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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer Pope Benedict XVI is said to have severely criticized the Austrian Bishops who were summoned to Rome last week for a private meeting with him, accusing them of timidity and inaction in the face of widespread dissension in their dioceses.

Vatican to Investigate Kansas Miracle

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer A Vatican investigator is expected to arrive in Colwyn, Kansas this Friday to investigate the miraculous recovery of a 20 year-old man who suffered catastrophic head injuries during a pole-vault accident in October. The family prayed to a fellow Kansan, Rev. Emil Kapaun, a U.S. Army chaplain from Pilsen, Kansas, who died in a Korean prison camp and whose cause for sainthood is currently under investigation.

Pope Entrusts Year of Priests to Our Lady and St. Pio

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer During a pastoral visit yesterday to the sanctuary of Our Lady of Grace in San Giovanni Rotondo in Pietrelcina, Italy, Pope Benedict XVI entrusted the Year of Priests to Our Lady and St. Pio.

Women Scars Daughter for Life in Bizarre Voodoo Ritual

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer A 29 year old Haitian immigrant has been charged with setting her six year-old daughter on fire while performing a bizarre voodoo ritual meant to drive out evil spirits.

Women of Grace Retreat -- A Personal Invitation

Posted on Friday, June 19, 2009 by Johnnette Benkovic Williams

I am so pleased to personally invite you to attend our 4th Women of Grace Retreat to be held at Malvern Retreat Center, Malvern PA the weekend of July 31st. A flyer is available via download on our website under "Conferences." Not only will this weekend be inspiring, butI know it will also be a time to be blessed.

Notre Dame Will Not Be Punished for Obama Invite

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer According to two key bishops at the biannual meeting of U.S. Bishops this week, the University of Notre Dame will receive no sanctions for honoring pro-abortion President Barack Obama at its May 17 commencement ceremony this year.

U.S. Bishops Approve New Mass for Human Life

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer Another development at the U.S. Bishops biannual meeting in San Antonio, Texas this week is the near unanimous approval of a new “Mass in Thanksgiving for the Gift of Human Life."

U.S. Bishops To Launch Campaign in Defense of Marriage

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer Meeting in San Antonio, Texas this week for their biannual meeting, U.S. Bishops are planning to launch a series of professionally designed programs to help educate the public on the necessity of maintaining traditional marriage.

Pope Opens Year of Priests

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer As the world prepares for today’s opening of the Year of Priests, Pope Benedict XVI sent a letter to the priests of the world, calling on them to live out the words of St. John Vianney, “The priesthood is the love of the heart of Jesus.”

Catholic Colleges Lobby Bishops to Withdraw Policy Banning Pro-Abortion Speakers

By Susan Brinkmann, OCS Staff Writer In the wake of the Notre Dame commencement scandal, Catholic college leaders representing some of the worst violators of the U.S. bishops’ 2004 ban on honoring public opponents of Catholic teachings are lobbying the bishops to withdraw their policy.