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  • Vatican denies corruption charges attributed to U.S. nuncio

    Jan 27, 2012 14:07

    Vatican denies corruption charges attributed to U.S. nuncio

    The Vatican this morning dismissed as “biased and banal” a broadcast on Italian television yesterday evening suggesting that a senior church official, who is today the pope’s ambassador in the United States, issued a blunt warning to Benedict XVI in March 2011 about financial corruption in the Vatican.

     
  • Archdiocese considers selling bonds to raise funds

    Jan 27, 2012 13:36

    Archdiocese considers selling bonds to raise funds

    Seeking to replenish coffers that have covered the costs of construction, clergy misconduct and parish operations, the Archdiocese of Chicago is exploring a number of options to raise more money, including the sale of private bonds to investors.

     
  • Top Catholic bishop feels betrayed by Obama

    Jan 26, 2012 10:03

    Top Catholic bishop feels betrayed by Obama

    In the wake of President Obama’s controversial decision to mandate that religious groups pay for contraceptives for their employees, much of the coverage focused on how the president had disappointed progressive allies by giving religious groups an extra year to comply.

     
  • What the Jesuits taught Joe Paterno

    Jan 26, 2012 9:29

    What the Jesuits taught Joe Paterno

    Paterno was not only a legend at Penn State but also at a place called Brooklyn Preparatory High School, a Jesuit institution of rigid learning that opened its doors in 1908, at 1150 Carroll St. between Rogers and Nostrand Aves. in Crown Heights, and closed in 1972.

     
  • Obama Offends the Catholic Left

    Jan 25, 2012 8:13

    Obama Offends the Catholic Left

    When Barack Obama secured his party’s nomination for president in 2008, one group of Democrats had special reason to cheer. These were Democrats who were reliably liberal on policy but horrified by the party’s sometimes knee-jerk animosity to faith. The [...]

     
  • Survey Finds American Majority Favor Abortion Restrictions

    Jan 25, 2012 7:51

    Survey Finds American Majority Favor Abortion Restrictions

    A supermajority of Americans supports significant restrictions on abortion, in contradiction to the Supreme Court decisions which require permissive laws nationwide, a new survey sponsored by the Knights of Columbus says. “Almost four decades after the Supreme Court’s decisions in [...]

     
 

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  • What the Jesuits taught Joe Paterno

    What the Jesuits taught Joe Paterno

    Jan 26, 2012 9:29

    It’s an acknowledged truth that when the clock of life turns past 60, yesterday slips easily out of recollection, while five decades ago come...

     
 

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