Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
In the wake of the Vatican's move to clean up the dissention in the ranks of the leaders of women religious in the U.S., the Leadership Council of Women Religious (LCWR) is considering letting go of its canonical recognition to become a voluntary organization.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
It's becoming increasing difficult to discern between the facts and the usual media hysterics surrounding the growing Vatileaks scandal which reached new heights this week with the arrest of the pope's butler for allegedly leaking papal documents to the Italian press.
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Shortly after celebrating Mass on the Solemnity of Pentecost, the Holy Father announced that he will proclaim St. John of Avila and St. Hildegard of Bingen as Doctors of the Universal Church on October 7.
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During an interview on
Fox News Sunday, Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington DC scuttled rumors of dissension in the ranks of U.S. bishops regarding the recently filed lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama's birth control mandate.
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One of the most outspoken advocates of embryonic stem cell research, Michael J. Fox, made headlines during a recent interview with
ABC News in which he admitted that embryonic stem cell therapy hasn't lived up to its promises.
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Plans for the nationwide Fortnight for Freedom program, an unprecedented campaign sponsored by the U.S. Catholic Church to call attention to the critical role of religious liberty in American society, will begin with Mass in the nation's oldest diocese, include protests, prayer and fasting at the parish level, and will conclude with the ringing of the bells in every Catholic steeple in America at 12 noon on July 4.
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Academy Award winner William Peter Blatty, whose best-selling book and blockbuster film The Exorcist were situated at his alma mater, Georgetown University, announced today that he will lead alumni, students and other members of the new Father King Society to petition the Catholic Church for remedies up to and including the possible removal or suspension of top-ranked Georgetown’s right to call itself Catholic or Jesuit in its fundraising and representations to applicants.
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America's favorite Cardinal has brought his trademark wit and popular blogging style to Twitter where his debut launched him into becoming the third most followed cardinal in the world.
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In a moving address at Leicester's Anglican Cathedral, the retired head of the Catholic Church in England, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor spoke against what he called a "subtle and silent" process of dehumanizing the elderly in western society.
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Comments submitted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by the General Counsel of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) on the controversial birth control mandate say the rules still force religious employers to provide services they find morally objectionable, and urge the administration to resolve "in favor of more, not less, religious freedom."
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