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HHS move amounts to 'to hell with you,' bishop says as protests mount
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius stands next to President Barack Obama in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington in this Oct. 31, 2011, file photo. U.S. bishops continue to lambast the Obama administration for repeatedly denying requests from Catholic bishops, hospitals, schools and charitable organizations to revise its religious exemption to the requirement that all health plans cover contraceptives and sterilization free of charge. Sebelius announced Jan. 20 that nonprofit groups that do not provide contraceptive coverage because of their religious beliefs will have an additional year "to adapt" to the new rule. (CNS photo/Reuters)
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From Cardinal Seán's blog
On Friday (1/20), I celebrated the funeral Mass of Sister Manuela Vencela at St. Anthony's Church, near Catholic University. Auxiliary Bishop Francisco Gonzalez was there along with many priests, religious and lay people who had known sister during the nearly four decades she had worked with the Hispanic community. I celebrated the Mass and preached. It was an honor to be able to do that for such a great religious, a real apostle to the people.
Nation
Catholic voters urged to press US government to rescind HHS mandate
By Andy Telli
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) -- It will be up to Catholic voters to convince the federal government to rescind a recent decision by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to go forward with a mandate that all health insurance plans cover contraceptives and sterilization free of charge, said Archbishop Charles J. Chaput.
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Same-sex marriage issue facing lawmakers, voters in several states
By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The same-sex marriage issue will be facing lawmakers and voters in several states this year.
Democratic-controlled legislatures in Washington state, Maryland and New Jersey are considering legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage, while Maine voters will vote on a same-sex marriage referendum in November.
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Two women accused of stealing $1 million each from two archdioceses
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Employees of the New York and Philadelphia archdioceses are accused of stealing $1 million each in church funds over the past decade.
World
True freedom, strength come when human will guided by God, pope says
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Only by fully following God's will can humanity find true freedom and the strength to bear the fear or suffering in one's life, Pope Benedict XVI said.
World
Vatican downplays charges of financial 'corruption'
By Francis X. Rocca
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Insisting on the Holy See's continuing commitment to transparency and rectitude in economic affairs, the Vatican's spokesman downplayed references to "corruption" in a letter apparently sent to Pope Benedict XVI by a Vatican official who is now apostolic nuncio to the United States.
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Half a century after Vatican II, a year of faith and debate
By Francis X. Rocca
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Fifty years ago this October, Blessed John XXIII and more than 2,500 bishops and heads of religious orders from around the world gathered in St. Peter's Basilica for the opening session of the Second Vatican Council.
World
French president rejects calls for secular values to be in constitution
By Catholic News Service
PARIS (CNS) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy rejected calls for secular values to be enshrined into his country's constitution and urged religious leaders to do more to spread their message in the country.
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McDonough to conclude tenure as chancellor
By Christopher S. Pineo
BRAINTREE -- James P. McDonough, widely credited with bringing financial stability to the archdiocese, has announced that he will be stepping down as chancellor of the Archdiocese of Boston.
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Indy auxiliary pulls for Pats
By Christopher S. Pineo
INDIANAPOLIS -- When the NFL made tickets available to the public for Super Bowl media day Jan. 31, they inadvertently invited the attention of a Catholic bishop and all of his followers on social media site Twitter.
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Pastoral service collaboratives unveiled at regional meetings
By Christopher S. Pineo
BRAINTREE -- As part of a three-phase consultation process, the Archdiocesan Pastoral Planning Commission (APPC) began releasing lists of proposed groupings for parish collaboration on their website last month following meetings with priests in each of the five regions of the archdiocese.
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Medically vulnerable need compassion, not death, speaker says
By Christine M. Williams
BOSTON -- The word compassion is taken from the Latin compati, which means "to suffer with."
Putting people "out of their misery" under the guise of helping them is not compassion, attested Wayne Cockfield. He urged those gathered at Massachusetts Citizens for Life's annual Assembly for Life, held at Faneuil Hall on Jan. 22, to oppose legislation that would legalize doctor prescribed death.
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Boston bakery distributor practices 'Charity in Truth'
By Kenneth J. Souza
NEW BEDFORD -- As a Catholic, Andy LaVallee, founder and CEO of LaVallee's Bakery Distributors in Waltham, feels charitable work is his moral responsibility.
Opinion
ObamaCare and religious freedom
Cardinal-designate Timothy M. Dolan
Religious freedom is the lifeblood of the American people, the cornerstone of American government. When the Founding Fathers determined that the innate rights of men and women should be enshrined in our Constitution, they so esteemed religious liberty that they made it the first freedom in the Bill of Rights.
Opinion
Love never abandons the suffering
Drs. Angela and David Franks
A frail old man lies in bed, with a nasal-gastric tube giving him liquid nourishment. He is surrounded by loved ones. He is dying.
Opinion
Questions and answers
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe
You can interrupt a question at any time to answer it, but you'd better make sure you're answering the right question. If your team gives an incorrect answer, you lose five points. If the opposing team then answers it correctly, they get ten points. So how much does a wrong answer cost you? Fifteen points. If you think you know the answer, don't answer the question. Only answer the question if you know that you know the answer.
Opinion
Seekers or finders?
George Weigel
On the solemnity of the Epiphany, I heard a sermon -- a rather well-delivered one at that -- about the Magi as religious "seekers." The same note, I'll wager, was struck from pulpits and ambos across the country, perhaps across the world.
Opinion
Until the big game … some thoughts
Clark Booth
Have some slices of this and that and stray observations to share while waiting for the pen-ultimate meeting of your Patriots and their Giants. As ever, one is reminded of the cherished hope of the late, great Dick Schaap who -- while staring down at the massively excessive panoply of the half-time show at Soupey IX -- memorably uttered, "Someday somehow maybe we can have a nation worthy of the Super Bowl."
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