The baptism of Prince George this past Wednesday got worldwide attention, but the Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge appear to bucking the trend toward skipping the sacrament as baptism rates continue to decline across all Christian denominations.
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Bishop Thomas Paprocki, head of the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois, refused to allow a silent protest by same-sex marriage advocates to take place in his cathedral.
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Due to a lack of security and the government's refusal to intervene, authorities are urging all Catholic religious communities to leave the country.
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A 45 year-old nun suffered a broken back while leaping from a second floor window of her convent to escape a fire that authorities believe may have been a hate crime.
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During this Sunday's Marian Day celebration in Rome, Pope Francis will consecrate the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary before the original statue of Our Lady of Fatima and an estimated 200,000 pilgrims.
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For only the third time in Church history, Pope Francis has convened an Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the fall of 2014 to discuss "pastoral challenges of the family” that are expected to include issues relating to divorced and remarried Catholics.
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New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond is mandating that by 2014-2015, all Catholic schools in the diocese must stop scheduling events on Sundays in order to allow families to reclaim this day for God and family.
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Parishioners at St. Mary's parish in Malaga, New Jersey are in disbelief after vandals decapitated nine of their church's outdoor statues last Thursday morning. Thus far, no suspects have been found.
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According to news accounts filtering out of a besieged Christian village in Syria, a Christian man who was given the choice to convert to Islam or die chose the path of his Master and was slaughtered for the faith.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Bishop Thomas Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois says today's Catholics must "adjust" to living in an environment of persecution similar to that suffered by Christians in the early Church and under communist rule.
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The baptism of Prince George this past Wednesday got worldwide attention, but the Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge appear to bucking the trend toward skipping the sacrament as baptism rates continue to decline across all Christian denominations.
