Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Bishop William E. Lori of Bridgeport, Conn., to be the new archbishop of Baltimore, and he also named new bishops for the dioceses of Rockford, Ill., and Pensacola-Tallahassee, Fla.
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In Mexico, pope says social change will come with revival of faith
Visiting Latin America for the second time in his pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI offered a message of hope for social progress rooted in a revival of Catholic faith.
Pope arrives in Cuba, calls for greater freedom, respect for rights
Pope Benedict XVI began his three days in Cuba with a call for greater freedom and human rights, including increased liberty for the Catholic Church to proclaim the Gospel and serve the Cuban people.
DeLaSalle boys win hoop title at the buzzer
“Right when it left my fingers, I knew it was going in,” Barker said. “I have been shooting that shot all year.”
Vatican today — March 26, 2012
• Protect children that they may look to the future with confidence
• Human strategies will not suffice to save us, we must have recourse to God
• True devotion to the virgin always leads us to Jesus
• To Bishops: stand beside those who are marginalized
• The church calls for politics not to be a power struggle, but to work in favor of citizens
Trust in God to help change society, pope says in Mexico’s heartland
Pope Benedict XVI told a nation and a continent suffering from poverty, corruption and violence, to trust in God and the intercession of Mary.
Video: Standing up for religious freedom
Concerned citizens from around the state gathered March 23 outside the federal building in St. Paul for a noon rally against the federal health plan mandating contraceptive coverage by most religious employers.
Another Catholic ‘swing vote’: Supreme Court gets the health reform law
Although there are no specifically Catholic issues under consideration when the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments March 26-28 on various aspects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Catholics will play some key roles.
Pope arrives in Mexico as ‘pilgrim of faith, of hope, and of love’
In his remarks at the arrival ceremony, Pope Benedict paid tribute to the Mexican people’s religious faith and reputation for hospitality.
Pope calls for patience in fight to bring freedom to communist Cuba
En route to Latin America for his second papal visit to the region, Pope Benedict XVI also criticized Catholics who participate in the illegal drug trade or who ignore their moral responsibilities to seek social justice.
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Vatican today — March 22, 2012
• International meeting on world youth days
• Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran to visit Nigeria
• Meeting between Pontifical Council for culture and African Ambassadors to the Holy See
Saints called role models for religious freedom, care of the sick
Today’s Catholics can look to the saints as role models as they stand up for religious freedom, and as they care for the poor and sick in the healing professions
Vatican today — March 21, 2012
• Statistics for the Catholic church in Mexico and Cuba
• Other Pontifical Acts
French church leaders condemn attack outside Jewish school
French church leaders condemned a March 19 attack outside a Jewish school in Toulouse, the latest in a series of attacks by a gunman on a motorbike.
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