By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Reflecting on a recent ruling by the bishops of England to reintroduce the discipline of abstinence from meat on Fridays, New York's Archbishop Timothy Dolan thinks American Catholics should consider doing the same in order to restore some of our lost Catholic identity.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Vatican has granted a special concession for World Youth Day (WYD) that will allow youth who have been involved in abortion to be absolved and welcomed back into the Church.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A powerful new series that will explore the rich beauty of Catholicism is set to air on over 80 public television stations in the U.S. this fall, thanks to the determination of a young "JPII" priest from Chicago.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
As millions of young people from around the world converge on Madrid this week for what is expected to be the largest World Youth Day (WYD) ever, Pope Benedict XVI is asking the faithful to keep this event in prayer.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Bishop Nicholas D'Marzio of the Diocese of Brooklyn is promising to assist parents who wish to assert their parental rights against a new mandate by the City of New York that all students must have two semesters of sex education.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Young people who want to participate in the Sacrament of Reconciliation at World Youth Day will be able to do so in ultra-modern portable confessionals that resemble a sailing ship and will sport the pope's logo.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new study of Catholic parish life has found that even though the number of Catholic parishes in the U.S. has decreased, the number of Catholics has grown, making existing parishes larger and more complex.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
During an address to a high-level UN meeting on youth last week, Archbishop Francis Chullikatt reminded the international body that parents have a right to teach sexuality to their children and that their policies should respect those rights.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Thousands of youth who descend upon Madrid for World Youth Day later this month will have a new iPhone app, named after Blessed John Paul II, to help them keep up with events and fuel their devotions.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Archbishop Pietro Sambi, 73, passed away Wednesday evening at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore from complications following lung surgery.
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