ISSUES & ADVOCACY

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Vibrant stories bring New York Catholicism to life

Patrick McNamara, lifelong New York Catholic, historian and teacher, has written a wonderful tribute to the uniqueness and vitality of a most distinctive Catholic milieu. "New York Catholics" is imbued with love, respect and admiration for the abundant generosity of 42 historical and 34 contemporary Catholics. McNamara's subjects -- administrators …

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: 'Positio' for Father Peyton's cause now with Vatican congregation

EASTON, Mass. -- Presentation of the "positio," or official position paper, on the life and holiness of Father Patrick Peyton to a Vatican congregation is the latest step in the sainthood cause of the Holy Cross priest.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Monks record sacred music that is 'part of air we breathe,' says one

WASHINGTON  -- Once again the hills are filled with the sound of music, only this time the music soars from Benedictine monks rather than the Von Trapp Family.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: WWII soldier's sister receives decorations decades after his death

SOUTH RIVER, N.J. -- The house at the end of Herman Street where the Krempecki family once lived is long gone, a victim of flooding from the body of water that gave the borough its name.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Forthcoming book documents history of black sisters in U.S.

LONDON -- Shannen Dee Williams stumbled on the subject of black nuns by accident. Later, she would wonder if she had done the right thing by digging further.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Blest Art sells religious artwork to benefit Christians in Palestine

BELOIT, Wis. -- For parishioners and pastors in the Diocese of La Crosse, Jeryes Qumseya may not be a household name, but his products are doubtless in more than a few households in the diocese.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: six sisters who serve American Indian village in Arizona feel blessed

BAPCHULE, Ariz. -- Sister Pamela Catherine Peasel is a rarity in modern Catholic religious life.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Director of Signis Award-winning film just hoped to 'make a good movie'

WASHINGTON -- It's easier to win an award at the annual Sundance Film Festival, because Sundance gives so many of them, than to win the Signis Award in the United States.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Children's reading: books to pray, learn with all summer long

The following books are suitable for summer reading:

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Street evangelists make pamphlets, rosary beads available to passers-by

BERKELEY, Calif. -- It's just before noon on a sunny Saturday on Berkeley's Fourth Street, a busy boulevard of upscale cafes, shops and businesses.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Book offers Catholic guide to raising a happy baby

Tired and sensitive pregnant mothers and new parents beware.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Wedding day transforms anniversary of near-death experience

NEW ORLEANS (CNS) -- May 22 is a day Andres "Chico" Gonzalez Jr., will never forget. That day, nine years ago, he was a young New Orleans police officer on duty with his partner, and they made what people who don't wear a badge call a "routine" traffic stop.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Keeping Internet open, expanding broadband to all are FCC chief's goals

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. bishops have long championed the concept of an open Internet, where all legal content can be posted without some having to be charged more than others, and where those surfing the Web have equal access to all content, without someone else deciding what they can and …

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Five Texas missions, including the Alamo, declared World Heritage Sites

SAN ANTONIO -- Five centuries-old Spanish missions in Texas newly declared as World Heritage Sites by a U.N. agency "have helped to shape the face of San Antonio," said Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller.

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Details on Poland's role in Cold War might overwhelm casual reader

"Empowering Revolution" gives readers a clear sense of the Cold War's strongly moralistic character.


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