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Arizona Day of Prayer Proclamations Challenged In State Court Lawsuit
The Religion Clause - Jan 6, 2012 at 6:00 am Last month, an Arizona federal district court dismissed on standing grounds an Establishment Clause challenge to Arizona Governor Janice Brewer's past and future declarations of...
Post: Thank You, Image Journal
Decent Films Guide - Jan 6, 2012 at 5:58 am Recognition and praise are always appreciated, but this month’s shout-out from Image Journal naming me their Artist of the Month for January 2012 is especially gratifying. They...
At Red Dawn, New York Rises
Whispers in the Loggia - Jan 6, 2012 at 5:47 am Good morning, Your Eminence.Minutes ago, B16 announced an 18 February consistory for the creation of 22 new cardinals... and in terms of news significance, the biglietto of...
Consistory announcement - New Cardinals
Rorate Coeli - Jan 6, 2012 at 5:46 am Curia:
Fernando Filoni (Prefect of Propaganda Fide), Domenico Calcagno, (President of APSA), Giuseppe Bertello (President of the Governorship of the State of Vatican City),...
A former Anglican’s journey: “We look forward in faith”
The Deacon's Bench - Jan 6, 2012 at 5:31 am A priest from the Archdiocese of Washington and FOB (Friend of the Bench), Fr. R. Scott Hurd has been tapped to be the Vicar General for the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of...
Archbishops Dolan, O'Brien elevated to cardinal
OSV Daily Take - Jan 6, 2012 at 5:31 am Photo of Archbishop Dolan by Chris Sheridan/NYMoments ago Pope Benedict XVI named 22 new cardinals, including Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York, president of the United...
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Whispers in the Loggia - Jan 6, 2012 at 5:19 am Good morning and Happy Red Dawn to one and all.The Pope is slightly delayed following his Epiphany Mass this morning, so stand by.... List to be posted here once it's given.In the...
Paralyzed priest’s ‘miraculous’ cure could lead to canonization
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 6, 2012 at 5:18 am New Orleans, La., Jan 6, 2012 / 06:18 am (CNA).- A priest who was severely paralyzed from a neck injury believes he was healed through the intercession of 19th century priest Bl....
Virginia tightens abortion clinic regulations
EWTN - US Latest News - Jan 6, 2012 at 5:05 am Richmond, Va., Jan 6, 2012 / 05:52 am (EWTN News).-
New regulations in Virginia require abortion clinics to meet the same standards as hospitals in operation, staff and equipment...
Bishop Zavala resigns after disclosing he is father of two children
Franciscan Media - Jan 6, 2012 at 5:00 am VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Gabino Zavala has
resigned after disclosing to superiors that he is the father of two
children.
Abuse victim recounts meeting with Pope
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 6, 2012 at 4:55 am A woman assaulted by a Boston priest when she was 15 has described how the words of St. Thérèse of Lisieux and the compassion of Pope Benedict during a 2008 meeting in Washington...
Author reports high rate of falsely accused priests
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 6, 2012 at 4:54 am In an interview with Catholic World Report, Dave Pierre, the author of Catholic Priests Falsely Accused, offers evidence for a media double standard surrounding coverage of abuse...
Archdiocese criticized for implementing Courage
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 6, 2012 at 4:54 am Gay activists in Connecticut and elsewhere are criticizing the Archdiocese of Hartford for its decision to start a chapter of Courage, an apostolate that helps those with same-sex...
Caritas urges humanitarian aid for North Korea
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 6, 2012 at 4:52 am Caritas Korea, the Church's charitable agency in South Korea, is urging the international community not to forget the dire humanitarian needs of North Korea. According to the...
Bishop: why maintain schools that are 'Catholic in name only'?
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 6, 2012 at 4:51 am In a New Year's Day pastoral letter, an English bishop asked the faithful to "join me in grappling with the two-fold task of planning how our diocese's parishes and schools adapt...
Nigeria: gunmen storm church, kill 6
Catholic Culture - World News - Jan 6, 2012 at 4:47 am Gunmen stormed a Protestant church in Gombe, a city of 280,000 in northeastern Nigeria, killing six.
"I was leading the congregation in prayers," said John Jauro, the pastor. "Our...
Realism needed to save school system, Philadelphia archbishop says
EWTN - US Latest News - Jan 6, 2012 at 4:21 am Philadelphia, Pa., Jan 6, 2012 / 04:21 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
Catholic schools must move forward with hope and realism, Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput said as his...
"Receive the Red Biretta...."
Whispers in the Loggia - Jan 6, 2012 at 3:00 am To kick off this Red Dawn morning, the traditional papal exhortation on the conferral of the Red Hat...."To the praise of God, and the honor of the Apostolic Seereceive the red...
Pope hails Epiphany's wise men as model at ordination of nuncios
EWTN - Vatican News - Jan 6, 2012 at 2:55 am Vatican City, Jan 6, 2012 / 02:55 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
As he ordained new apostolic nuncios for Ireland, and Georgia and Armenia on the Jan. 6 feast of Epiphany, Pope Benedict...
