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• Catholic Communications Offers Documentary, Web Site

  Published May 18, 2006

  The U.S. bishops’ Catholic Communication Campaign has been offering since March resources to provide accurate information on the life of Jesus and the origins of Christianity prior to the release of the movie based on Dan Brown’s novel “The Da Vinci Code.” Resources include a Web site, www.jesusdecoded.com, which is generating 60 to 100 e-mails […] Full Story

• Bishops Approve Major Documents At Meeting

  By NANCY FRAZIER O’BRIEN, CNS
  Published November 24, 2005

  After selecting a new general secretary for the next five years and taking a series of votes on major documents Nov. 15, members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops moved into executive session for the second half of their Nov. 14-17 annual meeting in Washington. But before they did, they debated and approved documents […] Full Story

• Dioceses Urged To Help Young People From Gulf Coast Get To Conference In Atlanta

  By CNS
  Published September 29, 2005

  All dioceses and parishes planning to participate in the 2005 National Catholic Youth Conference in Atlanta in October are being asked to help young people from the Gulf Coast who now find they cannot attend because of economic hardship brought on by Hurricane Katrina. The Catholic Youth Foundation, which works in conjunction with the National […] Full Story

• Catholic Agencies, Dioceses Are On Front Lines

  Published September 8, 2005

  Catholic Charities was just one of several national organizations gearing up to provide assistance to victims of Hurricane Katrina, which slammed into the Gulf Coast east of New Orleans Aug. 29 and left hundreds, and possibly thousands, dead in its wake. Insurance firms were expecting claims stemming from Katrina to be the largest single-event payout […] Full Story

• Jewish Expressions Of Condolence Unprecedented

  By JERRY FILTEAU, CNS
  Published April 7, 2005

  The April 2 death of Pope John Paul II brought an absolutely unprecedented outpouring of condolences, thanks, praise and blessing from religious leaders of the Jewish community. Their comments indicated how deeply Catholic-Jewish relations have been affected worldwide by the Catholic Church’s first Polish pope—who as a youth personally experienced the tragedy of the Nazi […] Full Story

• Pope Urged U.S. Catholics To Use Freedom Responsibly

  By CAROL ZIMMERMANN, CNS
  Published April 7, 2005

  n Pope John Paul II’s seven visits to the United States, he continually urged Catholics to use their freedom responsibly and to preserve the sacredness and value of human life. In football stadiums in New York and California, a Hispanic barrio in Texas, a historic farm in Iowa and dozens of cathedrals, the pope challenged […] Full Story

• Church Prelates Hail Pope As Human Rights’ Champion

  By CNS
  Published April 7, 2005

  Church leaders from around the world hailed the late Pope John Paul II as a force for peace who touched the lives of Christians and non-Christians alike. Bishops from the Third World or conflict-ridden areas spoke of how Pope John Paul used the power of the papacy to draw the world’s attention to their plight. […] Full Story

• World Leaders Voice Condolences Over Pope’s Death

  By CNS
  Published April 7, 2005

  From the former president of Poland who said Pope John Paul II’s death was “as if Poland lost its mother,” to Cuba’s President Fidel Castro, who declared three days of mourning in the communist country, the world’s political leaders voiced appreciation for the late pope. “He looked after Poland as a mother looks after her […] Full Story

• Late Pope Described As Real Friend To U.S. Church

  By JERRY FILTEAU, CNS
  Published April 7, 2005

  Pope John Paul II was very interested in the U.S. church and understood it well, former top officials of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said in interviews with Catholic News Service. Cardinal William H. Keeler of Baltimore, who was president of the USCCB in 1992-95, when it was still known as the National Conference […] Full Story

• Schiavo’s Death Mourned, Said To Raise Questions

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF and CNS
  Published April 7, 2005

  The plight of Terri Schiavo, who died March 31 nearly two weeks after her feeding tube was disconnected, raised critical questions for society, according to Baltimore Cardinal William H. Keeler, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities. Schiavo, 41, had been in what doctors defined as a persistent vegetative state since 1990, when […] Full Story

