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Medjugorje apparitions not deemed authentic, Vatican tells U.S. bishops
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Vatican ambassador to the United States has reminded U.S. Catholics that the Vatican has not recognized alleged Marian apparitions in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, as authentic. The reminder came as one of the visionaries was scheduled to tour U.S. parishes.
Illinois OKs same-sex marriage, Catholic group ‘deeply diasappointed’
CHICAGO (CNS) -- By legalizing same-sex marriage, Illinois lawmakers have changed the definition of marriage and undermined "an institution that is the cornerstone of a healthy society," the Catholic Conference of Illinois said Nov. 5, the day the Illinois House passed a state Senate bill allowing same-sex marriage.
A 50-year love story of faith, trials and generosity
Jim and Marygene Broussard have been in love for 52 years. They’ve worked hard together, seen success, raised children, even endured the loss of one. Faith has sustained them, by the Mass and by Magnificat magazine.
Newark coadjutor asks for ‘prayers, patience’ as he learns his new role
NEWARK, N.J. (CNS) -- In one of America's largest gothic cathedrals, more than 2,000 clergy, religious and lay Catholics gathered Nov. 5 with four cardinals and bishops from six states to welcome Coadjutor Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda to his new see during a two-hour Mass.
Photo of the Day
West Catholic Prep's junior quarterback Antwain McCollum sprints upfield during West's win over Neumann-Goretti to capture the Catholic League AA championship Nov. 2. See more photos in our Photo Gallery, and watch for coverage next week of championship football games this weekend in the Catholic League's A, AAA, and AAAA divisions. (Sarah Webb)
Court weighs constitutionality and tradition of town council prayer
WASHINGTON (CNS) — In considering a New York town’s practice of opening council sessions with a prayer, the Supreme Court Nov. 6 raised questions about whether the situation is adequately covered by previous rulings allowing legislatures to open with prayers. The Rochester suburb of Greece was sued by two residents who argued that the town […]
Serve common good, put poor people first in farm bill, lawmakers urged
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Catholic leaders urged members of a Senate and House conference committee that began working on a compromise farm bill Nov. 6 to negotiate a measure "that reflects a commitment to the common good" and puts "poor and hungry people first."
Sainthood candidate an intercessor ‘for all of God’s people,’ says nun
OMAHA, Neb. (CNS) -- The prayers of two religious sisters born in the Archdiocese of Omaha were key elements of the Vatican-approved miracle that led the way to the upcoming beatification of their order's foundress, Mother Maria Theresia Bonzel of the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration.
From New Jersey to the Vatican, opening a dialogue with the Gospel
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Mentoring inner-city youths is hardly the most obvious way to prepare for working at the Vatican, but Father Geno Sylva says the lessons he learned in a low-income New Jersey community have served him abundantly well in his current job as an official at the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization.
Jerusalem patriarch says church will take legal action to rebuild home
JERUSALEM (CNS) -- Archbishop Fouad Twal, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, condemned the government demolition of a home on church-owned property and said the church would take legal action to "bring back justice and rebuild this home."