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FSSP Ordination in Bettbrunn, Germany
New Liturgical Movement - Nov 23, 2011 at 3:28 pm Fr. Sven Conrad, FSSP (whom some of you will recognize from some of the academic liturgical conferences we feature from time to time here) recently sent us news and photos of a...
School continues Advent tradition begun by late teacher
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Nov 23, 2011 at 3:17 pm DE PERE — A tradition restored in honor of a beloved teacher continues at Our Lady of Lourdes School. This year, middle school students once again participated in Operation...
Mission work deepens her faith
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Nov 23, 2011 at 3:13 pm Nancy Bourassa says mission outreach has broadened her understanding of God's people
APPLETON — Doing mission work isn't just a job, it's an adventure for Nancy Bourassa. "Once...
Students show creativity in helping others learn about changes at Mass
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Nov 23, 2011 at 3:06 pm GREEN BAY — When students from St. Bernard School attend Mass with their families this weekend, they will be prepared for the new words introduced in the prayers they recite. That...
New director named for Queen of Peace Center
Saint Louis Review - St. Louis News - Nov 23, 2011 at 2:54 pm By Barbara Watkins | bwatkins@archstl.org
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Lara Pennington will become executive director of Queen of...
Saint, missionary take center stage in Florissant
Saint Louis Review - St. Louis News - Nov 23, 2011 at 2:51 pm By JOSEPH KENNY| jkenny@stlouisreview.com
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The Catholic Developer and Blogger Christmas Wishlist, 2011
Jeff Geerling's Blog - Nov 23, 2011 at 2:24 pm As we approach Christmas, I tried to think of a few gifts that others like me (namely, Catholic web developers and online content producers) could use to help them become more...
Weigel welcomes proposal to cut down number of Irish dioceses
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 23, 2011 at 2:13 pm Columnist George Weigel welcomes reports that the Vatican is planning to pare the Irish hierarchy by cutting down the number of dioceses in the country.
"That there are 26...
Northern Ireland bishop's health problem prompts resignation
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 23, 2011 at 2:13 pm Derry, Northern Ireland, Nov 23, 2011 / 03:13 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Bishop Seamus Hegarty from the Diocese of Derry in Northern...
Irish network suspends program that libeled priest
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 23, 2011 at 2:09 pm The Irish television network RTE has suspended an investigative program that wrongfully accused a Catholic priest of rape.
The "Prime Time Investigates" program was forced to...
Spanish hierarchy sees hope in new government
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 23, 2011 at 2:05 pm The president of the Spanish bishops' conference sees "a new political era in Spain," with the election that brought Mariano Rajoy to power as the nation's prime minister....
Trial Court Upholds Most of Canada's Anti-Polygamy Law
The Religion Clause - Nov 23, 2011 at 1:51 pm In Canada, the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the province's superior trial court) today upheld most of Canada's anti-polygamy law (Sec. 293 of Criminal Code of Canada)...
Stasi said to have kept files on future Pontiff
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 23, 2011 at 1:50 pm Pope Benedict XVI was reportedly under observation for years by the notorious secret-police agency of East Germany, the Stasi.
Attempts to reconstruct the shredded records of the...
Youth conference attendees make sacrament of reconciliation a priority
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Nov 23, 2011 at 1:45 pm While Lucas Oil Stadium and the many conference rooms and exhibit halls in the Indiana Convention Center were buzzing with laughing, singing and cheering during the National...
Youths’ participation in national conference includes service projects
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Nov 23, 2011 at 1:41 pm Kevin Souza put freshly baked chocolate chip cookies into small baggies, knowing they would be part of a delivery to women in prison.
“We saw that they needed help, and they put...
Youths at conference honor Christ with electronic ‘holy shoutout’
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Nov 23, 2011 at 1:38 pm More than 2,000 years after his birth, Christ the King was honored in a historic way with a massive electronic “holy shoutout” via texts, emails and tweets sent simultaneously...
Minnesotans make it happen ‘behind the scenes’ at NCYC
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Nov 23, 2011 at 1:31 pm
Archbishop John Nienstedt of St. Paul and Minneapolis celebrates Mass with other priests at the National Catholic Youth Conference, held Nov. 17-19 in Indianapolis. Photo...
Pope impressed by African sense of joy, a source of hope
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 23, 2011 at 1:28 pm At his weekly public audience on November 23, Pope Benedict XVI said that the key theme of his weekend visit to Africa had been "the hope that must drive the development of the ...
'Teaching Good Sex'
Catholic Culture - World News - Nov 23, 2011 at 1:21 pm The New York Times offers an explicit and deeply disturbing look at sex education at a Philadelphia school.
The Times also reviews the history of sex education in American schools...
Pope encourages Marian devotion in new children’s book
Catholic News Agency - General - Nov 23, 2011 at 1:10 pm Rome, Italy, Nov 23, 2011 / 02:10 pm (CNA).- A new book gathers reflections from Pope Benedict on the Virgin Mary to encourage children in devotion to the Blessed Mother.
The 48-...
