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This week’s issue covers the synod of African bishops, which concluded last week. The Vatican has announced a special structure for  Anglican who want to be in full communion with […]

Feast of All Saints Mt 5:1-12a This weekend the church celebrates the feast of All Saints, rejoicing in the holy lives of all its members who have died and are […]

I have threatened for several years to write a book on funeral and grief support etiquette. It’s title would be … you guessed it, “What Not to Say at a […]

Question: What is the official Roman Catholic stance on having a living will? Recently my father-in-law died, who was a practicing Methodist, and he had a living will. I saw […]

The month for the deceased When people die in your family, you become very aware of November as a gift. It could be called the month of the Communion of […]

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Father Joseph M. Siegel, a pastor in Elmhurst, Ill., to be an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Joliet, Ill. The appointment […]

By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI invited all Catholics to listen more carefully and prayerfully to the Gospel readings, especially during Sunday Mass, and to set […]

By Brian T. Olszewski ST. FRANCIS, Wis. (CNS) — The latest English translation of the revised order of the Mass in the Roman Missal is not expected to be officially […]

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI has established a special structure for Anglicans who want to be in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church while […]

This week’s Today’s Catholic covers the rededication Mass of the MacDougal Chapel in honor of St. Mother Theodore Guérin. Bishop D’Arcy will ordain Deacons Fernando Jimenez and Jacob Runyon to […]

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI has named Father Paul D. Etienne, a pastor in the Indianapolis Archdiocese, as the new bishop of Cheyenne, Wyo. The appointment was announced Oct. […]