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There's an 'app' for that
3/10/2010
In a world that boasts continual technological change, the iPhone by Apple has gained near-iconic status. Even Apple boasts there are more than 140 million applications -- or "apps," in Apple-speak -- that users can obtain for their phones.
Cowboy's handmade crosses a tangible sign of faith
3/09/2010
Attend any rodeo on the island of Hawaii and you will see small leather crosses attached to the saddles of many of the riders.
Catholic church in downtown Atlanta elevated to minor basilica
3/08/2010
The Vatican's elevation of Sacred Heart Church in Atlanta to a minor basilica Feb. 22 is a tribute to the "faith of so many Atlanta families whose Catholic heritage can be traced" to the parish for more than 100 years, said the pastor.
Bishops urge bipartisan action on health care reform
3/04/2010
As Democratic and Republican leaders gathered in Washington for a health care summit convened by President Barack Obama, the U.S. bishops and other Catholic leaders urged all parties to commit themselves to health care reform that is affordable, accessible and protects the life and dignity of every person.
Workshops scheduled to train leaders on new missal
3/04/2010
Registration is now open for a series of workshops to help prepare priests and diocesan leaders for implementation of the revised Roman Missal.
Bishop McDowell, national figure, dead at 88
3/01/2010
Bishop John B. McDowell, a retired auxiliary bishop of Pittsburgh who helped draft the U.S. bishops' landmark 1972 document on catechesis, "To Teach As Jesus Did," died Feb. 25 at Passavant Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was 88.
Mother’s birth to twins considered miracle
2/25/2010
Perhaps the birth of the De Mayo identical twins Dec. 29 already might hint at the girls' personalities, now beginning to form: Natalia, the smaller of the two, announced her arrival into the world by screaming. Melania, the larger of the two, came out of the womb sleeping.
Shools continue outpouring of relief for Haiti
2/25/2010
In the weeks since Haiti’s Jan. 12 earthquake, major Catholic relief organizations have been on the ground in Haiti helping with medical care and food provisions, and financial donations have been pouring in from Catholic dioceses, schools and colleges.
Bishop urges Catholics to return to penance in Lent
2/25/2010
Bishop Robert J. McManus of Worcester urged Catholics in his diocese to take part in a pastoral initiative called “Come Home to God’s Mercy” and to return to the sacrament of penance during Lent.
Haig, who served as U.S. secretary of state, dies at age 85
2/25/2010
Alexander M. Haig Jr., former U.S. secretary of state and retired four-star general who served as a top adviser to three presidents, died Feb. 20 of complications from an infection. He was 85.
Catholics, Mormons must defend religious freedom together
2/24/2010
Catholics and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints must continue to stand together as a "vital bulwark" against those in American society who want to "reduce religion to a purely private reality," the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops told a historic gathering at Brigham Young University in Provo.
Institute recruiting couples for study of NFP
2/19/2010
Researchers at Marquette University's Institute for Natural Family Planning are recruiting couples interested in preventing pregnancy naturally for a study involving two Web-based methods of natural family planning.
Survey finds signs of hope, challenges among younger Catholics
2/18/2010
American Catholic adults under 30 share the commitment of older generations to philanthropy and volunteerism, but are more likely to believe that morals “are relative,” according to a new survey commissioned by the Knights of Columbus.
The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., conducted the survey Dec. 23-Jan. 4 among 2,243 Americans, including an oversample of 1,006 “millennials” — those age 18 to 29.
New missal not here yet, but Catholics urged to start talking about it
2/17/2010
The new English translation of the Roman Missal might not be in United States parishes for as long as two years, but Fr. Rick Hilgartner hopes Catholics are talking about it now.
Sr. Dianna Ortiz to direct Washington office of Pax Christi
2/16/2010
Ursuline Sr. Dianna Ortiz, who has been speaking out for torture survivors since she was abducted, raped and tortured in Guatemala in 1989, has been named director of the Washington office of Pax Christi USA.
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