Archive for October 16, 2010

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Oakland deanery steps up to end gang violence

Captain Paul Figueroa opened a September gang awareness workshop at his alma mater, Oakland’s St. Elizabeth Elementary School, noting that... Read more

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Deacon candidate who helped Chilean miners describes rescue

On Oct. 13, Greg Hall's prayers were answered. For more than two months of sleepless nights, the rock-drilling expert and... Read more

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Phoenix diocese forges ahead with Manhattan Declaration seminar

Despite a threatened protest by clergy from non-Catholic organizations, the Diocese of Phoenix will go ahead with its October 16... Read more

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Young people today have lost ‘moral vocabulary,’ says Archbishop Chaput

Addressing a conference in British Columbia, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver asserted that Catholics today have failed to transmit the... Read more

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International pilgrims fill Rome for canonizations of six new saints

With the approach of the Oct. 17 canonizations of six saints, excitement is rising in the streets of Rome. Often... Read more

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Pope kept Chilean miners’ flag in apartment as reminder of their plight

The Holy Father displayed in his home a signed flag from the 33 Chilean miners as a reminder to pray... Read more