By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — More than 140 Christian leaders issued a joint declaration Nov. 20 pledging renewed zeal in defending the unborn, defining marriage as a union between […]
By Nancy Frazier O’Brien WASHINGTON (CNS) — The health reform legislation now before the Senate is “an enormous disappointment, creating new and completely unacceptable federal policy that endangers human life […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (CNS) — The bishop of Providence said he was “disappointed and really surprised” Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., made public a letter he wrote to the congressman almost three […]
By Nancy Frazier O’Brien BALTIMORE (CNS) — The U.S. bishops overwhelmingly approved a revision to the directives that guide Catholic health care facilities, clarifying that patients with chronic conditions who […]
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI has named the chairman of the University of Notre Dame’s Department of Theology to the International Theological Commission. The appointment […]
By Patricia Zapor BALTIMORE (CNS) — When Brigitte Gynther took a spring break trip to Florida while a student at the University of Notre Dame, little did she imagine it […]
By Catholic News Service BALTIMORE (CNS) — Members of the U.S. bishops’ subcommittee overseeing the Catholic Campaign for Human Development reassured their fellow bishops and donors that “no group that […]
Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of the Diocese of Harrisburg as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. Today’s Catholic covers the press […]
Pope Benedict XVI has named Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg, Pa., the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. The appointment was announced […]
A day that was — what a day that was! For all of us, there are certain days that we will remember all our lives. For those of us with […]
The designation of Monsignor — or Chaplain to His Holiness — is a form of address conferred upon men of the clergy by the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI. This […]
November always brings several things to mind. It has traditionally been a time when we pray for those who have gone before us and give thanks for the ordinary saints, […]
