New Stands Taken on Indecency Front, But Discouraging Signs Continue
New stands have been taken on the indecency front, but discouraging signs continue to surface.
Nun Killed, US Ambassador to Malta, Priest Injured in L.A. Accident
A memorial Mass was held Sept. 1 for Sister Mary Campbell, who was killed Aug. 25 in a car crash that also severely injured the retired pastor of a Malibu parish and left the driver, Douglas Kmiec, U.S. ambassador to Malta, with serious injuries.
OPINION: The Solidarity Difference
Thirty years ago, on Aug. 31, 1980, an electrician named Lech Walesa signed the Gdansk Accords, ending a two-week-old strike at that Hanseatic city’s Lenin Shipyards.
Military Archbishop Reflects on Challenges, Rewards of Wartime Service
Although the word "veterans" might conjure up visions of those close to or at retirement, veterans today are just as likely to be young people left injured physically or emotionally by war, says Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services.
Bishop Edward J. Slattery's Address to Thomas Aquinas College
Bishop Edward J. Slattery's Address to Thomas Aquinas College, August 23, 2010
New Orleans Archdiocese 'Buries' Katrina, Looks to Move On
Citing the abundant blessings that have followed the suffering and deaths caused by Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond marked the fifth anniversary of the nation's worst natural disaster Aug. 29 with a Mass and an interfaith prayer service at St. Louis Cathedral.
Mexican Catholics Pray for 72 Migrants Found Massacred on Ranch
Catholics in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas offered prayers for the 72 undocumented migrants from Central and South America whose bodies were discovered Aug. 24 in what was possibly the largest mass slaying since the country began cracking down on drug cartels and organized crime.
In Message to Nuns, Pope Says Mother Teresa Models 'Christian Virtue'
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta is "an exemplary model of Christian virtue" who showed the world that an authentic love for others opens the door to knowing and being with God, Pope Benedict XVI said.
Ruling on Embryonic Stem-Cell Funding Called 'Victory for Common Sense'
Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo praised a federal judge's recent ruling that temporarily stopped federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research, but the U.S. Department of Justice said it would appeal the decision.
Book Examines Stories Behind Secular News Reporting on Abuse Crisis
Greg Erlandson decided to write a book on the clergy sex abuse crisis because the secular media kept raising questions about Pope Benedict XVI's handling of cases in their coverage of a new wave of clergy sex abuse in dioceses around the world.
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- New Stands Taken on Indecency Front, But Discouraging Signs Continue
- Nun Killed, US Ambassador to Malta, Priest Injured in L.A. Accident
- OPINION: The Solidarity Difference
- Military Archbishop Reflects on Challenges, Rewards of Wartime Service
- Bishop Edward J. Slattery's Address to Thomas Aquinas College
