CATHOLIC NEWS: Catholic bishop stabbed to death in Turkey... PLUS 9 MORE

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Catholic bishop stabbed to death in Turkey

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 08:11 AM PDT

A Catholic bishop has been stabbed to death in southern Turkey, state-run media report. Luigi Padovese, 63, was attacked in the garden of his summer house in the Mediterranean port of Iskenderun, according to Anatolia news agency. Police have arrested Mr Padovese's driver, a man identified only as Murat...

Pope's visit: chaos behind the scenes as Church's costs 'double to £14 million'

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 06:05 AM PDT

I've written a piece in tomorrow's Spectator revealing that arrangements for the Pope's visit to Britain are in a state of utter disarray. Estimated costs to the Church of £7 million are reported to have doubled, and last week Archbishop Vincent Nichols is rumoured to have suggested to the Vatican that the Beatification Mass at...

Because Nobody's Perfect

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 08:05 AM PDT

I'm betting that Armando Galarraga has a saintly Catholic mother and that somewhere, last night about 10 p.m., she was smiling quietly to herself. Because we all saw the replays from the ninth inning of last night's Tigers-Indians game. And because we all saw what Galarraga did after the play and after the game.

Pope Benedict to declare St. Jean Vianney Patron of all Priests

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 03:12 PM PDT

Rome, Italy, Jun 2, 2010 / 05:12 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Congregation for Clergy has revealed significant details about the upcoming International Meeting of Priests that will be held in Rome next week. A Wednesday statement from the Vatican dicastery announced that the 9,000 priests are scheduled to attend and that the Pope will proclaim St...

Report: Pope Benedict XVI wrote to Cdl Schonborn about recent statements

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 10:07 PM PDT

Updated, June 3, 2010 Back a couple weeks ago when Cardinal Schonborn was making the news about clerical celibacy and his remarks about Cdl Sodano I told a few people to give it two weeks. It took about two weeks for the Holy Father to reign in his former pupil over his trip to Medjugorje. To be precise, he was there on January 1st...

Might as Well Face it, You're Addicted to Prayer

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

By Mark Shea | A reader writes: My praying the rosary has become an "addictive" habit. I only do it once a day, but now I feel compelled, in a virtually "addictive" way, to do it once a day, because otherwise I feel deprived. (An intelligently ecumenical gloss: I have some Sufi friends - of the Jerrahi Order...

Most Popular Catholic Blogs

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 04:15 AM PDT

One of the things that most Catholic bloggers and blog-visitors would love to know is: "What are the most popular Catholic blogs?" Unfortunately, there has been no good way to find out, as such statistics have either not been publicly available or difficult to compile. Until now. As a service to the Catholic blog community...

Ave Maria U: What Are You Doing?

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 04:50 AM PDT

By Pat Archbold | I am befuddled. Why would those who built a Catholic University and ostensibly a Catholic town to surround it, actively recruit and assist a business that performs work antithetical to Catholic teaching to the area? That seems to be exactly what is happening.

The Our Father: More than Words, it is a Structure for the Spiritual life

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 07:31 PM PDT

Of all prayers, the Our Father is the best known. This is good but it also bespeaks a challenge. For when something is so well known we can say it mindlessly and miss its message. The Our Father is more than words to say. The words are surely precious for they are from the Lord...

Pope, with 'heavy heart,' calls on politicians to seek solutions in Gaza

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 09:31 AM PDT

Vatican City, Jun 2, 2010 / 11:31 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In reference to the recent violence near Gaza, Pope Benedict XVI urged local and international politicians to reach peaceful solutions in the region. Emphasizing the senselessness of violence, he asked for a commitment to achieving "harmony and serenity" in the area through dialogue.