World
Pope recognizes Hildegard as saint, advances causes of US bishop, nun
St. Hildegard of Bingen is depicted in an icon by Augustinian Father Richard G. Cannuli. Pope Benedict XVI signed a decree May 10 that formalized her Sept. 17 feast and added her name to the church's catalogue of saints. The German Benedictine mystic, although venerated for centuries, had never been officially canonized. (CNS photo/courtesy of KNA)
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From Cardinal Seán's blog
Last Thursday (May 3), I celebrated a Mass for the Catholic School Foundation's second class of CSF Scholars. These are children who are receiving scholarships as they graduate from our Catholic primary schools, so that they can continue on to Catholic high schools. At the Mass they are given a pin to honor their achievement.
Nation
Catholic leaders reject Obama's support for same-sex marriage
By Mark Pattison
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Catholic leaders rejected President Barack Obama's May 9 declaration in a television interview that "personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married."
Nation
Obama 'accommodation' offers no fundamental change, USCCB attorneys say
By Nancy Frazier O'Brien
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Although the Obama administration's proposed "accommodation" for religious employers to the mandate that contraceptives and sterilization be included in most health plans "may create an appearance of moderation and compromise," it does not change the administration's fundamental position, attorneys for the U.S. bishops said in comments filed May 15.
Nation
Georgetown criticized for having Sebelius speak at commencement event
By Mark Zimmermann
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Archdiocese of Washington issued a statement May 15 strongly criticizing Georgetown University for selecting Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius as a featured speaker at an awards ceremony during its commencement week ceremonies.
Nation
USCCB joins in petition asking US to change 'outdated' nuclear policy
By Mark Pattison
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops joined about four dozen other national organizations in amassing more than 50,000 signatures on a petition asking for a change in the United States' "outdated" nuclear arms policy.
World
Bishop Lynch says LCWR reform is not 'Armageddon' for group
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- While a Vatican investigation or demand for reform can feel like the end of the world to the group or institution involved, Bishop Robert N. Lynch of St. Petersburg, Fla., said his experience has been that such actions are not devastating and actually can be opportunities.
World
Austria's pastoral Cardinal Schonborn works to hold his church together
By Jonathan Luxmoore
OXFORD, England (CNS) -- When discontented Austrian priests mark the first anniversary of their "Call to Disobedience" in June, it will highlight the difficulties facing Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna in holding his disparate Catholic community together.
World
Vatican to announce new ordinariate for Anglicans in Australia
By Sharyn McCowen
SYDNEY (CNS) -- Australia's new personal ordinariate will be a "homecoming" for former Anglicans joining the Catholic Church later this year.
The ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, under the patronage of St. Augustine of Canterbury, will be established June 15 by the Vatican.
World
Vatican says reconciliation talks with SSPX still ongoing
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Reconciliation talks between the Vatican and the Society of St. Pius X have not reached their conclusion but will continue, the Vatican said May 16, after members of its doctrinal congregation examined the latest communication from the head of the breakaway traditionalist group.
World
Postulator awaits Pope John Paul II's canonization
By Wlodzimierz Redzioch
ROME (ZENIT) -- Slawomir Oder was born in Chelmza, Poland, in 1960, and was ordained a priest 28 years later at Pelplinie, though the majority of his priestly life has been spent in Rome.
World
Vatican, Benetton reach out-of-court settlement over kissing-pope ad
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican and the Italian fashion house Benetton reached an out-of-court settlement after the Vatican took legal action against an ad campaign that depicted Pope Benedict XVI kissing a Muslim leader.
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Vatican rejects appeal of Scituate church relegation
By Christopher S. Pineo
SCITUATE -- The Archdiocese of Boston called for the end of an eight-year vigil at a former church in Scituate, after the Vatican upheld the decision of the archdiocese to convert the building for secular use.
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Archdiocese's All-night Eucharistic Vigil marks 40 years
By Christopher S. Pineo
BOSTON -- For 40 years, Barbara A. Keville has worked and strived to keep an apostolate dedicated to the Eucharist alive in the Archdiocese of Boston.
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Boston Order of Malta leads annual pilgrimage to Lourdes
By Christopher S. Pineo
BRAINTREE -- Ten-year-old Luke Dillon was excited to visit Lourdes, France -- not as a tourist, but a pilgrim seeking healing.
The 950-year-old Order of Malta brought Dillon and 50 others with debilitating conditions or sicknesses to experience the healing waters in Lourdes, France, as part of their annual pilgrimage, May 2 through May 8. The 27th annual pilgrimage was run by 1,800 members of the American Association of the Order of Malta, the branch of the group in the United States.
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Cardinal invites ecclesial realities to cathedral Pentecost Vigil
By Christopher S. Pineo
BRAINTREE -- Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley has invited all of the ecclesial movements and ethnic apostolates in the archdiocese to gather for the Solemn Vigil of Pentecost at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross Saturday, May 26.
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Father Kevin Deeley new pastor in Andover
By Donis TracyPilot Correspondent
For the past two weeks Father Kevin Deeley, newly appointed pastor of St. Michael Parish in North Andover, has been familiarizing himself with his new parish -- and so far, he is very impressed.
Opinion
Physician Assisted Suicide is a false compassion -- Part III
Massachusetts voters are expected to vote next November on a ballot initiative that, if approved, will legalize physician-assisted suicide in the Commonwealth.
Opinion
The collects of Easter: The Seventh Sunday
Msgr. James P. Moroney
The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord is celebrated on different days in different places throughout the world. Sometimes it is celebrated on the fortieth day after Easter, the Thursday before the Seventh Sunday of the Easter Season. In other places it is transferred to the Sunday following "Ascension Thursday."
Opinion
Thanking those who support the mission
Debbie Rambo
During the spring fundraising event season, Catholic Charities is not only provided with the incredible opportunity to gather and celebrate the work we do and the clients we serve across Eastern Massachusetts -- we are also provided with an opportunity to thank those who help us achieve our mission of building a just and compassionate society rooted in the dignity of all people.
Opinion
Biblical illiteracy and Bible Babel
George Weigel
One of the disappointments of the post-Vatican II period has been the glacial pace of the growth in Catholic biblical literacy the Council hoped to inspire. Why the slow-down? Several reasons suggest themselves.
Opinion
End of an era?
Clark Booth
Mothers' Day is ludicrously early to be proclaiming anything definitive about the baseball season let alone where teams will finish and how they'll get there. Yet being no stranger to ridiculous premises or ill-advised ventures into the unfathomable, your host will gleefully take the plunge.
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