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October 10, 2008
Pope praises Pius XII, but sainthood cause still on hold
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Among the thousands who crammed into St. -
October 10, 2008
DR Congo: Caritas seeks urgent funds to help refugees
The consortium of Catholic charity and development organizations, Caritas Internationalis , has launched an emergency appeal for USD1.5 million to help 90, -
October 10, 2008
Ecumenical delegates tell synod Bible unites Christians
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Bible unites Christians, calls them to task for the divisions they have allowed to endure and urges them to reach out to the worl
- October 8, 2008
The ongoing crisis: a reality check
With the carnage on Wall Street continuing at a jaw-dropping pace and retirees and folks like me, who aspire one day to be a retiree, wondering how devasta0 Comments - October 3, 2008
War on the people without papers
Perhaps file this under "Be careful what you wish for."Folks who get driven to red-faced fury by the presence among us—in slaughterhouses, rest - October 3, 2008
Pope puts out the welcome mat--sort of
One of the pope's nicer expressions from his trip to Lourdes has been turned around in a bit of a challenge to him.
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October 2, 2008
Character development
There is no particular person author Ann Patchett has looked to for inspiration. Instead, she credits her Catholic faith for teaching her a boundless capacity for creativity and appreciation for metaphor. Patchett has harnessed that power to her audience: She is the recipient of the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize (2002) and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for her novel Bel Canto, which sold more than 1 million copies in the United States and has been translated into 30 languages. -
September 3, 2008
Our fall book harvest
Here are a few books U.S. Catholic editors think are worth adding to your reading list this month -
September 2, 2008
The Dark Knight
Directed by Christopher Nolan (Warner Brothers, 2008) The truth understood by every 14-year-old comic book fan is that we love superheroes not because they
