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• 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 […]

• 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,’” […]

• 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 […]

• 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, […]