Articles by Carl Bunderson
In first tweet, Pope blesses his million-plus followers
Dec 12, 2012 / 10:03 amPope Benedict XVI made his debut on Twitter today, sending out a greeting and a blessing as his first tweet to his “followers.”
Cardinal Ouellet: Cultural renewal in Americas requires Mary's message
Dec 12, 2012 / 04:09 amThe message of Our Lady of Guadalupe promotes a culture of life and is at the center of the New Evangelization of the Americas, said Cardinal Marc Ouellet at a conference in Rome.
Priest remembers Alfred Hitchcock's faith
Dec 8, 2012 / 06:06 amIn a Dec. 6 article for the Wall Street Journal, Jesuit priest Father Mark Henninger recounted his time with famed director Alfred Hitchcock towards the end of his life.
LA Guadalupe procession draws thousands in celebration of faith
Dec 3, 2012 / 20:02 pmAn outdoor procession for Our Lady of Guadalupe held Sunday in Los Angeles attracted 25,000 participants to venerate the Virgin and to express their Catholic faith.
Parishes in Queens remain ravaged by Hurricane Sandy
Dec 2, 2012 / 19:38 pmThe faith and generosity that Catholics in the borough of Queens are displaying as they struggle to get through the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Sandy are an inspiration to Father Richard J. Ahlemeyer.
UK bishops' conference tweeting for Year of Faith
Dec 1, 2012 / 06:06 amThe evangelization office of the English and Welsh bishops' conference has launched a program of daily tweets to teach the faith to Catholics throughout the countries.
Support for teen emergency contraception access deemed 'foolish'
Nov 28, 2012 / 17:00 pmDoctors and pro-life advocates warn that the American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendation of emergency contraceptives for teenage girls promotes unwise and “risky behaviors."
Tulsa diocese celebrates Year of Faith with rich variety
Nov 24, 2012 / 06:22 amThe Diocese of Tulsa has big plans for the Year of Faith and is crowning its efforts with a “bucket list.”
Critics find UN contraception push harmful to women
Nov 23, 2012 / 16:03 pmA United Nations population report calling for global contraceptive access has drawn fire from doctors and pro-life advocates who say the funding would better spent preventing maternal deaths.
In Ireland abortion case, pro-lifers warn against snap judgments
Nov 21, 2012 / 11:41 amFollowing the death of a pregnant women in Ireland who was denied an abortion, pro-life voices are advising careful examination of the circumstances rather than abortion advocacy.
Kansas school upholds Catholic identity, fosters vocations
Nov 21, 2012 / 04:03 amSt. John's Catholic School in Beloit, Kan. is striving to revitalize Catholic culture by promoting openness to priestly and religious vocations among its students.
New March for Life president plans increased youth appeal
Nov 21, 2012 / 02:35 amAfter being named the president of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund, Jeanne F. Monahan says she plans to increase the annual pro-life march's appeal to young people.
Hurricane Sandy efforts move from relief to recovery
Nov 18, 2012 / 16:03 pmDioceses in the mid-Atlantic are starting to move their Hurricane Sandy relief efforts to a focus on recovery, 18 days after the storm first touched American soil.
Cardinal Burke honors Irish blessed with monument
Nov 15, 2012 / 00:22 amCardinal Raymond L. Burke recently unveiled a monument he commissioned for his titular church – Saint Agatha of the Goths – of a saintly Irish monk who was ordained there in 1881.
Bishop Gendron: St. Kateri Mass began healing of Canadian divisions
Nov 11, 2012 / 16:12 pmCanadians from the country’s First Nations and those of European descent took an important step toward reconciliation when they gathered Nov. 4 at St. Joseph's Oratory in Montreal to give thanks for the canonization of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha.
Calif. religious brothers release Gregorian chant album
Nov 8, 2012 / 12:09 pmThe Norbertine brothers of St. Michael's Abbey in Calif. have shared the beauty of Gregorian chant by releasing a new album on Nov. 6.
Americans share same hopes for future, President Obama says
Nov 7, 2012 / 00:01 amDuring his victory speech after being elected to a second term on Tuesday night, President Barack Obama said that Americans are united in their values as a nation.
North Dakota bishop stands by pastoral letter on election
Oct 31, 2012 / 03:05 amBishop David D. Kagan of Bismarck defended his letter on the election which was read this weekend at parishes in North Dakota, against demands by a state senator that it be withdrawn or changed.
Catholic music label to release nuns' album for Advent
Oct 31, 2012 / 00:03 amKevin and Monica Fitzgibbons left lucrative positions in the entertainment industry to found a company that helps unique new artists – and their De Montfort Music label will soon release an album by contemplative Benedictine nuns.
Faith overcomes spiritual blindness, Pope says at synod close
Oct 29, 2012 / 10:23 amAt a Mass on Sunday closing the bishops' synod on the new evangelization, the Pope reflected on the need for faith in overcoming spiritual blindness and also appealed on behalf of the victims of Hurricane Sandy.