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'It's amazing to walk' grounds of school founded by saint, says nun
Franciscan Media - Dec 1, 2011 at 5:00 am ST. MICHAELS, Ariz. (CNS)—So what's it like to follow in the footsteps of a saint?
Bishop Finn restructures child protection efforts
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 1, 2011 at 4:54 am Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City - St. Joseph has announced the appointment of Carrie Cooper as the director of the newly-created office of child and youth protection. Cooper,...
Major Canadian paper demands gay-straight clubs in Catholic schools
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 1, 2011 at 4:52 am A leading Canadian newspaper is demanding that the government of Ontario compel Catholic schools, which receive public funding, to allow gay-straight student clubs and alliances...
Philippine bishops establish National AIDS Sunday
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 1, 2011 at 4:51 am The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines has established the annual commemoration of National AIDS Sunday on the first Sunday of December.
"Though the incidence of HIV...
Bishop Lynch will end diocesan health coverage unless conscience concerns addressed
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 1, 2011 at 4:50 am Surprising attendees at the annual Red Mass, Bishop Robert Lynch of St. Petersburg announced that the diocese will no longer provide health insurance to its 2,300 employees if the...
48 Detroit parishes may close, including famed Assumption Grotto
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 1, 2011 at 4:48 am A lay-led panel of the Archdiocese of Detroit has recommended that Archbishop Allen Vigneron close 48 parishes, including the historic St. Florian Church in Hamtramck and...
Vatican welcomes Chinese bishop's ordination, condemns participation of excommunicated prelate
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 1, 2011 at 4:43 am The director of the Holy See Press Office has welcomed the ordination of Father Peter Luo Xuegang as coadjutor bishop of Yibin but condemned the participation of an excommunicated...
Legislator moves to ban gender-based abortions in US
EWTN - US Latest News - Dec 1, 2011 at 3:16 am Washington D.C., Dec 1, 2011 / 03:16 am (EWTN News).- Congressman Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) called on his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to join him in sponsoring a...
Pope gives new bishop to Catholics in Fresno diocese
EWTN - US Latest News - Dec 1, 2011 at 1:58 am Fresno, Calif., Dec 1, 2011 / 01:58 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
Bishop Armando X. Ochoa of El Paso, Texas was named today as the new bishop of Fresno, Calif. by Pope Benedict XVI.
Irish Church's abuse review stresses accountability
EWTN - World Catholic News - Dec 1, 2011 at 1:36 am Dublin, Ireland, Dec 1, 2011 / 01:36 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
New reviews of six Irish dioceses show that the Catholic Church in Ireland is dedicated to "complete transparency and...
US bishops approve over $1 million in funding for Africa
EWTN - US Latest News - Dec 1, 2011 at 1:17 am Washington D.C., Dec 1, 2011 / 01:17 am (EWTN News).- The U.S. bishops' subcommittee on the Catholic Church in Africa approved more than $1.35 million in grants to fund 51...
New health care directive available
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Dec 1, 2011 at 1:11 am The Minnesota Catholic Conference recently updated the Minnesota Catholic Health Care Directive on its website. The MCC offers the directive as a service to Catholics so that they...
Father Jerry Fenton took long road to the priesthood
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Dec 1, 2011 at 12:58 am
Father Fenton
Father Jerry Fenton, who was ordained in 2000 at 62 years old, died Nov. 17. He was 73.
He was born Feb. 18, 1938, into a Baptist family. Father Fenton earned a...
Vatican Welcomes New Bishop Amid Controversy
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 30, 2011 at 11:00 pm VATICAN CITY, DEC. 1, 2011 (Zenit.org).- As the Holy See welcomes the consecration of a bishop in China, it also expresses "disappointment and dismay" at the presence of an...
Renaissance in Rome; Being Made Whole
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Nov 30, 2011 at 11:00 pm Read more...
Secret billions for bankers
Commonweal - Nov 30, 2011 at 9:07 pm Hackles were raised in October when the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace issued a document that condemned, among other things, “the idolatry of the market,”...
Getting Back In Gear After the Holiday
Opinionated Catholic - Nov 30, 2011 at 6:43 pm Sorry for the few posts this week. Been a busy after Thanksgiving week. Today I had to do Christmas Shopping and buy new shoes. Most tacky thing I saw in the mall today. a LSU...
Faith is fortifying this house, new dweller and all
Saint Louis Review - Viewpoints - Nov 30, 2011 at 6:33 pm Teak Phillips
This year was a particularly good Thanksgiving. While most American families were gathering for big feasts, my wife Ann and I were holding our own feast with...
Wait, what?!? Msgr. absolved in court
Rorate Coeli - Nov 30, 2011 at 6:29 pm In order to avoid saying anything ourselves, we pass the word to Catholic Culture's Phil Lawler:
The troubling rise of 'Msgr. CB'By Phil Lawler | November 30, 2011 3:02 PM
Lawler...
Houston Democrats Throw Christmas Party at Planned Parenthood
LifeNews.com - Nov 30, 2011 at 6:08 pm Democrats in Houston have decided on a location for their annual Christmas party and have decided to hold it at a local Houston Planned Parenthood facility. The women’s auxiliary...
