Posts Tagged ‘catholic-church’

Dolan Elevated as Pope Names New Cardinals

Saturday, January 7th, 2012

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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City Room: Archbishop Dolan to Become Cardinal

Friday, January 6th, 2012

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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Some Anglicans apply to join the Catholic Church

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

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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Christmas Attacks Kill 39 in Nigeria

Monday, December 26th, 2011

Most die in bombing of Catholic Church.

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Pope delivers Christmas message

Sunday, December 25th, 2011

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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‘We’ believe? Make it ‘I’ believe: New Mass translation launches in US Catholic parishes

Sunday, November 27th, 2011

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

‘We’ believe? Make it ‘I’ believe: New Mass translation launches in US Catholic parishes

Sunday, November 27th, 2011

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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Will Catholic Mass changes cause mass confusion?

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

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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Protests of Va. parish’s move away from altar girls reflects wider Catholic debate

Saturday, November 19th, 2011

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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Brady defends seal of confession

Monday, August 29th, 2011

The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Cardinal Sean Brady defends the seal of confession.

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VIDEO: Catholic support ‘on the increase’

Saturday, August 20th, 2011

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’

Saturday, August 20th, 2011

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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Jesuit Chapter to Pay $166M in Settlement

Saturday, March 26th, 2011

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…

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Irish bishops pledge support to victims

Sunday, March 20th, 2011

Victims of abuse within the Catholic church are promised extra support from Irish bishops.

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Bishops pledge more support

Saturday, March 19th, 2011

Victims of abuse within the Catholic church have been promised extra support from Irish bishops.

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