The elevation of Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan to cardinal is the culmination of the 61-year-old’s rapid rise through the ranks, cementing his role as a leading voice of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Dolan Elevated as Pope Names New Cardinals
Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan will be among those elevated to cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church in a Vatican ceremony next month.
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City Room: Archbishop Dolan to Become Cardinal
The Vatican is set to launch a structure Monday that will allow Anglican parishes in the United States — and their married priests — to join the Catholic Church in a small but symbolically potent effort to reunite Protestants and Catholics, who split almost 500 years ago. More than 1,300 Anglicans, including 100 Anglican priests, have applied to be part of the new body, essentially a diocese. Among them are members of St. Luke’s in Bladensburg, which this summer became the first group in the country to convert to Catholicism. Read full article > >
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Some Anglicans apply to join the Catholic Church
The head of the Roman Catholic Church delivers his traditional Christmas Day message to believers in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican.
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CLAYTON, N.C. — English-speaking Roman Catholics who have regularly attended Mass for years found themselves in an unfamiliar position Sunday, needing printed cards or sheets of paper to follow along with a ritual many have known since childhood. “I don’t think I said it the right way once,” said Matthew Hoover, who attends St. Ann Catholic Church in Clayton, a growing town on the edge of the Raleigh suburbs. “I kept forgetting, and saying the old words.” Read full article > >
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‘We’ believe? Make it ‘I’ believe: New Mass translation launches in US Catholic parishes
CLAYTON, N.C. — English-speaking Roman Catholics who have regularly attended Mass for years found themselves in an unfamiliar position Sunday, needing printed cards or sheets of paper to follow along with a ritual many have known since childhood. “I don’t think I said it the right way once,” said Matthew Hoover, who attends St. Ann Catholic Church in Clayton, a growing town on the edge of the Raleigh suburbs. “I kept forgetting, and saying the old words.” Read full article > >
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The Catholic Church, its religious authorities often remind its followers, is intentionally slow to change, if it ever changes at all. The ritual of Communion, where the priest consecrates the bread and wine for distribution to the faithful, for example, has been observed in similar fashion for thousands of years. Read full article > >
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Will Catholic Mass changes cause mass confusion?
Mass had just begun at Corpus Christi Catholic Church when Jennifer Zickel, a Sunday school teacher, glanced at the church bulletin and saw something that made her sick to her stomach. Tucked in with announcements about a new electronic donation system and a church dinner at Margarita’s Mexican restaurant was news that Zickel, the mother of two girls, had been dreading: Corpus Christi would no longer train girls to be altar servers. Read full article > >
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The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Cardinal Sean Brady defends the seal of confession.
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Brady defends seal of confession
The Catholic Church has been seen by some as a declining force, especially in Europe. But Catholics say they are seeing the first shoots of a recovery emerging.
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The Catholic Church has been seen by some as a declining force, especially in Europe. But Catholics say they are seeing the first shoots of a recovery emerging.
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VIDEO: Catholic support ‘on the increase’
The Pacific Northwest chapter of the Roman Catholic Church’s Jesuit order has agreed to pay $166.1 million to settle 524 abuse claims in a five-state area, attorneys said on Friday. The payout was made by the Society of Jesus, Oregon Province-part of…
Victims of abuse within the Catholic church are promised extra support from Irish bishops.
Victims of abuse within the Catholic church have been promised extra support from Irish bishops.
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‘We’ believe? Make it ‘I’ believe: New Mass translation launches in US Catholic parishes
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