Oregon Jesuit Confirmed as New House Chaplain
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WASHINGTON (CNS)—Jesuit Father Patrick J. Conroy was unanimously approved as the next House chaplain in a May 25 vote.

Father Conroy, 60, a native of Washington state, had been nominated by House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, himself a Catholic, as the ideal candidate … [More]

Texas School Told to Remove Prayers From Graduation
Medina Valley High School in Castroville, San Antonio, has been told that it cannot include an opening and closing prayer at the ceremony on June 4.
District Judge Fred Biery also told the school not to use the words “invocation” or “benediction,” saying it would give the impression that the school was “sponsoring a religion.”
The lawsuit was filed last Thursday by Americans United for Separation of Church and State on behalf of parents … [More]

Benedict XVI Underlines Continuity of Sacred Music

Says Tradition Rightly Lives Alongside Progress

VATICAN CITY, MAY 31, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI is underlining the continuity of sacred music that stretches back to the "authentic and glorious tradition" begun by St. Gregory the Great.
In a letter address to Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski, grand chancellor of the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, the Pope called the centenary of its foundation an "important event," and a "reason for … [More]