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Director of Papal Villas reveals untold stories from Pius XII to Benedict XVI

ROME, September 29 (CNA) - During his long tenure as director of the Papal Villas, Saverio Petrillo has seen details from the daily lives of the Pontiffs that up to now have been unknown.

Analysis of Catholic News plus Getting the lapsed back again. By Michael Clifton(Michael Clifton)

The Catholic news coverage is excellent and covers world wide events. It is also scrupulously fair. Reportage of Papal statements is very good indeed. There is good coverage of important new Catholic publishing.

Catholic News Service gives thumbs-up to `Fireproof' By Sam Hodges

"Fireproof," the new feature film starring Kirk Cameron and made by a Baptist church in Georgia, gets a good review from Catholic News Service.

Conservative Catholic can't support Obama TheReporter.com -

He is not a good fit for the socially conservative Catholic. In the majority of primary votes, Obama lost to the Catholic vote by 40 percent.

Pro-life Civil Disobedience Planned at Obama DC Headquarters

The Group stays it violates aspects of the Catholic teachings for a Catholic Voter to endorse, support, or vote for Barack Obama ...

DiNardo offers hope to Galveston parishioners Houston Chronicle -

Eight feet of water damaged the oldest Catholic church in Galveston and Texas, St. Mary's, built in 1847, St. Mary's Rector the Rev. Brendon Murphy
said.

Calgary bishop, health minister clash over HPV vaccination Canada.com -

Catholic bishop and Alberta's health minister clashed Sunday over the local Catholic school board's refusal to participate

Vietnamese police beat AP reporter, begin to bulldoze former nunciature

HANOI, September 19 (CNA) - Vietnamese Catholic demonstrators seeking the return of land confiscated by the communist government were the target of a forceful government response early Friday morning as hundreds of police surrounded the Archbishop of Hanoi’s residence, St. Joseph’s Cathedral, and the former papal nunciature.

Head Knight of Columbus’ open letter challenges Sen. Biden on abortion remarks

WASHINGTON DC, September 20 (CNA) - Carl A. Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, has published an open letter to Democratic vice-presidential candidate Sen. Joseph Biden in several major newspapers, chastising his support for abortion and correcting his erroneous claims about historical Catholic teaching on abortion.

Obama campaign attacks political ad featuring abortion survivor Gianna Jessen

WASHINGTON DC, September 20 (CNA) - The campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama has responded to an ad which features abortion survivor Gianna Jessen asking Obama to support protecting those infants who survive abortions.

Parable of Workers in the Vineyard is about being called by God, Pope says

VATICAN CITY, September 21 (CNA) - After returning from the dedication of the altar at the cathedral in Albano, Italy, Sunday morning, Pope Benedict spoke about Sunday’s Gospel, the parable of the workers in the vineyard.

Leading US bishops invite presidential candidates to meet

Leaders of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) have invited both major party presidential candidates to meet with them before the election, reportedly to discuss social issues.

Does the Abortion Issue Really Matter Politically? Beliefnet.com -

But one of the great myths of American politics is that the abortion fracas is largely about the Catholic vote.

Pope Benedict XIV defended the legacy of the wartime Pope Pius XII. Jewish Telegraphic Agency -

The Pave the Way Foundation, a group of Jews and Catholics, compiled 200
pages of historical documents for its symposium that exhibited Pius’
initiatives

Churchgoing Catholics returning to GOP fold Christian Science Monitor -

Joseph Biden, the Democrats’ veep pick, is a Catholic who may help his ticket hold its
ground

Pope says Pius XII "spared no effort" to help Jews Reuters India -

The pope spoke to members of the US-based Pave the Way Foundation, a mixed
Jewish-Catholic group which held a symposium in Rome on the papacy of Pius

Vatican official says Catholic families lead by example Catholic Weekly -

Cardinal Antonelli said he hoped to increase the council's contacts with bishops' conferences around the world, with families, experts and Catholic

Mary’s ‘yes’ helps renew our commitment to our vocations, Pope says

After celebrating Mass in Lourdes on Sunday morning, Pope Benedict spoke about the importance of the Angelus prayer.

Encountering Mary turns our gaze upon Jesus our light, Pope Benedict teaches

Pope Benedict XVI’s helicopter touched down in Lourdes on Saturday evening to the sight of a multitude of pilgrims waiting to begin the Jubilee Way.

Mary allows ‘love stronger than death’ to bring hope to the world, Holy Father preaches

More than 100,000 pilgrims gathered in Lourdes on Sunday morning for the final Mass of the celebrations surrounding the 150th anniversary of the apparitions at Lourdes.

Clamour to save Catholic treasures Times Online -

Only months after Roman Catholic church attendances overtook the Anglicans
in England, dozens of Catholic churches are facing closure.

Our Moral Responsibility as Catholic Citizens The Catholic Key -

Yet the fundamental moral principles that should guide our choices as Catholic voters are the same.

