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A New Look at Creation and the Universe
This story is not what is typically placed on the site, but the photography is so stunning and the concepts so intriguing it seems to have a place. The world debates whether there is a God or not. Did He create the Universe or was it just one big accident? Did the Lord God have… Read More ›
Cluny Abbey to begin 1100th anniversary celebrations on Saturday
Cluny, France, Sep 10, 2009 / 03:18 am (CNA).- The French city of Cluny is preparing to begin a year of celebrations for the 1100th anniversary of the famous Cluny Abbey. The abbey, founded in the year 910, was instrumental in the spread of Christianity and the development of monasticism in Europe in the Middle… Read More ›
September 5 to mark feast day of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
CNA STAFF, Aug 30, 2009 / 05:08 am (CNA).- This Saturday, the Church will celebrate the feast day of Mother Teresa, a universal symbol of God’s merciful and preferential love for the poor and forgotten. Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on August 26, 1910, in Skopje, Macedonia, the youngest of three children. She… Read More ›
Challenges in the American Catholic Church
Phoenix, Ariz., Aug 13, 2009 / 12:33 am (CNA).- Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York told CNA last week that the Catholic Church is currently facing many challenges, four being: the vocation to marriage, the state of Catholic parishes and schools, the great number of lapsed Catholics and finally the difficulties in a culture desperate… Read More ›
Catechism revised to clarify understanding of Jewish covenant
Washington D.C., Aug 28, 2009 / 06:19 am (CNA).- The Vatican has given a “recognitio” to a change in the U.S. Catholic Catechism for Adults which clarifies Catholic teaching about the Jews’ covenant with God, the U.S. bishops said. The first version of the catechism, in its discussion of God’s covenant with the Jews, said… Read More ›
Website Revision — Phase 4 and Final
The website is now fully updated and operational. All RSS feeds have been restored. All articles and images have been revised to work within the new theme design. All hyperlinks have been tested and appear to be functioning. All video feeds have been reformated to fit the new layout. With over 300 articles currently on… Read More ›
U.S. bishops launch website on new Mass translation
Washington D.C., Aug 21, 2009 / 11:14 am (CNA).- After years in the making, the English translation of the new Roman Missal is nearing its completion and is now awaiting the final approval of the bishops and the Vatican. In an effort to begin educating the faithful and clergy on the new translation, the U.S…. Read More ›
U.S. bishops launch website on health care reform
Washington D.C., Aug 15, 2009 / 05:25 pm (CNA).- As the American health care debate continues, the U.S. Catholic bishops have launched a webpage to promote support for a “truly universal” health policy that respects human dignity. The page on the website of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) includes letters for bishops to… Read More ›
Belmont Abbey College rejects discrimination claims by EEOC
Catholic college stands by church teaching BELMONT — Belmont Abbey College has rejected a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission determination that it discriminated against women and retaliated against faculty members while filed an employment discrimination charge. In a statement released Aug. 10, college officials refuted the claim that the college discriminated based on gender in… Read More ›
Benedictine Sisters’ Love of Music Results in CD Recording
WASHINGTON: July 27, 2009 – Catholic News Service. A pair of Benedictine sisters in Minnesota, both in their 70s, aren’t afraid of trying new things: They learned how to record a CD — and are using a blog to promote it. The CD is “Sisters in Sync,” performed by Sister Ellen Cotone, who played both… Read More ›