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Diocese opens inquiry into possible miracle credited to Bishop Baraga
3/11/2010
Nearly 60 years after his cause for canonization
began and more than 140 years after his death, an alleged miracle
attributed to the intercession of Bishop Frederic Baraga is under
investigation.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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