Pope to French Catholics: Don't be afraid International Herald Tribune -

Pope Benedict XVI told a crowd of tens of thousands of young Roman Catholics that they shouldn't fear spreading their faith. These days in France

Pro-life groups warn new abortion law in Spain will not bring solutions

MADRID, September 10 (CNA) - The Spanish Federation of Pro-Life Associations said this week that a new law widening access to abortion would do nothing to solve the problems related to the issue

Bishops correct Biden: protecting unborn from abortion is a ‘demand of justice’

WASHINGTON DC, September 10 (CNA) - Archbishop of Philadelphia Cardinal Justin Rigali and Bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut William E. Lori, writing in a Tuesday statement, have responded to Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Joseph Biden’s comments that the point at which human life begins is a “religiously based view.”

New website launched to inform Catholic voters about their ‘rich heritage’

CHICAGO, September 11 (CNA) - CatholicVote.com, a new educational website targeting Catholic voters, has been launched by the Catholic-inspired group Fidelis.

Protests and internet reporting by Catholics elicit threats from Vietnamese police

HANOI, September 10 (CNA) - Amid ongoing demonstrations held by Vietnamese Catholics who seek to recover confiscated church properties, the Vietnamese government has accused the Archbishop of Hanoi of inciting the protests.

Caritas Haiti aids 'desperate' situation in wake of four hurricanes

PORT AU PRINCE, September 10 (CNA) - Caritas Haiti, the local branch of the Catholic pastoral charity Caritas International, has provided relief aid to Haiti after the passage of Hurricanes Fay, Gustav, Hanna, and Ike left hundreds dead and 600,000 people in need of aid.

Apostles bring the true joy of Christ to all, says the Pope

VATICAN CITY, September 10 (CNA) - Speaking to 9,000 pilgrims gathered at the Paul VI Hall this morning, Pope Benedict reflected on St. Paul as an apostle of Jesus Christ.

Pope sends message to France as he prepares to visit

VATICAN CITY, September 10 (CNA) - This coming Friday Pope Benedict XVI will fly from Rome to Paris, thereby commencing his first visit as Pope to France.

Biden joins Pelosi in challenge to Church teaching on abortion

Taking his cue from Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Democratic
vice-presidential candidate Joseph Biden has told a nationwide television
audience that although he believes human life ...

We'll take Catholic school - not Muslim

Australia MOVES to build a Catholic school in Camden, in Sydney's south-west, have
been welcomed by the same community group which vocally opposed plans for a
Muslim.

Madonna Very Aware Of Her Ability To Push Catholics' Buttons

I grew up under the guidance of super-Catholic parents, and my mother was
not all that pleased by the whole Madonna/virgin/wayward bride

Theological Dodgeball: Obama Retreats from "Pay Grade" Statement

"It goes back to Augustine," Stephanopoulos interjected, recalling Nancy
Pelosi's defense of Obama's statement

A renewed society must come from young Christians, says Pope Benedict

In his homily, the Pope challenged his listeners to help young people encounter Christ, and through this new generation of Christians, evangelize politics, the economy and the working world.

Holy Father encourages young people to discover God to find true freedom

ROME, September 8 (CNA) - On Sunday evening, Pope Benedict addressed young people in the Italian city of Cagliari encouraging them to seek family, spiritual and intellectual formation and profound faith in response to the individualism and consumerism that characterize the world today.

Zogby online poll shows most Catholics think Palin good choice for McCain

UTICA, N.Y. (CNA) - A Zogby Interactive online poll of likely voters conducted in the aftermath of the announcement of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as Sen. John McCain’s running mate reports that most respondents believe the Palin pick will help McCain, as do Catholic respondents in particular.

Christianity is a personal encounter with Jesus, not a 'new morality,' says Benedict XVI

VATICAN CITY, September 3 (CNA) - Speaking to the pilgrims gathered at the Paul VI Hall this morning, Pope Benedict turned his attention to the conversion of St. Paul, which he said shows us that Christianity is not “a new philosophy or a new form of morality,” but an encounter with the person of Christ, an event that ignites a personal relationship with Him.

‘Yahweh’ not to be used in liturgy, songs, and prayers, Cardinal Arinze says

VATICAN CITY, September 3 (CNA) - The Hebrew name for God is not to be used or pronounced in liturgical celebrations, songs and prayers, Cardinal Francis Arinze, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, has said in a letter addressed to the bishops’ conferences of the world.

The Resurrection will be 'the last word’ on suffering, Pope Benedict says

VATICAN CITY, August 31 (CNA) - Before the recitation of the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI spoke about today’s Gospel, in which Jesus reveals to his disciples his coming passion, death and resurrection.

Pope asks prayers for those affected by war and for the family

VATICAN CITY, September 1 (CNA) - The press office of the Holy See released the prayer intentions of Pope Benedict for the month of September this morning. The Pope’s intentions include those displaced by war or by oppressive regimes and that families will be open to the call to evangelize.