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Pro-lifer says activism has shown her ‘despair’ in abortion ‘mindset’
ARLINGTON, Va. (CNS) -- Pro-life activist Lila Rose was a just child when she first became aware of the tragedy of abortion. Growing up in San Jose, Calif., the third of eight children, "we were taught from a young age to love and respect human life," she told more than 150 pro-life advocates gathered at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Arlington for a mini-retreat. Rose, a 24-year-old Catholic convert, officially became involved with the right-to-life movement at 15 when she founded Live Action, a pro-life nonprofit specializing in investigative journalism.
Flu epidemic prompts some churches to stop offering Communion chalice
WASHINGTON (CNS) — This year amid the raging flu epidemic in the United States, several dioceses have issued recommendations for receiving Communion, offering the sign of peace and even attending Mass. According to a report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the flu season started earlier than usual this year. As of […]
Everyone, even atheists, has human desire to know who God is, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The desire to see and know God is innate in everyone, even nonbelievers, Pope Benedict XVI said. But it’s especially important that people don’t just seek God when they need him but make room for him throughout their busy lives, he said during his weekly general audience in the Vatican’s Paul […]
Canada slashed funds to Catholic agency despite bureaucratic support
TORONTO (CNS) — Government staffers described the bishops’ Development and Peace agency as “Canada’s most experienced development organization supported exclusively by Canadians” — then slashed its funding. Internal emails, briefing notes and memoranda obtained by The Catholic Register, a national weekly, reveal that a government decision to cut funding to the Canadian Catholic Organization for […]
Video features Bishop Thomas encouraging vocations
Auxiliary Bishop Daniel Thomas spoke about vocations to the priesthood in a video produced by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. As part of the Year of Faith series, former Philadelphia auxiliary bishop and now Raleigh (N.C.) Bishop Michael Burbidge also addressed the theme of vocations in his video segment.
Federal court panel dismisses ACLU challenge of USCCB trafficking grant
WASHINGTON (CNS) — A federal appeals court dismissed an American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts legal challenge to a contract between the Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, saying the case had become moot because the contract had expired. In a unanimous ruling Jan. 15, the three-judge panel […]
Bishop in Mali says people in hiding, afraid to enter churches
OXFORD, England (CNS) — A Catholic bishop in war-torn Mali whose diocese lies in the path of Islamic insurgents said “people are hiding in their homes, unable to venture out.” Bishop Augustin Traore of Segou, Mali, told Catholic News Service by telephone: “Although our churches are still intact, people are becoming afraid to enter them. […]
St. Joseph’s U presents education awards during Catholic Schools Week
As part of Catholic Schools Week (Jan. 27-Feb. 2), St. Joseph’s University’s Center for Catholic and Urban Education (CCEU) will host a lecture and inaugural awards ceremony on Wednesday, Jan. 30 in the Wolfington Teletorium of Mandeville Hall, beginning at 6:15 p.m. One of the two leaders in education to be honored is Christine L. […]
Piano performance, master class coming to Immaculata
Immaculata University, in conjunction with Jacobs Music, presents the inaugural “Steinway Spotlight Performance” featuring pianist Young-Ah Tak on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall on the Immaculata campus. Guests are also invited to Tak’s master class presentation and performance on Sunday, Feb. 3 at 3 p.m. in Memorial Hall. Both events are free and […]
Fatherhood group hosts bishop for Faith & Ale event
The Father Leadership Initiative hosts Bishop Daniel Thomas as the guest speaker at Faith & Ale Night Wednesday, Jan. 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Great American Pub, 123 Fayette St., Conshohocken. Bishop Thomas will present the theme, “You can be the man God intended you to be.” FLI invites men to share […]