It s award season in Hollywood and although the staff here at America won t be heading to the Kodak Theater we do have an honor of our own to celebrate America has been nominated for a Readers Choice Award for Best Catholic Magazine over at About com s Catholicism page We re grateful for your s

In this week s Signs of the Times liturgists voice their concerns about the translation and implementation of the new Roman Missal Meetings of North American liturgists last month provided a first impression of how well the upcoming introduction of the new Roman Missal is likely to proceed Atte

If the cold weather is getting you down nbsp ldquo The Lost Valentine rdquo a film starring Betty White and Jennifer Love Hewitt CBS 9 8C is the perfect reason to stay inside tonight The film is a collaborative effort between Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions and Paulist Productions the la

While the events surrounding this year rsquo s March for Life in Washington D C have provided encouragement and inspiration to many who oppose abortion recent statistics regarding abortion rates in New York City demonstrate that the pro-life cause still has a long way to go According to CNS 41

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Every year on the feast of St Agnes Jan 21 the pope blesses two lambs The wool from these lambs is then used to create a pallium for each new archbishop But what do those lambs do while waiting for their papal audience CNS has the story Raised by Trappist monks on the outskirts of Rome th

When Christina Green the youngest casualty of the Tucson shootings was burried last week her body was laid to rest in a casket donated by Trappist monks of the New Mellaray Abbey in Iowa David Gibson summarized the story over at Politics Daily Many religious communities of monks and nuns have a

The Eternal Word Television Network announced today that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire the National Catholic Register from the paper s current owners the Legionaries of Christ The deal is expected to be finalized by the end of this month An article on EWTN s Web site states that

The AP reports DUBLIN ndash A 1997 letter from the Vatican warned Ireland s Catholic bishops not to report all suspected child-abuse cases to police mdash a disclosure that victims groups described as the smoking gun needed to show that the church enforced a worldwide culture of covering u

Dan Ortlund a senior editor in the bible division at Crossway Books recently posed an interesting question to a few folks he described as thoughtful scholars and pastors What s the message of the Bible in one sentence Answers from the all male group ranged from somewhat lengthy and interp