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Annette Funicello, original Mouseketeer, dies at 70

Sr. Rose Pacatte | Apr. 9, 2013

Annette Funicello, arguably the most famous Disney Mousketeer of all, died Monday in Los Angeles from complications from multiple sclerosis.

Funicello was born in 1942 in Utica, N.Y., to Italian-American parents. She moved to Southern California with her family at age 4. She sang, danced and modeled and was discovered at the age of 12 by Walt Disney when he saw her perform. He invited her to audition for his new television show for children, "The Mickey Mouse Club."

Expectations for Pope Francis must not be too great

Heidi Schlumpf | Apr. 9, 2013

Column: Much remains to be seen about what kind of pope Francis will be, but for progressives, cautious optimism is in order.

Franz Jägerstätter's widow, 'a warm, gentle soul,' dies at 100

Tom Roberts | Apr. 8, 2013

Franziska Jägerstätter gained a certain international renown when her husband, who was beheaded in 1943 for refusing to join the Nazi cause on religious grounds, was beatified.

Salvadoran clergy hopeful for canonization of Archbishop Romero

Catholic News Service NCR Staff | Apr. 1, 2013

The new pope told a monsignor in 2007 that if he were the pope, Oscar Romero's canonization would be a priority.

Sr. Mary Nona McGreal, historian and educator, dies

Pat Marrin | Mar. 27, 2013

Sr. Mary Nona McGreal, master teacher, historian, prolific writer and promoter of Catholic education in the United States, died on March 20 at the Dominican motherhouse in Sinsinawa, Wis. She was 98. Her life and many ministries, from primary teacher to co-author of a three-volume curriculum used nationally in Catholic schools, spanned 80 years of religious profession.

St. Mary's College gets its first lay president

Monica Clark | Mar. 27, 2013

The president of Graduate Theological Union will become the 29th president -- and first lay president -- of St. Mary's College on July 1.

Remembering the murder of Archbishop Romero

Brendan Butler | Mar. 24, 2013

Throughout the military dictatorships in Latin America from 1950 to 1990, the hierarchies of the Catholic church and heads of Catholic religious orders took up varying positions in relation to the brutal suppression and the crucifixion of their peoples carried out by these dictatorships, whether in Argentina, Brazil or El Salvador.

However, the touchstone by which we should measure these hierarchical responses, or lack of them, should be the person of Msgr. Oscar Romero, archbishop of San Salvador for just three years from 1977 to 1980, when he was assassinated.

Delayed marriage fallout: more unwed births, report says

Kim Painter USA Today Religion News Service | Mar. 21, 2013

First comes baby, then comes marriage? That is the new norm for many middle-class young Americans -- and they and their children are paying a price, a new report says.

A debt to Eugene Patterson, titan of American journalism

Colman McCarthy | Mar. 16, 2013

Column: Eugene Patterson was a standout in a time when newsroom bravery meant risking your and your family's life.

60 Minutes targets LCWR and Vatican mandate

Thomas C. Fox | Mar. 15, 2013

60 Minutes will air a segment March 17th on the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith's controversial doctrinal assessment of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious.

CBS describes the upcoming segment this way: “One of the pressing problems newly elected Pope Francis may want to address is the disillusionment among American nuns. Many were shocked last year when the group that represents most of them was reprimanded by the Vatican, which said the nuns' liberal ideas were undermining the Church. Bob Simon reports. Tanya Simon and Andrew Metz are the producers.”

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Dolan: Hurricane Sandy brought out 'noble side' of people

New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan appeared on Fox News this morning to discuss the impact of Hurricane Sandy. Wearing an FDNY jacket, Dolan called the storm a "tragedy" that has brought out the "most noble sentiments of people."

Said Dolan:

What do you say? Our hearts are broken when we see the loss of life, the grieving families, the devastation,...

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Dioceses follow government’s lead, hunker down for Sandy

Four new cardinals had to keep news secret from synod

Native Americans feel 'pulled up' by Blessed Kateri becoming a saint

Report: Knights of Columbus a top funder of anti-gay-marriage drives

Minn. Catholics oppose, prayerfully, marriage amendment

Mexican cardinal urges priests to promote vocations among US Hispanics

Annette Funicello, original Mouseketeer, dies at 70

Expectations for Pope Francis must not be too great

Franz Jägerstätter's widow, 'a warm, gentle soul,' dies at 100

Salvadoran clergy hopeful for canonization of Archbishop Romero

Sr. Mary Nona McGreal, historian and educator, dies

St. Mary's College gets its first lay president

Remembering the murder of Archbishop Romero

Delayed marriage fallout: more unwed births, report says

A debt to Eugene Patterson, titan of American journalism

60 Minutes targets LCWR and Vatican mandate

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Dolan: Hurricane Sandy brought out 'noble side' of people

Lesbian answers bishop's call for dialogue on gay marriage

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