The closings are the latest cuts by the financially struggling archdiocese, which this year also shut seven Catholic schools, closed its youth ministry office and cut funding to its pregnancy care centers. It is exploring further cost-cutting measures.

``It's a... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Sid2) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/7000 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 05:53:05 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6990/t/Many-Czechs-said-B-16-s-mission-here-had-been-futile.html

The pope came to this decidedly skeptical nation as part of a Continentwide mission to urge the unbelieving out of their collective apathy.

But while Benedict's visit has been warmly received by the country's Roman Catholics, the pope has been faced with the overwhelming indifference of a nation unmoved by religion. According to the latest census, fewer than... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Sid2) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6990 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:15:25 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6930/t/Irish-Born-Catholic-Priest--Church--halt-recruitment-reform-.html An Irish-born Catholic priest, Rev. Aidan Troy, has condemned his church over its handling of child abuse allegations stemming from an investigation in Ireland. In a newspaper interview, Rev. Troy has called on the Church to halt all recruitment to its priesthood until it has addressed the issue to his satisfaction. Troy accused the Catholic Church of a "wholly inadequate response" to revelations over child abuse by clerics under its authority.

"I'm ashamed... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Sid2) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6930 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:07:04 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6904/t/Catholics-outnumbered--Muslims--Catholic-Schools--England--W.html

Overall, Catholics make up 73.34 per cent of pupils at the 2,300 schools linked to the denomination across England and Wales.

But The Tablet, a weekly Catholic magazine, found that in Oldham, Blackburn, Wolverhampton and Birmingham there has been a sharp decline in the proportion of Catholics being educated in local faith schools.

At English Martyrs in Sparkhill, Birmingham, just 36 of the 410 pupils are Catholic while the vast majority are Muslim.

At Sacred... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Sid2) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6904 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:42:35 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6897/t/Three--Children--Marcial-Maciel-Claim-Inheritance-Rights.html

Mexican lawyer José BonillaSada has made it known that... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Sid2) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6897 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:20:43 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6867/t/San-Antonio-s-Archbishop-moves-into-new-home.html . . . I wonder if it has a walk-in liquor closet?

For about 30 years, home to three San Antonio archbishops has been an 800-square-foot apartment above administrative offices at Assumption Seminary.

By late summer, the doors will open on a new $1.1 million house for Archbishop José Gomez on the same seminary campus. Called the Good Shepherd Center, the 5,000-square-foot building will be paid for by private donations, San Antonio archdiocese... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Sid2) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6867 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:06:16 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6786/t/-Vatican--beset---number--internal-conflicts--risk-paralysin.html The Vatican is beset by a number of internal conflicts that risk paralysing the papacy of Pope Benedict XVI, according to a report in the Italian magazine Panorama. The weekly magazine, due to be published on Friday, says several cardinals in senior positions are divided over issues including dialogue with China, relations with the Jews and the beatification of former pope John Paul II.

Inside the Vatican, the head of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, Joseph... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Sid2) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6786 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:58:24 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6769/t/---Church---Lobby-Catholic-Bishop-Tells-Ethics-Probers.html

The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport, Conn., says he's a man of God, not a lobbyist. But state officials say he's both.

According to the Connecticut Office of State Ethics, the diocese acted as a lobbying organization in March when it rented buses to transport people to a rally in Hartford - the state capital - to protest a bill that would have granted... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Sid2) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6769 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:54:34 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6607/t/Roman-Catholic-Womenpriests-RCWP-.html

An invalid ordination that tried to make two women Catholic priests has spurred a strong reaction from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in the form of an open letter from Cardinal Justin Rigali.

"It is most unfortunate that this pseudo-ordination has occurred within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia," said... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Sid2) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6607 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:18:43 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6591/t/Aging-priesthood-part-of-the-Catholic-struggle.html In 2007, there are 261 active U.S. bishops -- including five of nine cardinals -- leading dioceses; and 41,406 diocesan and religious order priests serving 195 American dioceses. One in every six bishops are closing in on the mandatory retirement age of 75 within the next two years. More than half the bishops will reach the milestone within five years,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Sid2) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6591 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:56:35 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6499/t/Ray-Comfort-Challenges-the-Vatican-.html

The current No. 1 best-selling Christian author in the nation says the Vatican is believing Charles Darwin over Jesus in accepting evolution. In challenging a report by Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi, head of the Pontifical... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (baydoll) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6499 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:04:41 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6497/t/Notre-Dame--lose-Catholic-Identification--Obama-Commencement.html Over the weekend, Chaput gave a speech at a quiet seminary in Detroit, not far north of Notre Dame, and managed to lead U.S. Catholics into pro-life / anti-Obama frenzy and confusion. From a podium at the "Lessons from St. Paul for the New... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Sid2) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6497 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:07:54 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6430/t/Pope-finally-launches-crackdown-on-Medjugorje.html The Pope has begun a crackdown on the world's largest illicit Catholic shrine - by suspending the priest at the centre of claims that the Virgin Mary has appeared more than 40,000 times. Benedict XVI has authorised 'severe cautionary and disciplinary measures' against Father Tomislav Vlasic, the former 'spiritual director' to six children who said Our Lady... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Sid2) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6430 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:35:31 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6415/t/B-16-Martin-Luther-was-correct-on-Sola-Fide.html According to a recent Christian Today article, one of Pope Benedict XVI's latest weekly public addresses in St. Peter's Square may have been surprising to some as he quoted Martin Luther in declaring "Sola fide," that salvation is by faith alone. Writes Jeff Fountain, in his... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Sid2) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6415 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:29:22 GMT http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6411/t/Continuity-Evangelization-of-Culture.html A CONTINUITY MEMBER IS... Loyal to the Roman Catholic Church and the Holy Father. Well-formed in our Catholic view of history, her Saints, and the social teachings of the Church. Dedicated to growing in personal holiness and knowledge of the Faith. Actively seeking the Kingdom of God and the evangelization of culture by engaging in temporal affairs and ordering... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (MaricoG) http://xcatholic.yuku.com/topic/6411 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:57:40 GMT