Pope Benedict XVI advanced the sainthood causes of Pope John Paul II and Pope Pius XII, declaring that both had lived lives of “heroic virtues.”
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Bishops Committee Backs ‘Responsible Transition’
Bishop Howard J. Hubbard, the chair of the committee, called for the development of “specific criteria” for troop withdrawal.
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Latino Catholics Challenge, Energize Church
“The U.S. is not becoming less Catholic because the Roman Catholic Church is becoming more Hispanic,” said Allan Figueroa Deck, S.J., at a Fordham University forum on “Being Latino.”
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Patron Saint of Troublemakers?
Blessed Mary MacKillop the Australian nun once excommunicated and now beatified is on her way to canonization nbsp Is she the patron saint of troublemakers nbsp Excommunicated today canonized tomorrow says John Allen puckishly nbsp For me the best part of her story is how the church itse
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Vatican Weighs Decision on Papal Attack
A critical factor will be the doctors’ evaluation concerning the woman’s mental state and whether or not she was “of sound mind.”
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Orthodox Christians in predominantly Muslim Turkey “don’t feel that we enjoy our full rights as Turkish citizens,” said Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, the spiritual head of the world’s 300 million Orthodox.
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Three More Irish Bishops Resign
A total of four bishops have now resigned as a result of a recent report on how the Dublin Archdiocese covered up allegations of clerical sex abuse.
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World Leaders Asked to Consider Effects of Climate Change on Poor
“We simply cannot accept the continuation of a situation that is [most affecting] the people who have contributed least to the problem.”
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Litterbugs or Lifesavers?
A group that aids migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border has been ticketed him for littering after leaving supplies for the refugees.
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Letters
Expert at Work Re “A Visitor’s Guide,” by Doris Gottemoeller, R.S.M. (11/23): It is no surprise that such a balanced, thoughtful and challenging article would be the work of Sister Doris Gottemoeller. Her insights reflect the manner in which she has exercised leadership roles in ma