN FRANCISCO (CNS) -- Less than a week after couples of the same sex began marrying under California law, Archbishop George H. Niederauer of San Francisco released a statement explaining that church teaching about marriage stresses its "unique place in God's creation."
USCCB introduces study guide that examines torture as moral issue
By Dennis Sadowski Posted: 7/18/2008
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The dignity and respect of the human person is the cornerstone of the U.S. bishops' new study guide on torture as a moral issue.
Legal experts disagree on impact of California same-sex marriage law
By Chaz Muth Catholic News ServicePosted: 7/18/2008
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Though legal experts on a July 10 panel disagreed about how the California same-sex marriage law will impact the freedom to express religious beliefs, they all agreed it will ultimately change the definition of marriage.
Critics say Massachusetts bill could aid growth of same-sex marriage
By Chaz Muth Catholic News ServicePosted: 7/17/2008
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Catholic bishops of Massachusetts have opposed a bill that would repeal a 1913 law used to bar most out-of-state same-sex couples from marrying in the commonwealth.
Focolare member sees ecclesial movements giving new life to church
By J. Michael Parker Posted: 7/16/2008
SAN ANTONIO (CNS) -- New ecclesial movements are clear evidence that the Holy Spirit is breathing new life into the Catholic Church, according to a member of the Focolare Movement in San Antonio.
Pro-life lawmakers urge end to federal funds to abortion providers
By Catholic News ServicePosted: 7/18/2008
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., led other pro-life lawmakers in the House in calling for Congress to end federal funds for Planned Parenthood and other family planning organizations that provide abortions.
Catholic Workers urge bishops to take stronger stance against war
By Dennis Sadowski Posted: 7/15/2008
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Catholic Worker Movement has called on the U.S. bishops to denounce the American-led war on terror while urging the church and U.S. citizens to repent for "our affronts to God" fed by violence and materialism.
High school students witness to Christ at conferences in U.S., Canada
By Catholic News ServicePosted: 7/15/2008
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- From West Palm Beach, Fla., to Halifax, Nova Scotia, and from Attleboro, Mass., to San Diego, Catholic high school students were gathering this summer to witness to their faith.
Archbishop suppresses 18 New Orleans parishes; more closings to come
By Peter Finney Jr. Posted: 7/14/2008
NEW ORLEANS (CNS) -- Confirming decisions he had announced in April in a post-Katrina realignment plan for the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes signed letters July 3 closing 18 parishes and either merging them with others or changing their status to mission churches.
New Jersey center for pregnant women in need is ’a building for hope’
By Teresa Fasanello Posted: 7/10/2008
SOMERSET, N.J. (CNS) -- The expansion of a New Jersey center that pregnant women in need call home took "years of heartache" but its completion means "years of joy" for staff and residents, said board member Jim Butler.
Girl with Down syndrome blazes a trail for other disabled students
By Ned Andrew Solomon Posted: 7/10/2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) -- When Taylor Krieg entered Christ the King School as a kindergartner, her mother, Natalie, just assumed that her daughter would be accepted and welcomed. After all, it was the response afforded her older daughter, Emily, the year before.
U.S. deacons and their families to gather for first time since 2004
By Catholic News ServicePosted: 7/10/2008
HONOLULU (CNS) -- The last time the deacons of the United States and their families gathered together was 2004 in Baltimore. This fall they are aiming for a warmer location: Hawaii.
Catholic University professor pioneers lunar telescope-making method
By Brandy Wilson Posted: 7/10/2008
GREENBELT, Md. (CNS) -- An adjunct professor at The Catholic University of America in Washington has devised a new way to see outer space -- from the moon.
Templeton dies at 95; billionaire invested in science, religion
By Chaz Muth Catholic News ServicePosted: 7/9/2008
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Sir John Marks Templeton, a pioneer global investor and founder of the religious equivalent to the Nobel Prizes, died July 8 of pneumonia at Doctors Hospital in Nassau, Bahamas, according to the John Templeton Foundation Web site. He was 95.
