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December 2014

December 02, 2014

Whatsover you do: Following death of homeless man, bishop turns church property into shelter

From The BBC: A church building is to be used as a homeless shelter following...

November 2014

November 24, 2014

Archbishop bars son of Italian crime boss from confirmation ceremony

Details: It’s long been accused of adopting an at best ambiguous role in the fight...

November 23, 2014

Bishop vs. deacon arm-wrestling match

Can you guess who won? Details: There were no 1980s Rocky Balboa training montages and...

November 22, 2014

Report: German bishops to vote on “hidden bombshell”

From The National Catholic Register: In the latest in a series of attempts by German...

November 20, 2014

Bishop stops speech, changes venue when reporter refuses to leave

Details: Madison Catholic Bishop Robert Morlino halted a public speech Wednesday night at UW-Platteville and...

November 20, 2014

The cardinal and the mayor: “A sort of municipal buddy movie”

While they haven't quite forged the friendship that defined Cardinal John O'Connor and Mayor Ed...

November 20, 2014

Cardinal O’Malley writes about his “60 Minutes” interview

From The Boston Pilot's website: Last Sunday evening I was privileged to be featured on...

November 19, 2014

Archbishop Cupich’s installation program, featuring music and the coat of arms

For those who missed it, you can download the full program right here. After all...

November 18, 2014

“The Risen Christ is in the boat with us”

"Just as Jesus left the peacefulness of his mountain top prayer to embrace the disciples...

November 18, 2014

“All Are Welcome” greets Blase Cupich as he arrives at cathedral

From Crux: During a ceremony rich with ritual and symbolism, the next archbishop of Chicago...

November 17, 2014

Ray Flynn on Cardinal O’Malley: “The world witnessed the humility and greatness of the Catholic Church last night”

The former ambassador to the Vatican writes: The world witnessed the humility and greatness of...

November 12, 2014

USCCB report: Young Catholics “agree to disagree” about some Church teachings

From Catholic News Agency: While a failure to understand doctrine is present in many segments...

November 11, 2014

NY Times: “Change is rattling the hierarchy” under Francis

Fresh from the USCCB gathering in Baltimore: Change is rattling the hierarchy of the Roman...

November 09, 2014

AP: bishops meeting amid “turbulence”

Fasten your seatbelts: U.S. Roman Catholic bishops are gathering at a moment of turbulence for...

November 08, 2014

Kasper: “The pope is not a liberal. He is a radical.”

Details: Just days before the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops opens its annual fall meeting,...

November 08, 2014

It’s official: Burke to Malta

After the longest run-up, the least surprising papal move of the year: At Roman Noon...

November 05, 2014

Pope Francis asks faithful to pray for bishops: “It isn’t easy. We are all sinners, so pray for us.”

From his Wednesday audience: A Church that is not united around its bishop is a...

November 02, 2014

Cardinal to lead requiem Mass for reinterment of Richard III

Details: The head of the Catholic church in England and the Archbishop of Canterbury will...

October 2014

October 30, 2014

Cardinal Dolan prepares flock for a “real sense of grief” that will come with parish closings; 14% will merge

His column in this week's Catholic New York, the newspaper for the Archdiocese of New...

October 30, 2014

Backlash: “A schism isn’t out of the question”

That's the assessment of religion writer Andrew Brown in The Guardian: Until this weekend, I had...

October 24, 2014

A response to Chaput: “This can have very serious negative consequences for couples”

A few days ago, I posted on the radical proposal of Philadelphia's Archbishop Chaput, who...

October 23, 2014

Archbishop Cupich will forgo mansion and live in cathedral rectory

Details, from The Chicago Sun-Times: Archbishop Blase J. Cupich is eschewing opulence. He has decided...

October 22, 2014

The synod revealed “a movement of plates that make up the map of the Catholic world”

Theology professor Massimo Faggioli has a compelling analysis of the recently-completed synod—one that is based...

October 21, 2014

Chaput: clergy might stop signing marriage licenses as “principled resistance”

Strong words from the Archbishop of Philadelphia: Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput says he was "very...

October 21, 2014

Fiancée, family of Dallas Ebola victim staying at Catholic conference center

Details from The Dallas Morning News: Bishop Kevin J. Farrell said he hesitated only briefly...

October 18, 2014

Cardinal Burke confirms transfer: “As priests, we always have to be ready to accept whatever assignment we’re given”

In an unexpected interview with a surprising news outlet, BuzzFeed, Cardinal Raymond Burke discusses the...

October 17, 2014

From the synod: African cardinal says pressure groups are trying to change Church teaching

From CNA: Inaccurate media reports about Church teaching on homosexuality published after the Extraordinary Synod on...

October 17, 2014

Cardinal Pell: Relatio was “skewed…it didn’t represent accurately the feelings of the synod fathers”

From CNS: Cardinal George Pell said working-group reports from the Synod of Bishops on the...

October 16, 2014

“I am shocked”: Cardinal Kasper denies statements about African bishops—UPDATED

This story caused a storm yesterday, and now German media report the cardinal's response (translation...

October 16, 2014

Cardinal Dolan: “The bishops of Africa are prophetic”

For those who missed it...New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan spoke with CNS about the church...