New York Archdiocese to close two high schools, 22 grade schools
The decision follows several months of reviewing enrollment, finances and local demographics. Four schools that were supposed to close will instead remain open.
Faith & Parish
Student task force transforms New Jersey park with Franciscan's help
Seventh- and eighth-graders in Camden bring passion to meetings with public officials to transform an eyesore into a safe haven.
Records show Los Angeles cardinal, bishop shielded abusive priests
Updated: Newly released records show Cardinal Roger Mahony and an auxiliary bishop suggested priests in question leave the state of California to avoid prosecution.
Flu epidemic prompts some churches to stop offering Communion chalice
The flu is active in 47 states, and several dioceses have issued recommendations for receiving Communion so others don't get sick.
New Jersey parishioners protest priests' ouster
The archbishop of Newark, N.J., has ordered four parish priests in Elizabeth, N.J., to vacate their rectory this month, a move parishioners are not happy about.
US Franciscan province offers 'text-a-prayer-intention' service
Now you can pray over text message -- with the help of the New York-based Holy Name Province of the Franciscans.
Morning Briefing
NCR Today: The gun control debate; Parish changes in Boston, Milwaukee and Philadelpia.
Humanists slice and dice the world's sacred texts
Thomas Jefferson is back in Washington -- in the form of a new edition of the "Jefferson Bible" distributed to politicians by a national humanist organization.
The American Humanist Association has delivered electronic and paperback copies of Jefferson's highly edited version of the Gospels to all incoming members of Congress and to President Barack Obama.
Bishop of Las Cruces retires; San Antonio auxiliary named successor
Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Bishop Ricardo Ramirez of Las Cruces, N.M., and named as his successor Auxiliary Bishop Oscar Cantu of San Antonio.
Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, apostolic nuncio to the United States, announced the changes Thursday in Washington.
The Diocese of Las Cruces was established in 1982 and Ramirez, now 76, was named its first bishop. Canon law requires bishops to submit their resignations when they turn 75.
Cantu, 46, has been an auxiliary bishop in San Antonio since 2008.
New York auxiliary bishop named to head Diocese of Camden, NJ
Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Bishop Joseph Galante of Camden, N.J., and has named Auxiliary Bishop Dennis Sullivan of New York to succeed him.
Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, papal nuncio to the U.S., announced the changes Tuesday in Washington.
Galante, 74, has headed the Camden Diocese since 2004. He previously served as auxiliary bishop of San Antonio, bishop of Beaumont, Texas, and coadjutor bishop of Dallas.
Sullivan, 67, was named auxiliary bishop of New York in 2004. He was ordained to the priesthood in the archdiocese in 1971.
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June 7-20, 2013
- Pope spotlights social teaching with blunt calls for ethical economy
- We face clear moral choices in priorities of our federal budget
- Mother Tekla: the most powerful woman in Rome
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