Archive for February 1, 2013

Bob Voboril. (File Photo/CNA.)?w=200&h=150

By Carl Bunderson

Kansas school stewardship model encourages vocations

The stewardship model which funds Catholic schools in the Diocese of Wichita has blessed the local Church with numerous priestly... Read more

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Possible lift of Boy Scouts' gay ban draws disappointment

News that the Boy Scouts of America may soon approve of openly gay members and leaders has sparked a wave... Read more

Bishop Stephen E. Blaire.?w=200&h=150

Bishops encourage changes in incarceration of minors

The U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development has joined with more than 100 other organizations to call... Read more

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New Vatican vocations booklet mobilizes spiritual support

The latest edition of a Vatican magazine aimed at increasing priestly vocations and encouraging the spiritual adoption of priests has... Read more

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Bishop DiMarzio right on Sanger, columnist says

In a column for CNA, Deal Hudson defends Brooklyn bishop Nicholas DiMarzio's view of Margaret Sanger as an advocate of... Read more

(L to R) Msgr. Segundo Tejado Mun?oz, Msgr. Giampetro Dal Toso, Cardinal Robert Sarah, Fr. Federico Lombardi, Michael Thio and his translator on Feb. 2, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

Pope's Lent message: charity is extension of God's love

Pope Benedict XVI's message for Lent is that when people are open to God’s love, then they can “love with... Read more

Pres. Barack Obama with HHS Sec. Kathleen Sebelius announce the contraceptive mandate at the White House, Jan. 12, 2012. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza.?w=200&h=150

By Michelle La Rosa

HHS offers minor revisions, clarifications on mandate

Proposed changes to the federal contraception mandate would slightly expand an existing exemption, while defining the terms of an “accommodation”... Read more

Michael P. Warsaw, President and CEO of EWTN.?w=200&h=150

EWTN says new mandate proposal likely brings no relief

Eternal Word Television Network said today that the new suggested rule on the federal contraception mandate is likely inadequate to... Read more

Former New York Mayor Ed Koch exits a morning breakfast where Mayor Michael Bloomberg discussed the growth of lower Manhattan. ?w=200&h=150

NY cardinals remember Mayor Koch as friend to Catholics

Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Cardinal Edward Egan responded to the death of New York City Mayor Ed Koch with praise... Read more

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By Carl Bunderson

Archbishop Gomez praised for ideal approach to LA removals

Archbishop José Gomez's decision to relieve Cardinal Roger Mahony and Bishop Thomas Curry of their duties in the L.A. archdiocese... Read more