by Tim Drake
Friday, June 12, 2009 1:21 PM
Spanish WYD pilgrims in Sydney react to the news of 2011's WYD in Madrid (Photo by Tim Drake)
Spanish Ambassador to the Holy See, Francisco Vázquez Vázquez, reports that the government of Spain is actively supporting the organizational efforts for World Youth Day 2011.
Scheduled for August 2011, an official Spanish WYD website has been created for the next WYD to be held in Madrid. Spain expects that the international event may draw as... READ MORE
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Filed under spain, world youth day, wyd 2011
by Tom McFeely
Friday, June 12, 2009 12:52 PM
Cardinal O'Malley (CNS)
Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston has insisted that his archdiocese’s Catholic hospitals will not be involved in any way in the provision of abortions.
As the Daily Blog reported here, the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts said in a June 8 press release that Caritas Christi, the network of six Catholic hospitals affiliated with the... READ MORE
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Filed under archdiocese of boston, cardinal o'malley, caritas christi
by Daily Blog
Friday, June 12, 2009 12:03 PM
By Fr. John Bartunek LC; published by our affiliate
Circle Press.
This Father’s Day, put Dad to work — on his own soul.
Dear Friend,
Father’s Day is right around the corner, and we’ve just completed the third reprinting of my fast-selling book: The Better Part: A Christ-Centered Resource for Personal Prayer.
It’s a spiritual guide book that no Catholic father should be without.
“Do a job right or... READ MORE
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by Edward Pentin
Friday, June 12, 2009 9:07 AM
Bishop Jenky ties a ribbon around a crate of documents for Archbishop Sheen's cause. (CNS)
The last two Daily Blog posts have been about the prospects of two famous British Catholic apologists being proclaimed as saints by the Church.
This one is an update about the cause of a famous American Church leader who was no slouch either when it came to apologetics: the late Archbishop Fulton Sheen.
The cause of Archbishop Fulton Sheen is... READ MORE
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by Edward Pentin
Friday, June 12, 2009 8:46 AM
Portrait of Cardinal Newman. (CNS)
A papal decree announcing the beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman is imminent and will most likely be made before the Vatican closes for its summer break in August, the Register has learned.
Last month, the Vatican’s medical board concluded a miracle attributed to Cardinal Newman’s intercession was due to inexplicable causes. Deacon John... READ MORE
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Filed under beatification, cardinal newman
by Tim Drake
Thursday, June 11, 2009 3:28 PM
Could G.K. Chesterton be declared a Saint?
If a group of Chesterton scholars meeting at Oxford next month has their way, the British journalist and convert G.K. Chesterton’s Cause could be taken up by the Church.
According to a story that originally appeared in the UK Catholic Herald, Chesterton biographer William Oddie will bring the subject up at the conference on July 4th.
“It is... READ MORE
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Filed under britain, saints
by Edward Pentin
Thursday, June 11, 2009 3:26 PM
(Edward Pentin)
To celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi today, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass outside the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome this evening in front of several thousand faithful.
And following papal tradition, he then led the Eucharistic Procession from St. John Lateran to the Basilica of St. Mary Major, about a mile away.
In his homily,... READ MORE
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by Tom McFeely
Thursday, June 11, 2009 2:49 PM
The debate over whether President Barack Obama is really interested in trying to reduce abortions through the introduction of social programs to assist pregnant women can’t be answered now.
A more conclusive judgment must await the introduction of the actual programs and an assessment of their effects. But in the meantime pro-lifers have every... READ MORE
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Filed under abortion, barack obama
by Tim Drake
Thursday, June 11, 2009 12:53 PM
Levels of State Homeschooling Regulation
Much media coverage was given to the U.S. Department of Education’s recent numbers (provided by the National Center for Education Statistics) showing that 1.5 million students are homeschooled in the U.S.
However, many are wondering just how accurate those numbers really are. Homeschool advocates believe that number is too low. Here’s why.
“We... READ MORE
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Filed under home school, home schooling
by Tom McFeely
Thursday, June 11, 2009 8:35 AM
Pro-abortion Catholic Sen. Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, shares a chuckle June 2 with Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Capitol Hill. (CNS)
Ed Whelan of National Review’s Bench Memo blog has called attention to an editorial in yesterday’s Washington Times that suggests Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has a much more substantive pro-abortion history than previously believed.
The Times editorial says Rush Limbaugh was wrong to comment recently that “there’s a... READ MORE
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