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Pope sends Obama telegram with prayers that freedom, justice flourish
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI congratulated U.S. President Barack Obama on his re-election, saying that he prayed the ideals of freedom and justice that guided America’s founders might continue to flourish.
What does the church say about Catholic social teaching in the public square?
A consistent ethic of life should guide all Catholic engagement in political life. This Catholic ethic neither treats all issues as morally equivalent nor reduces Catholic teaching to one or two issues. It anchors the Catholic commitment to defend human life and other human rights, from conception until natural death, …
Trial set for second Vatican employee; report issued on butler’s trial
October 24, 2012 Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Claudio Sciarpelletti, the Vatican Secretariat of State computer technician accused of aiding and abetting the pope’s butler in stealing confidential Vatican correspondence, will go on trial at the Vatican Nov. 5.
Push for same-sex rights led by political minority, says English bishop
October 24, 2012 Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The push for gay marriage rights is being driven by politicians who are following their personal agendas rather than the actual demands or expectations of the gay community, said Bishop Kieran Conroy of Arundel and Brighton, England.
SSPX expels Bishop Williamson, who opposed talks with Vatican
October 24, 2012 Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The leadership of the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X has expelled British Bishop Richard Williamson from the society, saying he distanced himself from them and refused “to show due respect and obedience to his lawful superiors.”
Pope names six new cardinals, including US Archbishop Harvey
October 24, 2012 Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI surprised pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square Oct. 24 by announcing he would create six new cardinals, including 63-year-old U.S. Archbishop James M. Harvey, prefect of the papal household, in late November.
Catholic scientist at Stanford shares Nobel Prize for work in chemistry
October 22, 2012 Catholic News Service ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Who could have predicted that a student from St. Mary’s Grade School in Little Falls would one day win a Nobel Prize? But that’s what Dr. Brian Kobilka accomplished.
Archbishop Wenski says lawsuit needed to see HHS mandate overturned
October 24, 2012 Catholic News Service MIAMI — The Obama administration “has not shown any inclination to rescind” its requirement that most religious employers cover contraceptives for their workers, so “we need to get this mandate overturned” by the courts, said Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski.
US leaders urged to put respect for human dignity at center of issues
October 24, 2012 Catholic News Service DENVER – The Secular Franciscan Order urged U.S. business leaders and government officials, including the next U.S. president, to approach economic and political issues with the “foundational premise” that “all of creation, especially human life, has dignity and value.”
Vatican approves Oct. 22 as US memorial for Blessed John Paul II
October 22, 2012 Catholic News Service WASHINGTON – A new liturgical memorial — Oct. 22 — has been approved for Blessed John Paul II by the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments.