Catholics in New Jersey were overjoyed to learn that Pope Francis has approved a miracle attributed to Miriam Teresa Demjanovich (1901-1927), a Sister of Charity who died in Elizabeth, New Jersey at the age of 26 just one year after entering the order.
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Nun Raped Outside Pennsylvania Church
An 85 year-old nun was savagely beaten and raped outside St. Titus Church in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania on Friday morning in an attack the police are calling “horrific.”
Bishops Call ACLU Suit Misguided
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has responded to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) which alleges that the Church’s “Ethical and Religious Directives (ERDs) encourages substandard treatment of pregnant women because it does not approve the direct killing of their unborn children.
Another American Saint-in-the-Making?
Mother Mary Tallon
During the recent General Assembly of the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the nation’s bishops conducted the required canonical episcopal consultation on the sainthood cause of Servant of God Mary Teresa Tallon, the daughter of Irish immigrants from New York who could be on her way to becoming America’s next saint.
Year of Faith To End with Display Of St. Peter’s Relics
The Vatican is planning an historic end to the Year of Faith by placing the bones of St. Peter on display for the first time since their discovery decades ago.
3,000 Religious Leave Consecrated Life Every Year
Recent statistics reveal that in the past five years, more than 3,000 religious per year have chosen to leave the consecrated life.
Bishops to Issue Formal Statement on Pornography
The U.S Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has approved the drafting of a formal statement on pornography to be issued from the entire body of bishops.
Bishops Elect Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz as New President
The U.S. bishops, meeting this week in Baltimore, have elected Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky to serve as the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), replacing outgoing president Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York.
Nuncio Reminds Faithful Medjugorje Apparitions Not Approved
Archbishop Carlo Vigano, apostolic nuncio to the U.S., has written a letter advising all U.S. bishops that Catholics “are not permitted” to participate in any meeting which assumes that the alleged Marian apparitions taking place in Medjugorje are credible.
Vatican is NOT Polling Catholics on Moral Issues
Contrary to recent media reports, the questionnaire presented by Pope Francis to Catholics worldwide seeking their opinions on pastoral challenges to the family, such as those involving divorce and same-sex marriage, is not an opinion poll but a preparatory document for next year’s Synod of Bishops on the Family.
