By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Pope Benedict XVI has dismissed Monsignor Dale Fushek, the founder of Life Teen, from the priesthood. Fushek is being investigated for alleged sexual abuse of minors.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Even though it was written by the official postulator of Pope John Paul II’s cause for sainthood, the Vatican is not hiding its displeasure with a recently published book containing revelations about the Pope’s private life that many believe should have remained confidential.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
To mark the day when the remains of St. Anthony of Padua went on display for one week at the Basilica in Padua, a Vatican theologian warned about allowing the veneration of relics to devolve into the realm of superstition.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Two more women were ordained "priests" in Sarasota, Florida last week, which has resulted in the automatic excommunication of the women and anyone attending the ceremony.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The girlfriend of Costa Rican presidential candidate Otto Guevara caused outrage among Catholics in that country after a video caught her breaking off a piece of the Eucharist and putting it in her boyfriend’s pocket.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Fr. Frank Pavone has personally vouched for John Carr, the embattled director of the U.S. Bishop’s (USCCB) Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development who has been accused of having ties with an organization that promotes abortion and homosexual rights.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new report issued by the American Life League has found that a top executive with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has “deep ties” with a national organization that promotes abortion and homosexual rights.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Vatican has officially opened an investigation into the cause for sainthood of a popular Venezuelan mystic who allegedly received 31 apparitions of the Virgin Mary during her lifetime.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new policy enacted by Celebrity Cruises will end the company’s long tradition of carrying Catholic priests on its voyages. The move is sparking cries of bigotry from the Catholic League and has left many priests saddled with nonrefundable expenses for cruises they are no longer allowed to make.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Catholics are expressing shock and outrage over an event that occurred at St. James Church in New York City which involved a concert featuring secular rock/rap groups who used the sanctuary of the church as the stage.
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