The emerging debate on the federal budget — and the distinct options being presented that will chart the country’s future — has brought renewed attention to the Catholic Church’s social teaching.
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Vanderbilt Catholic student organization readies for unofficial status
As the fight over Vanderbilt University’s nondiscrimination policy continues to make national news, members of Vanderbilt Catholic are hoping their “15 minutes of fame” are almost over.
Trading places: Students build solidarity through school exchange
First, second and third-graders from Holy Name of Jesus School in Wayzata visited the students at Ascension School in North Minneapolis, while the fourth, fifth and sixth-graders from Ascension visited Holy Name for a day of fun and learning together.
Doctor became Catholic after watching church workers fight cholera
William Edmonds Horner, who as a medical student and doctor treated soldiers wounded in the War of 1812, was so impressed with the work of Catholic priests and nuns during the cholera epidemic that he became a Catholic himself.
Vatican today — May 8, 2012
• Agreement between The Holy See and Lower Saxony
• Christian initiation, theme of The Twelfth European Congress for Catechists
• Other Pontifical Acts
Pope tells U.S. colleges to strengthen Catholic identity
In remarks May 5 to visiting U.S. bishops, Pope Benedict XVI called on America’s Catholic colleges and universities to ensure orthodoxy in theological studies and accept the oversight of bishops.
Vatican today — May 7, 2012
• Pope to Swiss Guards: The secret of your work in the Vatican is constant reference to Christ
• Pope receives the President of Albania
• Cardinal Schonborn, special Papal envoy to Prague celebrations
• Audiences
• Other Pontifical Acts
Transitional deacons ordained at Basilica of St. Mary
Archbishop John Nienstedt ordained 10 men, nine of them for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Archdiocese announces new Cathedral rector, other appointments
Father John Ubel has been appointed rector of the Cathedral of St. Paul and pastor of the Cathedral parish effective July 1, the archdiocese announced May 1.
Her task: Share ACCW’s messages in new ways, get more young women involved
As she’s helping the organization set up a Facebook profile, Natasha Cramer, 26, understands the cultural and demographic challenges the ACCW faces with many younger women working.
Nature of Chen’s dissent stems from opposition to forced abortion
Without challenging any fundamental tenet of China’s constitution or its 1949 revolution, Chen has focused attention to the country’s forced abortion and sterilization practices, leading to a crackdown by the government on his movement and prohibitions on contact with foreigners and the media.
80 years doing God’s work
The Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women in St. Paul-Minneapolis celebrated 80 years of ‘carrying out the mission of Jesus Christ.’
Vatican today — May 4, 2012
• States must ensure that legislation does not increase social inequality
• Audiences
• Other Pontifical acts
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Is it more like a vocation, a “calling,” in which you are using God’s gifts to serve and make life better for others?
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Vatican today — May 3, 2012
• Culture must rediscover the dynamism of transcendence
• Benedict XVI to celebrate mass in Frascati
• Other Pontifical acts
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