Bishops to reconsider liturgy translation rejected in mail balloting
By Nancy Frazier O'Brien Posted: 7/18/2008
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- After mail balloting of bishops who did not vote at the spring meeting in Orlando, Fla., a 700-page translation of one section of the Roman Missal failed to get approval from the required two-thirds of the members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Newspaper looks at report alleging Catholic hospitals’ ethical lapses
By Catholic News ServicePosted: 7/18/2008
HUNTINGTON, Ind. (CNS) -- A national Catholic newspaper said a report alleging that thousands of sterilizations, and possibly some abortions, took place in 23 Texas Catholic hospitals from 2000 to 2003 has prompted Catholic hospital officials in the state to scrutinize their records and stirred intense discussions among hospital officials, directors of the facilities' parent health systems and local bishops.
Strengthened in faith, congress attendees embrace the ’Living Bread’
By Andrew Nelson Posted: 7/2/2008
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (CNS) -- Carlos Garcia, 46, believes that "everyone who comes with an open heart" to the Archdiocese of Atlanta's annual eucharistic congress "leaves differently."
Speaker says church, like companies, needs good leadership, management
By Catholic News ServicePosted: 7/1/2008
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- Effective organizations need good leadership and good management, but because "individuals frequently are much better at one than the other," successful organizations make sure both skills are well represented on their leadership team, said business leader Frederick Gluck.
Masses on Opus Dei founder’s feast show ’universality of devotion’
By Angelo Stagnaro Posted: 7/1/2008
NEW YORK (CNS) -- "We're seeing the universality of devotion to St. Josemaria Escriva all around the world," said Msgr. Thomas Bohlin, U.S. vicar of Opus Dei, who concelebrated a Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral on the June 26 feast of the founder of Opus Dei.
Archbishop expresses sadness at leaving St. Louis for Vatican post
By Jennifer Brinker Posted: 6/30/2008
ST. LOUIS (CNS) -- Archbishop Raymond L. Burke didn't hide his sadness during a news conference June 27 in St. Louis following his appointment as prefect of the Supreme Court of the Apostolic Signature at the Vatican.
Faith & Politics director predicts less contentious election cycle
By Patricia Zapor Posted: 6/27/2008
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- For Father J. Cletus Kiley, the interplay of religion and politics isn't just a theme to consider in election years; it's his day job as president of the Faith & Politics Institute, a Capitol Hill organization founded by clergy and members of Congress.
New CARA report assesses likely Catholic influence on 2008 elections
By Nancy Frazier O'Brien Posted: 6/27/2008
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Although Catholic Democrats outnumber Catholic Republicans in the United States, both are outnumbered by the 41 percent of U.S. Catholic voters who are not affiliated with either party, according to new data from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University.
Jesuit-educated AIDS researcher awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
By Mandi Stirone Posted: 6/27/2008
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, an award-winning physician and AIDS researcher, was among six recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom June 19 in the East Room of the White House.
Priests urged to care for their bodies the way they care for souls
By Chaz Muth Catholic News ServicePosted: 6/27/2008
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- With studies confirming that a high percentage of U.S. clerics are overweight and lead inactive and nutritionally unhealthy lifestyles, several Catholic leaders in interviews with Catholic News Service said priests should focus on their bodies with the same care they give the souls of their parishioners.
Russert remembered for his fondness for church, faithfulness
By Catholic News ServicePosted: 6/20/2008
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- NBC News Washington bureau chief and "Meet the Press" moderator Tim Russert, who died June 13 at the age of 58, was remembered for his warm lifelong ties to the Catholic Church and his support for Catholic education as well as for his career covering politics.
Unresolved liturgy debate, stem cells, abuse key topics for bishops
By Nancy Frazier O'Brien Posted: 6/20/2008
ORLANDO, Fla. (CNS) -- A lively and intense debate over a 700-page translation of part of the Roman Missal dominated the public sessions of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' spring general assembly in Orlando June 12-14, but the bishops failed to come to a conclusion about the fate of the liturgical text.
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