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Catholic sisters denounce fellow religious for directly opposing Church on health care
Washington D.C., Mar 18, 2010 / 12:52 pm (
CNA/EWTN News).-
In a statement on Wednesday, the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious (CMSWR) spoke out against a statement from a group of religious sisters in support of the Senate health care bill that made headlines yesterday. CMSWR underscored that endorsement of the bill is "directly" opposed to the U.S. bishop's stance on health care reform.
'Bella' actor and 7,000 young people promote chastity in Guatemala
Guatemala City, Guatemala, Mar 18, 2010 / 12:02 pm (
CNA).- During the First Congress for Catholic Youth in Guatemala, more than 7,000 young people, together with Mexican actor Eduardo Verastegui, promised "to work for the virtue of purity" and "lead a chaste life."
Pope Benedict calls for renewal of business world with human principles
Vatican City, Mar 18, 2010 / 11:11 am (
CNA/EWTN News).- The current economic crisis provides opportunities for the marketplace to find new and better ways of doing business, the Holy Father said to a group of businessmen meeting with him at the Vatican on Thursday. A "humanism" based on the knowledge of our role as individuals and a community in God's one family, he told them, is needed to establish a "more competitive and civil marketplace."
Pastoral letter from Pope to Irish Church confirmed for Saturday release
Vatican City, Mar 18, 2010 / 10:29 am (
CNA/EWTN News).- The text of the Pope's pastoral letter will be made public on Saturday, March 20 at noon, according to an announcement on Thursday from the Holy See's Press Office.
C-FAM stands by report of graphic brochures at Girl Scout event
New York City, N.Y., Mar 18, 2010 / 07:22 am (
CNA).-
The Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM) has stated that it stands by its reporting of a sexually explicit Planned Parenthood brochure being distributed at an international Girl Scouts meeting was "factually inaccurate." At the same time, a spokeswoman for the Girl Scouts USA told CNA that if graphic brochures were passed out "it wasn't from us, it wasn't known to us."
Archbishop Naumann upset with CHA for Senate bill support
Kansas City, Kan., Mar 18, 2010 / 06:07 am (
CNA).- The Archbishop of Kansas City has urged Catholics to contact key members of Congress and ask them to vote against the Senate health care reform bill. He also expressed his disappointment with the Catholic Health Association for its apparent willingness to accept government-funded abortion as part of health care reform.
Catholic adoption charity may appeal in equality case, British High Court rules
London, England, Mar 18, 2010 / 04:46 am (
CNA).- Britain's High Court has allowed a Catholic adoption charity to appeal for an exemption from sexual orientation rules that would force it to close. The ruling was praised for securing the freedom of charities and allowing Catholic agencies to continue their services.
Critique from 'The View' of Boulder Catholic school was opportunistic, Catholic League says
New York City, N.Y., Mar 18, 2010 / 02:05 am (
CNA).- A Colorado Catholic school which told two children under the guardianship of two homosexual partners they could not re-enroll on account of their guardians' relationship has drawn "inevitable" criticism from the hosts of "The View" because they "never miss an opportunity to rip the Catholic Church," the Catholic League says.
New sex-ed bill in England draws ire of Catholic leader
London, England, Mar 18, 2010 / 12:28 am (
CNA).- The House of Lords in Britain is currently debating a new bill that will require Catholic schools to provide, among other things, "non-judgmental" information on access to abortion and contraception to students as part of a new sex education initiative. In response, one Catholic politician has called the new legislation "radical" and "a crisis of conscience for parents and teachers alike."
Peace building does not belong to the Church alone, Colombian bishop insists
Bogotá, Colombia, Mar 17, 2010 / 10:08 pm (
CNA).- Bishop Jaime Prieto Amaya of Cucuta in Colombia said this week during a forum on national reconciliation that "all men and women" in the country must take up the task of building peace and not "leave it only in the hands of the Church."
- Living in God’s Perfect Will: Dependence on God and Budgeting, Part One
Materialism has become the god of our time. Warnings about the consequences of this appear throughout scripture. Clearly, no other nation in history has enjoyed such prosperity as the United States. Yet, much of our prosperity has been proven not to be prosperity at all.
- Chasing the Spirit: A Letter to the Catholic Exchange Community #3
“The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit” (John 3:8).
Dear Catholic Exchange…
- Advice for Europe — And for Us
At an international symposium in honor of the late Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, held in Paris on Feb. 11, I offered closing remarks on what the Church might do to combat aggressive secularism in Europe. As the same prescriptions apply in…
- God, Socialism, and the Free Market
Dr. Paul Kengor: Dr. Shawn Ritenour, before we get into more detailed questions, give us a synopsis of your book and your motivation for writing it.
Dr. Shawn Ritenour: “Foundations of Economics” is an introduction to economic principles, showing there…
- Nuns Backstab Bishops on Health Care, Demand Bill’s Passage
The health care reform controversy appears to have brought serious disagreements within the U.S. Catholic Church out into the open. Just days after the Catholic Health Association endorsed the Senate health-care bill, the Catholic Leadership Conference of Women Religious has…
- Archbishop Rips ‘Naive or Disingenuous’ CHA for Support for Pro-Abort Health Bill
Kansas City Archbishop Joseph Naumann blasted Sister Carol Keehan and the Catholic Health Association for coming out in support of the Senate health-care reform bill, which would allowi federal dollars to subsidize abortion-covering health-care plans. The bishop urged his flock…
- He’s Waiting for You!
Ex 32:7-14 / Jn 5:31-47
There’s a fair amount of gentle jesting among older people about their “senior moments” when memory temporarily fails them. But if truth were told, it isn’t only our senior citizens who have problems with remembering;…
- The Dangers of Online Escapism
The irony could not possibly be crueler. A South Korean couple let their 3-month-old baby starve to death at home while they spent all their time at Internet cafes—raising a virtual child.
The British Telegraph reports, “Leaving their real daughter…
- Read My Lips
“[W]e are setting an ambitious goal: all students should graduate from high school prepared for college and a career – no matter who you are or where you come from.” – Barack Obama, Saturday Radio Address.
A few years ago…
- Time-Crunched Dems Lunge for Saturday Finish Line on Health Bill
With another in a long list of deadlines for the Senate health care bill approaching this weekend, Democrat leaders – who evidently still lack the votes to push the abortion-funding bill through the House – are beginning to show a…
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