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U.S. Catholics' satisfaction with bishops now at 70 percent
Guest Commentary U.S. Catholics’ satisfaction with bishops leaped from 51 to 70 percent in the last decade, according to the Pew Forum. That’s impressive, though it is hard to imagine a lower point than 2002, when Catholics saw a flood of news on clerical sexual abuse of minors.
Labor Day: A time to recommit to the value of workers
The following editorial appears in the Sept. 2 issue of Our Sunday Visitor, a national Catholic newsweekly based in Huntington, Ind. It was written by the editorial board and is provided here through Catholic News Service. Labor Day “constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to …
Despite danger and hostility, pope brought message of peace to Lebanon
The following unsigned editorial first appeared in the Sept. 19 issue of The Catholic Register, the Toronto-based national Catholic Canadian newspaper.
Fighting false balance in the media
Reports on Catholicism are especially vulnerable to false balance, and often it is achieved through manipulation of the name “Catholic” and religious symbols such as veils and Roman collars.
After the elections the hard work begins
Struggling to figure out what candidates would do the most good and the least harm – especially to the poor and vulnerable – and then showing up to vote, was the easy part.
Bringing Christ's light into the darkest of times
He was there. Msgr. Robert Weiss, pastor of St. Rose of Lima Parish in Newtown, Connecticut, went quickly to the scene of the Dec. 14 school massacre. There were the bodies of 20 little children, six staff and the 20-year-old perpetrator who killed them and then himself.
Encouraging vocations, an urgent mission of the laity
It’s right that the people of God have adjusted to having fewer priests and religious. Bravo to us for stepping up to join councils, to work in parishes, to serve as permanent deacons.
March for life all year long
What a wonderful sight to behold: From Capitol Hill as far as I could see, there was a sea of people on the March for Life!
There are many ways to power up for Lent
Post on Facebook. Send a tweet. Less than a month before Ash Wednesday Pope Benedict XVI has called on Catholics to get into social media.
Remembering a priest, teacher, mentor and friend
Guest Commentary | David KilbyIt seems that virtuous people die once the task God assigned to them is complete. That’s certainly how it was with Father Charles R. Valentine. When I heard that he died, I sensed the bitter sweetness of an era ending ...
Showcasing the faith during the papal transition
It was another one of those conversations that have occurred with some frequency in the past few weeks.
Pope John XXIII's 'Peace on Earth' turns 50
MAKING A DIFFERENCE | Tony MaglianoJust over 50 years ago, the earth as we know it came dangerously close to being engulfed in a nuclear fireball.
Tackling tough subject, may Dreamworks get it right
Word is that Dreamworks, a substudio of Disney, is about to make a movie on The Boston Globe’s January 2002 investigative report on pedophilia and the Archdiocese of Boston.
The good news of the Church is all around us
An editorial published March 31, 2013 in The Times of Trenton aimed to confer well-deserved praise on Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton, as it marked its 100th anniversary this year. But to underscore the good work that Catholic Charities does, The Times’ editorial board chose to draw a contrast with …
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