Each year, October is designated as Respect Life Month by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and this year’s theme is “Moved by Mercy.”
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Benedictine Was With Arnie at Time of Death
Benedictine Archabbot Douglas R. Nowicki of St. Vincent’s Archabbey in Latrobe, Pa., was with Arnold Palmer when the golfing great died Sept. 25.
Monastery Cookies Have Heavenly Herbal Recipe
The aroma of fresh-baked spice cookies fills a monastery bakery in Ferdinand, Ind. The Sisters of St. Benedict claim this scent is truly “heavenly,” and with good reason. A saint wrote the recipe.
Ads Distort Church Teaching on Abortion
Ads appearing around the country “calling for taxpayer funding of abortion in the name of the Catholic faith” – an effort of the abortion advocacy group Catholics for Choice – are “deceptive” and promote “abortion as … a social good,” said Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan.
St. Thomas More Exhibit Debuts at JPII Shrine
“God’s Servant First: The Life and Legacy of Thomas More,” a new exhibit featuring artifacts revolving around St. Thomas More has opened at the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C., and will run through March, 2017.
Catholic Relief Services Names Veteran Staffer as New CEO
A six-month search for a new president and CEO for one of the largest humanitarian relief agencies in the world ended at its doorstep, with Catholic Relief Services announcing Sept. 16 that it is hiring a veteran employee – Sean Callahan, as its new president and CEO.
Explorer’s Cross May Have Been Found in Archeological Dig
The first Catholic liturgy is believed to have been occurred in Arkansas 475 years ago, but archaeologists are working to authenticate physical proof of that celebration near the St. Francis River, about 40 miles from the Mississippi River.
Detroit Reclaims Streets By the Power of Prayer
In a city with the second-highest murder rate and highest violent crime rate in the country, peace can often feel like a hopeless cause in Detroit. But on a warm August night, with thunderstorms looming, at the corner of Gratiot and McClellan Avenues on the city’s east side, peace and prayer were on the lips of Detroiters, friends and strangers alike.
Bishops Ask Gov’t to Compromise on ACA
A Sept. 9 letter from USCCB officials to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) stressed that a compromise could effectively be reached in the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive requirement.
Mother Teresa Collection Gives New Life to History
Not many people know St. Teresa of Calcutta’s first U.S. visit was a trip to Las Vegas in 1960. That tidbit is one of an untold number of facts and perspectives to be gleaned from the Mother Teresa Collection at The Catholic University of America.