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November 2019

November 21, 2019

Pope in Thailand: Mission is seeking family members we don’t know yet

Via CNS: Missionaries are not mercenaries, but beggars who recognize that some brothers and sisters...

November 20, 2019

Read a rare, handwritten letter from Fulton Sheen

This is something remarkable: A Brooklyn priest has come into possession of a rare letter,...

November 20, 2019

A pro-life Catholic Democrat?! Meet John Bel Edwards

"Everything that I experienced growing up as a Catholic just pushed me towards service.” John...

November 20, 2019

Conscience matters: most states protect doctors who refuse to do abortions because of religion

From Reuters: The vast majority of U.S. states have passed laws blocking civil lawsuits that...

November 19, 2019

Outside Washington’s cathedral: Blessing ‘When I Was Naked’

The statue by the great Timothy Schmalz was blessed to mark the World Day of...

November 19, 2019

The significance of December 21 for Fulton Sheen’s beatification

Those of us in the world of communications are rejoicing over the news that the...

November 19, 2019

Holy rollers: The Catholic church that became a roller rink

You can skate underneath disco balls, LED lights, and stained-glass windows of Jesus and the...

November 18, 2019

God bless you, Bill Lyon: Remembering the great journalist who wrote of his fight with Alzheimer’s

"Al lies in ambush in my brain, and the only way I can put a...

November 18, 2019

St. John Paul II: ‘Respect for life extends to the rest of creation’

There's been a fair amount of discussion over the last few days about Pope Francis...

November 18, 2019

WATCH: Vesting for Pontifical High Mass

A few days back, I mentioned the debut of a new Pontifical Solemn High Mass,...

November 17, 2019

Shock: Lawsuit filed over funeral homily

“No parent, no sibling, no family member should ever, ever have to sit through what...

November 16, 2019

Pope warns against deacons who are ‘wannabe’ priests — UPDATED

He made his comments when veering off a prepared text and speaking today to the...

November 16, 2019

The persecuted: Homily for November 17, 2019, 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

His name was Ramesh Raju. He was a 40-year-old building contractor, husband and father who...

November 15, 2019

Pope will update catechism to include sins against ecology

Pope Francis called on the international community to recognize ecocide as a "crime against peace."...

November 14, 2019

Praise for the Traditional Latin Mass in an unexpected place

National Catholic Reporter? They published a widely read — and controversial — criticism of the...

November 14, 2019

WATCH: The proud Christian faith of the NFL’s Nick Foles

"You believe in Jesus, that changes your heart." Check out this video above, from...

November 13, 2019

AP: Attorney preparing lawsuit against Brooklyn’s Bishop DiMarzio

This is my bishop and the man who ordained me. I find this, on every...

November 13, 2019

Bishops give assent for St. Irenaeus to become doctor of the Church

"This is perhaps a way to correct an oversight of history." From CNS: The U.S....

November 12, 2019

When Jonathan Morris went to a Kanye West ‘Sunday Service’

"I believe these Sunday services will serve to bring young people to an encounter with...

November 12, 2019

Horror: ISIS kills Catholic priest in Syria — UPDATED

From Radio Free Europe: Unknown gunmen have shot dead an Armenian Catholic priest and his...

November 12, 2019

Message to U.S. bishops: Pass on the ‘Magisterium of Pope Francis’

This is generating a lot of buzz around the interwebs — Rocco described it as...

November 11, 2019

To save a life: bishop donates his bone marrow to a stranger

"Because of the life I have been given by God, I was able to give...

November 10, 2019

For the veterans, from Fulton Sheen

This Veterans Day, as we honor those who have served, here are some wise words...

November 10, 2019

Shock: Tabernacle stolen from El Paso church

"The desecration of the greatest gift possessed by the Church, the Most Blessed Sacrament, is...

November 09, 2019

Cardinal Burke: ‘It’s clear that the pope doesn’t want me in any leadership position’

Cardinal Raymond Burke had several conversations recently with Ross Douthat of The New York Times,...

November 09, 2019

The story of a pope, a bishop and a rainstorm in Rome

Bridgeport's Bishop Frank Caggiano — in Rome for the ad limina visit —posted this on...

November 09, 2019

WATCH: Jimmy Fallon’s epic ‘Thank God I’m a Country Boy’ in Austin

As sweeps stunts go, this is in a league of its own. This opened Thursday's...

November 09, 2019

Why are fewer U.S. Latinos Catholic?

RNS unpacks that question, drawing on details from a recent Pew report: Harold Morales, a...

November 08, 2019

Eye on Iowa: Biden woos Catholics who elected Trump

“I’ll tell you what a priest told me today: Dubuque would not have refused him...

November 07, 2019

Christian YouTube star John Crist apologizes for ‘hurt and pain’ of his sexual misconduct

Count me among those who have enjoyed his bits on social media and shared them...