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Country life agrees with me very well. I love the organic vegetables we are growing and eating. I love the space, the fresh air and the lack of nosy neighbors. […]

A lovely late summer day at Notre Dame Any day on that campus is grand, but this was also of great significance. In the morning, it was my joy to […]

Where was St. Paul born? St. Paul was born in Tarsus in modern southeast Turkey or ancient Asia Minor in the area called Cilicia during the first years of the Christian era. St. […]

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mk 8:27-35 The last and third section of the Book of Isaiah provides the first reading for this weekend in Ordinary Time. This passage is […]

By Nancy Frazier O’Brien  WASHINGTON (CNS) — Sounding many of the same themes, bishops around the country are urging Catholics to contact their members of Congress about the need for […]

By Mark Pattison  WASHINGTON (CNS) — It is possible to bring Catholic values to the ongoing debate over health care reform just as it was done earlier this year in […]

By Carol Glatz  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a world full of vice and sin, people need to radically change their lives, becoming more humble and less materialistic, Pope Benedict […]

By Nancy Frazier O’Brien WASHINGTON (CNS) — In two national Catholic publications, two U.S. archbishops and a bishop are revisiting the controversy over the honorary degree conferred on President Barack […]

BOSTON (CNS) — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was mourned at a Boston church and laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery Aug. 29, amid words of comfort from the Book […]

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Bishop Joseph F. Martino, 63, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Scranton, Pa., for health reasons. He […]

NEW YORK (CNS) — The following are capsule reviews of movies recently reviewed by the Office for Film & Broadcasting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. “Gamer” (Lionsgate/Lakeshore) Brutal […]