Why would a Western woman leave her family, shave her head, and don the plain robes and simple lifestyle of a Buddhist nun? And what impact does her choice have on society?
Read More »Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf: moving beyond the Ground Zero mosque
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf has spent most of his adult life trying to build interfaith and international bridges. But to many Americans, he is the public face of the so-called "Ground Zero mosque," one of the most controversial religious projects in recent U.S. history.
Read More »March for Life leader Nellie Gray dead at 88
Nellie Gray, the longtime leader of the annual March for Life, which protests the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion, has died at age 88.
The March for Life website said Tuesday (Aug. 14) that Gray died “over the weekend.”
Read More »Evangelist Billy Graham in hospital with bronchitis
Evangelist Billy Graham, 93, was admitted to a North Carolina hospital after he developed a fever Saturday (Aug. 11) and is now being treated for bronchitis, said his longtime spokesman, A. Larry Ross.
“Mr. Graham continues to do well and the infection is responding well to treatment,” said Dr. David Pucci, the pulmonologist who is treating Graham at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., on Monday. Graham is in stable condition.
Read More »Deacon ordination 4
Bishop Blase Cupich ordains 18 men into the deaconate
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Bishop Blase Cupich ordains 18 men into the deaconate
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