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Templeton winner hopes L’Arche communities ‘may become sign of peace’
March 20, 2015WASHINGTON (CNS)—Jean Vanier, a Catholic author and theologian who founded L’Arche, an international network of communities where people with and without intellectual disabilities live and work together, has won the 2015 Templeton Prize. L’Arche is dedicated to the creation and growth of communities, programs and support networks for people with intellectual disabilities across the globe. […]
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Comic-book reissue of St. John XXIII’s life improves on the original
March 20, 2015NEW YORK (CNS)—Forget the Avengers. The coolest Marvel-related character this year is Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, better known to the world as St. John XXIII. “The Story of Pope John XXIII” (MSJT Publishing) is a reissue of a profile written and drawn by Joe Sinnott, an artist known for inking some of the most memorable Marvel […] Full Story
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Attack in Pakistan part of wave of anti-Christian violence, pope says
March 20, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Condemning deadly terrorist attacks against a Catholic and an Anglican church in Pakistan, Pope Francis said “the world is trying to hide” a wave of anti-Christian persecution in various parts of the globe. “With sadness, with much sadness, I learned of the terrorist attacks today against two churches in Lahore … provoking numerous […]
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Religious life about ‘radical availability, boundless compassion’
March 20, 2015FORT WAYNE, Ind. (CNS)—Sister Deborah Borneman thinks about vocations and religious life a lot—not just because she’s a Sister of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, but because it’s her job. She is the director of member relations and services at the National Religious Vocation Conference in Chicago, the only national professional organization of vocation ministers. It […]
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Relics can be key to understanding life in Jesus’ time, Jesuit says
March 20, 2015WASHINGTON (CNS)—Is the Shroud of Turin real, as many Catholics believe? Or is it a product of the 14th century, as suggested by tests conducted of strips taken from the shroud? Does it matter at all—and, if it does, how much does it matter? Those are the kinds of questions addressed in a new CNN […]
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Vatican astronomers’ book uses humor to explore faith, science
March 20, 2015“Would You Baptize an Extraterrestrial? … and Other Questions From the Astronomers’ Inbox at the Vatican Observatory” by Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno and Jesuit Father Paul Mueller. Image (New York, 2014). 293 pp., $25. As members of the research staff at the Vatican Observatory, Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno and Jesuit Father Paul Mueller are asked […]
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Parish women and youth of 2015 ‘love beyond their comfort zones’
March 19, 2015MARIETTA—The 38th annual Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women Recognition Day was held Saturday, Feb. 28, as 57 women and 60 high school seniors, representing 68 parishes, were honored for their service to the church and their communities. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory celebrated the Mass at St. Ann Church, Marietta, assisted by priests and deacons […] Full Story
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Outstanding Youth of the Year 2015
March 19, 2015Ricardo Ambriz, Good Shepherd Church, Cumming; Nnamdi Baker, Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Decatur; Lizzie Bond, St. Brigid Church, Johns Creek; Marian Bornhorst, St. Andrew Church, Roswell; Arielle Cadet, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Atlanta; Mario Camarillo, St. Matthew Church, Tyrone; Catherine Cervone, St. Mary Magdalene Church, Newnan; Sharon Chan, St. Mary Mother of God […]
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Outstanding Women of the Year 2015
March 19, 2015Francis Alkire, St. Lawrence Church, Lawrenceville; Ngoc Anh Almeter, Queen of Angels Church, Thomson; Tata Argüello, Prince of Peace Church, Flowery Branch; Cathy Asemota, St. John the Evangelist Church, Hapeville; Kim Baker, St. Monica Church, Duluth; Julie Ballman, St. Catherine Laboure Church, Jefferson; Martha Bedoya, St. Patrick Church, Norcross; Rosalie Blair, St. Marguerite d’Youville Church, […]
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Deacon Dick Conti, of St. Catherine of Siena Church, dies
March 19, 2015KENNESAW—Deacon Richard “Dick” James Conti of St. Catherine of Siena Church in Kennesaw died Feb. 28. He was 77 years old. Born Sept. 4, 1937, in Auburn, New York, Deacon Conti moved to Kennesaw with his wife and family in 1986. He was a member of St. Catherine of Siena since its inception and was […]