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Nuncio: Humans’ need to profess religious beliefs ‘cannot be smothered’
Such questions are by nature religious and "to fully manifest themselves, they require freedom," Archbishop Bernardito Auza said April 13. "The human person wants to be able freely to profess his or her religion in private and in public as individuals and as groups."
Ad seeking archbishop’s ouster ‘misrepresentation’ of church teaching
The ad also is "a misrepresentation of the nature of the teacher contract, and a misrepresentation of the spirit of the archbishop," the archdiocese said in a statement released the day before the ad's publication.
Pope to visit, celebrate Mass at U.S. seminary in Rome
Pope Francis will visit the Pontifical North American College May 2 and celebrate Mass there at the end of a conference on the life and significance of Blessed Junipero Serra, the Franciscan founder of California missions whom the pope will canonize in the United States in September.
Playing organ for New York teams is sports heaven for church musician
Paul Cartier, an organist at Our Lady of Hope Church in the Diocese of Rockville Centre, finds himself in sports heaven at this time of the year.
Religious must assess attitudes toward abuse, celibacy, sister says
A religious sister at the Vatican said it is important to assess men and women religious' attitudes toward celibacy and toward "the reality" of the sex abuse scandal in the church.
Pope urges those guilty of brutality in Kenya to ‘come to their senses’
Meeting the Kenyan bishops April 16 during their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican, the pope urged the bishops to step up efforts with other Christians and other faiths to promote peace, dialogue and justice.
Lebanese cardinal, ambassadors discuss terrorism, presidential vacancy
The cardinal stressed that terrorism poses a major challenge to moderation in the region and the Christian presence in the Middle East.
Bishop Loverde seals Holy Door at the national shrine
At the blessing, the Virginia bishop prayed, "now, more than ever, that many hearts will be conformed to the heart of Christ as they embrace the Gospel of mercy."
Today’s teaching on the family
See the daily excerpt from the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”
Catholic Underground reemerges, with a hip-hop beat
The movement to help the Catholic Church engage the culture did just that with a holy hour and concert with young adults last Saturday night at St. Margaret Church in Delaware County.