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Q&A: New liturgical policies

Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted revised three liturgical-related policies this month concerning Communion services, the celebration of the Tridentine Mass, and the purification of sacred vessels after Communion.
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Dangers along the road less traveled

For the last several years, the American bishops have lobbied Congress for a comprehensive immigration reform plan. After an immigration reform bill stalled last June, experts are predicting that it may take another two years before any meaningful attempts at fixing the situation will see the light of day. Meanwhile, families remain divided and lives continue to be lost in the desert.
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COMMENTARY: Britney Spears, 'Blackout' and Anti-Catholicism

The continued growth of anti-Catholicism is only one more sign of a culture corrupted. Sadly, the entertainment industry seems to be the medium of the last acceptable prejudice. Britney Spears' new album "Blackout" promotes the mocking of a Catholic Sacrament.

Commentary: Anti-Catholicism on the Rise - We Must Stand Firm

LOS ANGELES (Catholic Online) - This week, in what appears to be a growing trend of hostility toward the Catholic Church, a U.N. Official blamed the Catholic Church for the spread of AIDS because of its unwavering opposition to contraception and promotion of abstinence until Marriage.

498 Spanish Civil War martyrs beatified at Vatican City

VATICAN CITY (CNA) - Nearly five hundred victims of religious persecution before and during the Spanish Civil War were beatified Sunday, making it the largest mass beatification in history.

Pew Issues New Report on Internet and Family

LOS ANGELES (Catholic Online)- If you are the parent of a teenager, you are much more comfortable with computers than your parents are. We have heard that report since the introduction of desktop computing. Your children, however, are more likely to say that digital technology makes life much easier. This is the finding of the Pew Internet and American Life Project.

Miller Brewing 'Apology' Not Enough says Catholic League

LOS ANGELES (Catholic Online) - The Miller Brewing Company issued a Press release containing apologies for using the Miller logo “inappropriately” on what Christians and many others consider sacrilegious advertising at San Francisco's Folsom Street Fair.

Anti-emigration strategy:
Small Mexican towns try to create jobs at home

TAMAULA, MEXICO - This town in the central state of Guanajuato is so isolated that its 50-some families just got electricity a year ago. There's still no running water. Most of the men migrate north, to work in US factories or tobacco fields.