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Pope Benedict XVI names Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan archbishop of New York. The Vatican said Dolan would succeed Cardinal Edward Egan, 76, who is retiring as archbishop after nearly nine years. The post is the most prominent in the American Catholic Church. Pope John Paul II called the job "archbishop of the capital of the world."
(Photo by Jonathan Young / February 23, 2009)
(Photo by Jonathan Young / February 23, 2009)
Pope Benedict XVI names Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan archbishop of New York. The Vatican said Dolan would succeed Cardinal Edward Egan, 76, who is retiring as archbishop after nearly nine years. The post is the most prominent in the American Catholic Church. Pope John Paul II called the job "archbishop of the capital of the world."
(Photo by Jonathan Young / February 23, 2009)
(Photo by Jonathan Young / February 23, 2009)
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Awaiting the white smoke of papal announcement
As their church's cardinals gathered in Vatican City to select a new pope, Catholic schoolchildren in the Baltimore area joined the worldwide buzz over the secret balloting process in an online chat with a fairly well-placed source: Archbishop William E....
Tags: Odilo Pedro Scherer, Separation of Church and State, Christianity, Papal Conclave (2013), Elections
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Catholic bishops struggle with message on gay marriage
Meeting for the first time since voters in Maryland and two other states legalized same-sex marriage, members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said Tuesday that they have no plans to soften their position that genuine marriage can occur only...Tags: Barack Obama, Same-Sex Marriage, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Christianity, Church and State Relations
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'CBS This Morning' the thinking person's way to start the TV day
The Baltimore SunI have been meaning to write a big piece about CBS News and "This Morning" for two weeks. But other assignments took precedence, so now I'll have to write a much smaller piece a day late after the network has already celebrated 100 days of its revamped...Tags: MSNBC (tv network), Same-Sex Marriage, Barack Obama, Hospitals and Clinics, Max (tv network)
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For U.S. bishops, economic justice isn't on the agenda
At a time of staggering poverty, rampant unemployment and growing income inequality, Catholic bishops will gather for a national meeting in Baltimore today and remain largely silent about these profound moral issues. A recent Catholic News Service...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Barack Obama, Christianity, Minority Groups, Unemployment Benefits
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Obama's birth-control compromise wins some support
Washington Bureau– For days President Obama had been hammered by critics — including Cardinal-designate Edwin F. O'Brien of the Archdiocese of Baltimore — over a regulation in the healthcare law that required religiously affiliated hospitals, charities...Tags: Barack Obama, Hospitals and Clinics, Insurance, Christianity, Pregnancy and Childbirth
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O'Brien becomes Catholic cardinal Saturday
Even as he prepared in Rome for the weekend ceremony that will elevate him to cardinal, Baltimore Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien vigorously lobbied for political issues important to the Roman Catholic Church — a hallmark of his five-year stint here....Tags: Barack Obama, Same-Sex Marriage, The Pope, Hospitals and Clinics, Lobbying
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Pope Benedict to elevate Archbishop O'Brien to cardinal
Baltimore's archdiocese, the oldest in the nation, can once again claim one of the highest-ranking members of the Roman Catholic Church as its leader.
Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien, leader of the archdiocese since 2007, was named a cardinal Friday by...Tags: Edwin F. O'Brien, William H. Keeler, The Pope, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Christianity
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The Kansas City Star Mary Sanchez column
The Kansas City StarThere's folly in judging another man's religious convictions. Trouble to be had when the application of another's faith is put under the microscope and enlarged for public scrutiny. But former vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan ought to be...Tags: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Health Insurance Cost, Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Abortion
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Catholics take their faith door-to-door
St. Louis Post-DispatchOn a rainy Saturday in March, about 125 Catholics packed the Fleur de Lis Room in the basement of the St. Louis Archdiocese headquarters here. Most of those in the room were older. Most were lay people. Many were representing their parishes. They...Tags: Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Francis I, Jesus Christ, Benedict XVI
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One with the people
Jorge Mario Bergoglio set the tone for his papacy when he immediately told his fellow cardinals that he would take the name Francis. There has never been a Pope Francis. Vatican deputy spokesman Thomas Rosica dispelled any ambiguity about which Francis...Tags: Vatican City, USA Network (tv network), Francis I
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Leo? Pius? Pelagius? New pope will send message through name
The name chosen by the next pope will be his first decision -- and the first clue to how he will lead the Roman Catholic Church. Once a pontiff is elected in the Sistine Chapel, he is asked which name he will use. The last pope, Benedict XVI, said he...
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