- Historic Campbellsport convent to close
- Lawyer makes his case for priesthood
- Spring priest appointments announced
- Wauwatosa police again won't charge Salvatorian
- 'God wink' to nun captured on film
- Knights of Columbus confer patriotic degree on 135 candidates
- Ninja days lead to priestly discernment
- Courting leadership, teamwork at Nativity
- Nativity Jesuit celebrates 20 years
- Benedictine monk returned to custody
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 Parishioners mobilize after tornado wreaks havoc in northern TexasGRANBURY, Texas — "Overwhelmed." That's how relief volunteer Julie Lyssy described the families who sought shelter inside St. Frances Cabrini's Family Life Center after a tornado ravaged their neighborhoods May ... Read more |
Pavone: 'Truth of abortion' exposed in trial will bring end to abortionMADISON — Fr. Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, predicted "the end of abortion in our lifetime" in a recent talk he gave in Madison sponsored by Wisconsin ... Read more |
Brazilian court: Rancher convicted of nun's 2005 murder gets new trialSAO PAULO — Brazil's highest court has annulled the trial of rancher Vitalmiro Bastos de Moura, convicted of masterminding the 2005 assassination of U.S.-born Sr. Dorothy Stang. The Supreme Court ... Read more |
 Historic Campbellsport convent to closeCAMPBELLSPORT — Six months after telling Campbellsport residents the village’s landmark St. Joseph Convent faced imminent closure, officials of the School Sisters of St. Francis made it official April 22, ... Read more |
 Vatican commissions art for exhibitionVATICAN CITY — After years of discussion and at least one failed attempt, the Vatican will open a pavilion at the 2013 Venice Bienniale, a major international contemporary art exhibition. ... Read more |
Cardinal entrusts pope to Our Lady of FatimaFATIMA, Portugal — Entrusting Pope Francis' pontificate to Our Lady of Fatima, Cardinal Jose da Cruz Policarpo of Lisbon, Portugal, asked Mary to give the pope courage and strength, particularly ... Read more |
Church spokesman: Catholics not divided by remarks over women deaconsOXFORD, England — A German church spokesman denied the country's Catholic bishops are divided after the bishops' conference president, Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, provoked controversy by advocating a form of diaconate ... Read more |
Church is growing worldwide, especially in Asia, Africa, Vatican saysVATICAN CITY — The number of Catholics in the world and the number of bishops, priests, religious men and seminarians all increased in 2011, while the number of women in ... Read more |
Cardinal: Both sides in LCWR case must be open to dialogue
VATICAN CITY — A day after the Vatican issued a statement saying the congregations for doctrine and for religious were united in wanting a reform of the U.S.-based Leadership Conference of Women
Lawyer makes his case for priesthood
This is the fourth in a series of articles introducing you to the four men scheduled to be ordained priests of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee this year. Ordination will be Saturday, May 18, at the Cathe
Spring priest appointments announced
Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki, in consultation with the Priest Placement Board of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, has appointed the following priests for ministry in the Archdiocese, effective June 18,
Wauwatosa police again won't charge Salvatorian
WAUWATOSA — Wauwatosa Police didn’t press charges after a second investigation into an allegation of inappropriate behavior against Salvatorian Fr. Robert Marsicek, former shared pastor of
Grandma aims to save lives in memory of grandson
In 2006, Jean Davidson received the worst news any grandparent can imagine. Her sandy-haired, blue-eyed, 4-year-old grandson, Ryder, drowned in a water-filled ditch. He had been playing with a couple
Vatican bank to publish annual report, launch website
VATICAN CITY — As part of ongoing efforts to promote transparency and chip away at the myths surrounding what is commonly called the Vatican bank, its new president announced it will have a webs
Jesuits' Midwest provincial named president of U.S. conference
WASHINGTON — The priest who heads the Chicago-Detroit province of the Society of Jesus, Fr. Timothy P. Kesicki, has been appointed president of the Jesuit Conference of the United States. He wil
Women religious uniting in nationwide effort to end human trafficking
WASHINGTON — Human trafficking is so widespread that congregations of women religious are uniting in a nationwide effort to limit its reach. The effort will focus on broade
Church silent after ex-Guatemalan dictator found guilty of genocide
GUATEMALA CITY — Church officials in Guatemala did not comment in the days after a former dictator, Gen. Efrain Rios Montt, was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity.
Philadelphia abortionist convicted of murder, manslaughter
PHILADELPHIA — Dr. Kermit Gosnell may have been convicted May 13 of murder at his Philadelphia abortion clinic, but "nothing can bring back the innocent children he killed, or make up for t
Rural life advocates hope for congressional action soon on farm bill
WASHINGTON — Rural life advocates see a good chance for a delayed farm bill to finally go through Congress before the month of May is over. To that end, advocates - among t
Annual audit shows number of abuse allegations in church dropped in 2012
WASHINGTON — The annual audit of diocesan compliance with the U.S. Catholic Church's "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People" found a drop in the number of allegat
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