Agenda for a year of faith: looking ahead at Pope Benedict’s 2013
Fortunetelling, like all occult practices, is strictly taboo at the Vatican; and prophecy is a rare gift among journalists. But Pope Benedict XVI's calendar for 2013 is already filling up with planned, probable or possible events.
Parishioners mourn firefighters ambushed while responding to blaze
Christmas Masses in the Diocese of Rochester, N.Y., took on a somber tone as parishioners mourned two volunteer firefighters fatally shot while responding to a fire in a lakeshore community outside of Rochester.
Justice Sotomayor denies injunction against contraceptive mandate
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor denied two companies' request for an injunction while they challenge part of the Department of Health and Human Services' contraceptive mandate in court.
Most Holy Trinity dedicates memorial site
The word “surprise” characterizes key parts of a new memorial site at Most Holy Trinity Parish, most especially the 4-year-old it honors.
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USCCB committees call for action in response to Newtown tragedy
The chairmen of three committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a joint statement Dec. 21 stressing the need for gun control, improved services for the mentally ill and a critical examination of the violence in today's movies, videos and television shows.
Make room for God, pray for peace, pope says in Christmas services
The pope urged people to recognize the connection between believing in God and helping others through acts of charity and by praying and working for peace.
Pope visits butler in jail, personally delivers pardon
During a 15-minute meeting in the Vatican police barracks, Pope Benedict XVI visited with his former butler, Paolo Gabriele, and told him he was forgiven and was being pardoned.
Priest tells young artists their work inspires, ‘explains our faith’
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Art and faith complement one another, a priest told this year's winners of the Christmas Artwork Contest of the Missionary Childhood...
Pope advances sainthood causes of Pope Paul VI, more than 850 others
Pope Benedict XVI advanced the sainthood cause of Pope Paul VI by recognizing the Italian pope as having lived the Christian virtues in a heroic way. He also recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of an Italian martyr who, with an estimated 800 other people, died at the hands of Ottoman invaders in the 15th century.
Bishops remain focused on ‘responsible restrictions’ on gun ownership
The Catholic bishops of the United States remain focused on seeking "reasonable restrictions" on gun ownership without infringing upon Second Amendment rights as momentum builds to implement new limits on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition clips.
