Documentation on the miraculous revival of a stillborn baby whose parents prayed to Ven. Fulton Sheen for the life of their child is now under consideration by the Congregation for Saints' Causes.
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In an interview with the Catholic News Service (CNS), Philadelphia's Archbishop Charles J. Chaput minced no words when advising Catholic voters that their loyalty must be to God and the Church first when it comes to hot button issues such as abortion.
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One of the best ways to strengthen faith is to study the lives of the saints, and the U.S. Bishops have selected 10 saints to start with as the Year of Faith begins.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan told reporters that the three teachings of the Church that adult converts find most attractive are the sacrament of reconciliation, the pope, and devotion to Mary.
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Bishop Michael Sheridan of Colorado Springs told a reporter in a recent interview that pro-abortion Vice President Joe Biden cannot receive Communion in his diocese.
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Pope Benedict XVI will add a dozen more names will be added to the Church's litany of saints on October 21, a list that includes two Americans - the Franciscan sister Marianne Cope and the world's first native American saint, Kateri Tekakwitha.
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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is criticizing Vice President Joe Biden for inaccurate statements he made about the HHS mandate during last week's vice presidential debate.
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Contrary to conventional wisdom among Catholics, a new study has found a great deal of interest in vocations among young adults with more than 500,000 saying they have seriously considered the priesthood or religious life.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
A new study from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life has found that for the first time in U.S. history, the number of people claiming no religious affiliation has stripped the nation of its long-standing Protestant majority.
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Pope Benedict XVI chose October 7, the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, to open the 25th Synod of Bishops in Rome which will address ways to counter the rise of secularism around the world.
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