• Why The Body Of The Pope Was Laid Out In Red Vestments

  Published April 7, 2005

  Why was the late Pope John Paul II clothed in red vestments for the viewing of his body? The answer is because red is “associated with the feasts of the apostles,” according to Msgr. Anthony Sherman, associate director of the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat for Liturgy, “and the pope is the first among the apostles.” The […] Full Story

• Audit Finds Compliance With Abuse Policies

  By AGOSTINO BONO, CNS
  Published February 24, 2005

  An independent audit released Feb. 18 in Washington reported that 96 percent of the 195 U.S. dioceses and Eastern-rite eparchies were implementing every applicable article of the U.S. bishops’ policies to prevent clergy sex abuse of minors as of Dec. 31. Despite the almost-total compliance, “continued external oversight and evaluation (are) essential” since compliance “may […] Full Story

• Weigel Says Next Papal Conclave Will Choose Leader For Church And For Entire World

  By MARY FRANCES MCCARTHY
  Published January 20, 2005

  Although his topic was what issues Pope John Paul II’s successor will face, George Weigel told a Washington audience that after an eight-day visit to Rome he is convinced that as the pope, who is 84 and in frail health, enters the 27th year of his pontificate he is still in full control of the […] Full Story

• Newspaper Receives Eight Journalism Awards

  Published June 3, 2004

  The Catholic Press Association, which held its national convention at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington May 26-28, gave eight journalism awards to The Georgia Bulletin at the awards banquet that concluded the convention. In the category of best photo illustration, staff photographer Michael Alexander was awarded first place for the front page of […] Full Story

• Ruling On Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Faces Appeal

  By NANCY FRAZIER O’BRIEN, CNS
  Published June 3, 2004

  The June 1 decision by a federal judge in San Francisco declaring the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act unconstitutional “makes a mockery of the Constitution,” said the U.S. bishops’ chief pro-life spokeswoman. Cathy Cleaver Ruse, director of planning and information in the bishops’ Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities, said that by her decision U.S. District Judge Phyllis […] Full Story

• Document lists 28 grave abuses against Eucharist

  Published April 29, 2004

  In an instruction warning against a wide range of abuses against the Eucharist, the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments singled out 28 “grave matters” which put “at risk the validity and dignity of the most holy Eucharist.” The 65-page instruction, titled “Redemptionis Sacramentum” (“The Sacrament of Redemption”), was approved by Pope John […] Full Story

• In The United States, Hunger Persists Amid Plenty

  By MARK PATTISON, CNS
  Published April 22, 2004

  It is one of American society’s great ironies that in a land where obesity is a multibillion-dollar health issue, and television programs like “Extreme Makeover” and “The Swan” dabble in liposuction and tummy tucks as a matter of course, hunger remains a persistent and growing problem. In 2002, the last year for which full statistics […] Full Story

• New Book Examines Issues, Claims Raised In Bestseller ‘The Da Vinci Code’

  By CNS
  Published March 25, 2004

  “The Da Vinci Code,” a best-selling book by Dan Brown, stirred up controversy with its assertions that the Gospels didn’t tell the true story of Jesus and claims that Jesus married Mary Magdalene and appointed her to lead a feminist spiritual movement. “De-Coding Da Vinci: The Facts Behind the Fiction of ‘The Da Vinci Code,’” […] Full Story

• St. John Neumann Young Leaders Attend Conference

  Published January 8, 2004

  Five students from St. John Neumann Regional Catholic School participated in the Junior National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C. The conference is a unique leadership development program for middle-school students who have been recognized as future leaders. Breandan Cotter, Elizabeth Krysiek, Edward McCreary, Alyssa Varhol and Taylor Welchel attended the conference. The theme of […] Full Story

• As New Year Begins, A Look Back At 2003

  By Jerry Filteau, CNS
  Published January 1, 2004

  Here, month by month, are some of the highlights of religious news in 2003: JANUARY: Pollster George H. Gallup finds record plunge in American religious attitudes and practices in 2002, blames Catholic clergy sex abuse scandal. Illinois Gov. George Ryan commutes death sentences of 167 inmates. Pope John Paul II, in annual address to diplomats, […] Full Story