By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Just before opening the first working session of the Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops in Rome this week, Pope Benedict denounced "terrorist ideologies" that promote violence in the name of God.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The French government has appointed a study to group to investigate an alarming increase in incidents of desecration aimed at Catholic churches and cemeteries.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
During a Mass at St. John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul Archbishop John C. Nienstadt denied Communion to members of a gay and lesbian student group. However, a priest from St. John's University said a special Mass for the students later that same evening in which all were given Communion.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Archdiocese of Omaha has announced that the founder of the contemplative group known as the Intercessors of the Lamb has resigned her position as leader of the order.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A press conference was held yesterday in the Holy See Press Office to present the next World Youth Day (WYD), which is due to be held in the Spanish capital city of Madrid in August 2011.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Brother André Bessette, C.S.C, a doorkeeper whose ministry to the sick led him to be called the “Miracle Man of Montreal” will become the first saint of the Congregation of Holy Cross when Pope Benedict XVI canonizes him in St. Peter’s Square on October 17, 2010.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In a statement to mark Respect Life Month, October 2010, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston addressed direct threats to human life and called Catholics to “constantly witness to the inestimable worth and dignity of each human life through a loving concern for the good of others.” He also encouraged participation in the worldwide “Vigil for All Nascent Human Life” called for by Pope Benedict XVI at the start of Advent.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In response to recent events involving a surprise investigation of what the media is reporting as the Vatican bank, Holy See Press Office Director Fr. Federico Lombardi has issued a letter clarifying certain facts about the institution, known as the Institute for Religious Works (IOR), that are being misreported.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
His Excellency, Timothy Broglio, Archbishop for Military Services, responded to a request from the homosexual advocacy group Catholics for Equality asking him to support the repeal of the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy by firmly stating the Catholic position and telling the group they "cannot be legitimately recognized as Catholic."
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Vatican is about to reopen its new state-of-the-art library after three years of renovations which include housing its 2,000 year-old collection in a bombproof bunker and outfitting its 70,000 books with computer chips.
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