Budget deal defined as much by what’s left undone as by what it does
The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 -- and 2013, considering when the House of Representatives passed it -- will be known as much by what it doesn't include as what it does include.
Serving all takes priority at northern Ariz. youth camp
The Arizona Knights of Columbus have been running St. Joseph's Youth Camp since 1950 and want children from all ethnic, developmental and socio-economic backgrounds to have an authentic camp experience.
Despite evil, human beings are hard-wired for peace, pope says
Welcoming in the new year, Pope Benedict XVI said that despite the injustice and violence in the world, every human being yearns for and is made for peace.
Christmas is reminder of God’s great power, pope says at audience
The annual celebration of Christ's birth fills Christians with hope and joy because it is a reminder that the power of God is always at work, and he does great things even through the weak and the small, Pope Benedict XVI said.
Local Catholic headed to Rose Parade’s Donate Life float
Amanda Missildine, a newlywed Catholic, will be making another heartfelt journey Jan. 1 -- this time with her husband watching from the stands.
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Agenda for a year of faith: looking ahead at Pope Benedict’s 2013
Fortunetelling, like all occult practices, is strictly taboo at the Vatican; and prophecy is a rare gift among journalists. But Pope Benedict XVI's calendar for 2013 is already filling up with planned, probable or possible events.
Parishioners mourn firefighters ambushed while responding to blaze
Christmas Masses in the Diocese of Rochester, N.Y., took on a somber tone as parishioners mourned two volunteer firefighters fatally shot while responding to a fire in a lakeshore community outside of Rochester.
Justice Sotomayor denies injunction against contraceptive mandate
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor denied two companies' request for an injunction while they challenge part of the Department of Health and Human Services' contraceptive mandate in court.
Most Holy Trinity dedicates memorial site
The word “surprise” characterizes key parts of a new memorial site at Most Holy Trinity Parish, most especially the 4-year-old it honors.
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USCCB committees call for action in response to Newtown tragedy
The chairmen of three committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a joint statement Dec. 21 stressing the need for gun control, improved services for the mentally ill and a critical examination of the violence in today's movies, videos and television shows.