by Patricia L. Guilfoyle CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CNS) – Both North Carolina Catholic bishops are resigning from the North Carolina Council of Churches, an ecumenical organization comprised of Christian church leaders from across the state, because the group supports some issues that contradict Catholic teaching. Charlotte Bishop Peter J. Jugis and Raleigh Bishop Michael F. Burbidge […]
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C.S. Lewis Was More Than Christian Apologist
by Clare Sarrocco “In The Trinity Term of 1929 I gave in, and admitted that God was God, and knelt and prayed: perhaps, that night, the most dejected and reluctant convert in all England. I did not then see what is now the most shining and obvious thing; the divine humility which will accept a […]
Knights Donate to Newtown Parish
The Knights of Columbus donated $100,000 to St. Rose of Lima parish in Newtown, Conn., to support ongoing parish programs related to last December’s elementary school shooting. Supreme Knight Carl Anderson joined Bridgeport Bishop Frank Caggiano and Msgr. Robert Weiss, pastor of St. Rose for the presentation last Monday, […]
Bridgeport Bishop: Bishop Caggiano Is Installed as New Leader of the Connecticut See (with slideshow)
by Ed Wilkinson Even though he was being installed as the fifth Bishop of Bridgeport, Conn., you couldn’t take the Brooklyn out of Bishop Frank Caggiano. In his first homily as the Ordinary for the Connecticut See, Bishop Caggiano spoke to his new flock about the Brooklyn Bridge. “Looking back, it is very hard to […]
Coadjutor Archbishop in Newark
Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Bernard A. Hebda of Gaylord, Mich., 54, to be coadjutor archbishop of Newark, N.J. As coadjutor, he would automatically succeed Newark Archbishop John J. Myers, 72, upon his retirement or death. Canon law requires bishops to turn in their resignation to the pope at age 75.
Former Priest Sentenced in Porn Case
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (CNS) – A former Kansas City pastor was sentenced Sept. 12 to 50 years in federal prison on child pornography charges. In August, 2012, Father Shawn Ratigan pleaded guilty to five counts of producing or attempting to produce child pornography. He received 10 years for each count and will serve his time […]
Bishop Urges House to Put Nation’s Poor, Hungry First
WASHINGTON (CNS) – How the U.S. House “chooses to address our nation’s hunger and nutrition programs will have profound human and moral consequences,” said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development. “This is a crucial time for our nation to place a circle of protection around programs that build […]
Bishops: Catholic Health Agency ‘Less Than Helpful’
by Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) – The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) said the Catholic Health Association’s (CHA) acceptance of rules governing women’s access to contraceptive coverage under the Affordable Care Act was “less than helpful” to the bishops’ effort to seek changes in the mandate. “We have not, ourselves as […]
Transition to Bridgeport
At top, Bishop Frank Caggiano addresses the press in Bridgeport, Conn., on the day he was named the fifth Bishop of Bridgeport… A cake in Brooklyn recognizes Bishop Caggiano’s new role… The seat of the new Bishop of Bridgeport in St. Augustine Cathedral in Downtown Bridgeport.
US Military Archbishop Opposes Death for Hasan
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Archbishop Timothy M. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services said he opposes capital punishment for Army Maj. Nidal Hasan, who was sentenced to death Aug. 28 following his conviction of the shootings in the 2009 massacre at Fort Hood, Texas. “The church teaches that unjustified killing is wrong in all […]