By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC sent a letter to the priests and faithful of the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois informing them that the Blessed Sacrament is to be returned to its rightful place in the center of the sanctuary within five years.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Famed Italian exorcist, Fr. Gabriele Amorth, said the sexual abuse scandal in the Church, along with those who are misreporting it in order to discredit the Pope, is “prompted by the devil.”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The 97 year-old husband of St. Gianna Molla, Pietro Molla, died on Holy Saturday in his family home near Milan Italy.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In a week when Catholics are following the suffering Christ through His death and resurrection, Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York is calling on Catholics to support the Pope who is enduring a media firestorm over new sex abuse allegations and who is now suffering some of the same unjust accusations, shouts of the mob, and scourging at the pillar, as did Jesus.”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A lawyer accused by colleagues of being “prone to exaggeration” and who has made a career out of suing the Church for alleged sexual abuse by priests, admits that his career goal is to sue the Vatican.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Vatican replied by personal letter to
The New York Times about a misleading article it featured on the front page last week that presented then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as being lax in the punishment imposed on a Milwaukee priest accused of abusing deaf children decades ago.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A representative of the Pakistani Bishops’ Conference is calling on the United States to raise the issue of human rights violations against Christians, which cause many to be treated no better than animals, during the summit currently underway between Washington and Pakistani leaders.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Vatican entered the world of Twitter this weekend when it launched a feed in six languages.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Vatican Press Office released a communique yesterday announcing that it has begun a formal investigation of the alleged appearance of Our Lady at the shrine in Medjugorje.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Message of the Holy Father for the twenty-fifth World Youth Day, which will be celebrated on Palm Sunday, March 28, has just been released.
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