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January 19, 2012

Speakers say Vatican II’s impact on church still being fiercely debated

NEW YORK – Almost 50 years after the Second Vatican Council initiated widespread changes in the Catholic Church, there is still fierce debate among scholars and theologians about how the council should be interpreted, according to speakers at a forum on “Searching for Vatican II: Why a Transformative Moment Remains so Elusive.”
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January 19, 2012

Chicago priest to host weekly national program on commercial TV network

CHICAGO – A Chicago archdiocesan priest who teaches systematic theology and is a well-known homilist with a popular evangelization website and radio program is now launching a weekly national program on a commercial TV network.
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January 19, 2012

2009 poverty spike raises numerous concerns at Catholic agencies

WASHINGTON – Catholic organizations expressed dismay over the Sept. 16 announcement from the U.S. Census Bureau that the number of Americans living in poverty in 2009 rose to 43.6 million, or 14.3 percent of the population.
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January 19, 2012

Pope, religious leaders say religion promotes peace, not ignorance

LONDON – In a world where religious convictions are misunderstood or mocked, members of every religion have an obligation to live in peace with each other and work together to show that faith does not breed ignorance and hatred, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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January 19, 2012

100-year-old nun a witness to major events in political, church history

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Her deep brown eyes have seen a lot of life in 100 years.
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January 19, 2012

Church spokesmen downplay German cardinal’s remarks about Britain

LONDON – Spokesmen for the Vatican and the Catholic Church in England worked to downplay remarks by a former Vatican official who compared Britain to a “Third World country” in the grip of a “new and aggressive atheism.”
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January 19, 2012

Pope meets with schoolchildren, offers a lesson on sainthood

LONDON – In a rousing encounter with some 4,000 schoolchildren, Pope Benedict XVI asked them to make friendship with God the center of their lives.
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January 19, 2012

Vatican: British arrests of terrorist suspects won’t affect pope’s trip

LONDON – The Vatican said the arrest of five suspected terrorists in London would not affect Pope Benedict XVI’s schedule of events in the city and said the pope remained “calm” and happy with the visit.
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January 19, 2012

Immigration advocates seek passage of DREAM Act, other reforms

WASHINGTON – Participants at a Sept. 15 rally near the U.S. Capitol were invigorated in their fight for immigration reform by the previous day’s announcement of an upcoming Senate vote on a measure to help children of undocumented immigrants work toward legal status and get a college education.
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January 19, 2012

Why change the Missal?

Although I found your series on The New Missal informative, I am still left with doubt, confusion and lots of questions. The most nagging: Why change the Missals at all? Why is it so important to change the text of prayers we are so familiar with such as The Nicene Creed? I don’t even know...
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January 19, 2012

At Mass in Scotland, pope urges Catholics to show faith publicly

GLASGOW, Scotland – Celebrating Mass for tens of thousands of faithful, Pope Benedict XVI urged Catholics to promote the “wisdom and vision” of their religion in the public square.
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January 19, 2012

Pope urges people of Great Britain to preserve Christian tradition

EDINBURGH, Scotland – Arriving in Scotland on the first leg of a four-day visit to Great Britain, Pope Benedict XVI appealed for preservation of the country’s long Christian tradition and warned against “aggressive” forms of secularism and atheism.
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