Study: Children That Go to Mass, Continue Going
Zenit News Agency
4/29/2009
The study also revealed a 68% retention rate of Catholics in the Church, which is higher than most other Christian churches. WASHINGTON, D.C. (Zenit) - If parents want their children to carry the Catholic faith from childhood to adulthood, take them to Mass, say a U.S. bishops' conference ...
Bishop Galante: 'Catholic' a mere label?
Diocese of Camden
4/28/2009, by Most Reverend Joseph A. Galante, D.D., J.C.D.
We must ask ourselves if we are citizens who happen to be Catholic, or are we Catholic citizens? CAMDEN, N.J. (Diocese of Camden) - Just two days after the Easter Triduum, the most solemn time of the Church year wherein we celebrate the central mysteries of our faith, President Obama gave a speech ...
Administration declares health emergency in swine flu outbreak
McClatchy Newspapers
4/27/2009, by Tony Pugh
Sunday's health emergency declaration frees up federal, state, and local resources for disease prevention. WASHINGTON (MCT) - Warning the worst is yet to come, U.S. officials Sunday declared the rapid spread of swine flu to be a public health emergency, and freed up 12.5 million doses of antiviral ...
U.S. Declares Flu Emergency
Catholic Online
4/26/2009
WASHINGTON – The U.S. declared a public health emergency Sunday to deal with the emerging new swine flu, much like the government does to prepare for approaching hurricanes. Officials reported 20 U.S. cases of swine flu in five states so far, with the latest in Ohio and New York. Unlike in Mexico ...
Abp. Dolan: Opposition to ‘Intrinsic Evil’ behind Notre Dame Protest
Cardinal Newman Society
4/26/2009
An intrinsic evil means that something is always and everywhere wrong. MANASSAS, Va. (Cardinal Newman Society) - The Most Reverend Timothy A. Dolan, Archbishop of New York, explained during a recent interview that his opposition to Notre Dame’s slated honor for President Obama on May 17 is due to ...
CFO of ‘Freddie Mac’ Found Dead of Apparent Suicide
Catholic Online
4/22/2009, by Keith A. Fournier
David Kellermann was 41 years old.Police discovered his body after members of his family called their headquarters at 5 A.M. Wednesday morning. VIENNA, Va. (Catholic Online) – The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation has become known by a popularization of its Acronym, “Freddie Mac”. It has also ...
Ron Howard to Bill Donohue: I am not anti-Catholic
Inside Catholic
4/22/2009, by Zoe Romanowsky
Angels & Demons, the sequel to The Da Vinci Code, is coming out and Bill Donohue of The Catholic League has criticised it for its lies and misinformation. WASHINGTON, DC (Inside Catholic) - Angels & Demons, the sequel to The Da Vinci Code, is coming out and Bill Donohue of The Catholic League has ...
Miss California Supports True Marriage, Loses Contest.
Catholic Online
4/22/2009, by Kathleen Gilbert
I was raised in a way that you can never compromise your beliefs and your opinions for anything. LAS VEGAS (LifeSiteNews.com) - Sunday's Miss USA 2009 pageant has become a lightning rod for the debate over Christian free speech in America, after one contestant lost the crown, according to one of ...
John Paul's Legacy: 4 Years Later
Zenit News Agency
4/22/2009, by Carl Anderson
The lesson from John Paul II's life is that we cannot choose whose human dignity we should affirm, we must choose to affirm all human dignity. NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (Zenit) - Lately, rumors of Pope John Paul II's beatification have multiplied. And while there is no official confirmation of a ...
Newly Appointed St. Louis Bishop Embraces Mission
Zenit News Agency
4/22/2009
He thinks and works with the Church he loves, and will continue to build upon the legacy of his predecessors here in St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Missouri (Zenit) - Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Robert Carlson to head the archdiocese of St. Louis, succeeding Archbishop Raymond Burke, who was named prefect ...
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