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May 2018

May 23, 2018

Who will announce the next pope? Meet the new protodeacon

From Aleteia: Cardinal Robert Sarah has become the “proto-deacon”: that is to say that in...

May 23, 2018

Never too late: 95-year-old becomes Catholic

From Australia: They say practice makes perfect, and the saying couldn’t be truer for Brisbane’s...

May 22, 2018

‘There is no canonical or doctrinal objection to ordaining married men for priestly ministry’ — UPDATED

That's the central point that canonist Ed Peters makes in his post today, but he...

May 22, 2018

‘God Friended Me’: it may be the most unexpected and inspiring TV series on the fall schedule

Judging from this trailer, the new CBS series "God Friended Me" looks really promising. Who'da...

May 22, 2018

Archbishop becomes highest ranking church official in the world to be convicted of covering up sex abuse

Details: An Australian archbishop was convicted on Tuesday of covering up a claim of sexual...

May 22, 2018

LISTEN: ‘The Catholic Guy’ Lino Rulli chats with a deacon candidate — UPDATED

The popular Catholic radio host — I've been on his show a couple times — spent...

May 22, 2018

Ordination update: 5 new deacons for Anchorage

From The Catholic Anchor Facebook page: Five years of discernment, formation, and study culminated with...

May 21, 2018

Incredible: 3D printing technology now allows expectant mothers to hold their unborn children in their hands

Amazing. Check out the video below. "Before I formed you in the womb I knew...

May 21, 2018

Can a deacon do the sprinkling rite during Mass? — UPDATED

A priest posed that question to a friend several weeks ago, at the start of...

May 21, 2018

Happy new feast day: Mary, Mother of the Church

The image here comes from St. James Cathedral in Orlando. I took it last year...

May 21, 2018

An atheist as confirmation sponsor?

Some surprising news out of Ireland regarding a prominent politician. It amazes me that something...

May 20, 2018

Pope announces 14 new cardinals — including the papal almoner

From CNS: Pope Francis announced he would make 14 new cardinals June 29, giving the...

May 20, 2018

Deacon candidate is the son of Holocaust survivors

What a story, via The Catholic Register in Canada: For Mark Neugebauer, his journey to...

May 19, 2018

Come, Holy Spirit: the beautiful message hidden in a chapel on Long Island

So I'm here in Bay Shore, New York, some 40 miles east of Queens and...

May 19, 2018

What does the royal wedding have to do with Pentecost? Everything.

From the sensational sermon by the Most Rev. Michael Curry, the first African American to...

May 18, 2018

Stunning: in unprecedented move, all 34 bishops from Chile offer resignations to Pope Francis

Details: Every Chilean bishop offered to resign Friday over a sex abuse and cover-up scandal,...

May 18, 2018

UPDATE: Suspect arrested after smashing statue of Virgin Mary, charged with hate crime

Details: Police have made an arrest after a historic statue of the Virgin Mary outside...

May 17, 2018

Bishop approves alternative to Boy Scouts as a Catholic apostolate

The following press release landed in my mailbox a short time ago: Thousands of young...

May 17, 2018

President Trump marks Ramadan, noting ‘the richness Muslims add to the religious tapestry of American life’

An interesting development, as reported by The Washington Post: Offering warm greetings on Ramadan and...

May 17, 2018

Demographic winter: U.S. fertility rate falls to record low for second year

From The New York Times: The fertility rate in the United States fell to a...

May 16, 2018

‘These aren’t people. These are animals.’—UPDATED

From The New York Times: President Trump lashed out at undocumented immigrants during a White...

May 16, 2018

Sick: Statue of Mary smashed, hate note left at church in Buffalo—UPDATED

From The Buffalo News: Someone smashed a statue of Mary outside an East Side Catholic...

May 16, 2018

Ordination update: 6 new deacons for Green Bay

The hardworking staff of The Compass has thoughtfully posted on Facebook over 60 pictures of...

May 15, 2018

WATCH: Remains of Coptic Christians martyred by ISIS in Libya returned to Egypt

The poignant video above shows the caskets arriving in Cairo yesterday. The story, from...

May 14, 2018

Vatican opens cause for sainthood of priest, deacons martyred in Iraq

From CNS: The Vatican has given its permission for the opening of the sainthood cause...

May 14, 2018

Wim Wenders on Pope Francis: ‘He is the most fearless man I ever met’

The CBS News program "60 Minutes" last night aired an interview with director Wim Wenders,...

May 13, 2018

Ordination update: 5 new deacons for Sioux City

I haven't seen any images yet, but The Catholic Globe reported last month: After almost...

May 13, 2018

A stunning testament of hope: women behind bars joining the Church

This is a must-read, from America magazine: On the day after Easter, five incarcerated women...

May 13, 2018

Ordination update: 19 new deacons for Chicago

The local press offered this preview: Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, will ordain...

May 12, 2018

Hymn of the week: ‘Praise to the Lord, the Almighty’

Here's a classic, just made for congregational singing. With a royal wedding looming upon us,...