Archive for March 13, 2012

Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster and Archbishop Peter Smith of Southwark at a press conference November 19, 2010. ?w=200&h=150

UK archbishops explain their stand for authentic marriage

As the British government considers a proposal to institute same-sex “marriage,” the leaders of the Catholic Church in England and... Read more

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Pa. bishops respond to HHS mandate with day of fasting and prayer

The Catholic bishops of Pennsylvania are calling for a day of prayer, fasting and abstinence on March 30 in response... Read more

Bishop Quinn of Winona, MN at the Altar of the Tomb of St. Peter on March 9, 2012.?w=200&h=150

Bishop sees new generation seeking truth, rejecting relativism

Bishop John M. Quinn of Winona, Minnesota has welcomed Pope Benedict XVI's call for better instruction of young people, saying... Read more

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Official anthem for Pope's trip to Mexico released

The bishops' conference of Mexico has released the official anthem for Pope Benedict XVIs upcoming March 23-25 visit to the... Read more

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Consecrated hosts stolen from Uruguayan convent

A convent in Uruguay reported on March 7 that a container holding 15 consecrated hosts has been stolen from the... Read more

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By Michelle La Rosa

Women's support for Obama drops in wake of HHS mandate

A recent poll shows that President Barack Obama's approval ratings dropped 12 percentage points among women voters, despite claims that... Read more

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By Kevin J. Jones

Rome visit affirms Missouri bishop, stirs memories of John Paul II

Bishop John R. Gaydos of Jefferson City, Mo. was at the Vatican this week visiting with Pope Benedict and reporting... Read more

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Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi during an interview with CNA in Rome on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.

Archbishop of Tokyo: An aging society like Japan’s will not be able to survive

President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Freedom to former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards, photographed here with Kirk Adams and First Lady Jill Biden, in a photo posted to his X account, Nov. 20, 2024.

Biden awards Medal of Freedom to former Planned Parenthood leader Cecile Richards

Missouri’s bishops are urging the state to forgo executing a Christopher Collings, who was convicted of the 2007 abduction, rape, torture and murder of a 9-year-old girl. Collings is scheduled to be executed on Dec. 3, 2024.

Missouri bishops urge state to refrain from executing convicted child-killer next month

The Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation awards the Ratzinger Prize to Notre Dame theologian Cyril O’Regan and Japanese sculptor Etsurō Sotoo at in a ceremony at the Vatican on Nov. 22, 204.

Prestigious Ratzinger Prize awarded to Notre Dame theologian, Japanese sculptor at Vatican

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Data show abortions dropped by nearly 40% in Iowa after six-week ban

Police are searching for a thief who entered the Church of St. Francis of Assisi on West 31st Street in Manhattan on Nov. 20, 2024, and stole a gold rose that memorializes a priest who perished in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Police search for thief who stole 9/11 memorial gold rose from New York Catholic church

A close-up of the tomb of St. Ceclia at the basilica dedicated to her in Trastevere, Rome, Italy.

PHOTOS: St. Cecilia, martyr and patron saint of music, rests in Roman basilica named for her

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U.S. bishops: Federal ‘gender identity’ rule could block Catholics from government contracts

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