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September 2014

September 09, 2014

Of prodigals and parades: Elizabeth Scalia nails it

The Anchoress today takes a thoughtful look at the controversy swirling around Cardinal Dolan and...

September 07, 2014

San Diego Bishop Cirilo Flores dies

His tenure was exceptionally short—less than a year. From The Los Angeles Times: Roman Catholic...

September 06, 2014

Dolan on Sheen body battle: “We’ve had some issues with Peoria over what to do…”

The Cardinal Archbishop of New York offered some thoughts on the controversy in an exclusive...

September 05, 2014

Fulton Sheen update: Peoria issues “additional clarifications” on sainthood cause

After New York's volley yesterday, here comes a response. From the Diocese of Peoria: After...

August 2014

August 31, 2014

The pope’s new bishops: “These are not papal acts in name only, but personal decisions by Francis”

John Allen looks at some recent high-profile bishop appointments and draws some intriguing conclusions in...

August 28, 2014

Leading Italian bishop: Church must make “unconventional couples” feel at home

From Zenit: Addressing a national conference on the liturgy on Wednesday, Bishop Nunzio Galantino said...

August 26, 2014

Philadelphia’s Bishop Daniel Thomas to be new bishop of Toledo—UPDATED

From the press release this morning: The Holy Father, Pope Francis, today named the Most...

August 24, 2014

Watch: Bishop Zubik takes the ALS ice bucket challenge

Details: Hundreds of people gathered in Duquesne Saturday as Bishop David Zubik joined a Pittsburgh...

August 23, 2014

Another Catholic newspaper to cease publication

The announcement, from the Diocese of Cleveland: Bishop Richard Lennon, Bishop of Cleveland has announced...

August 22, 2014

In a first, a bishop announces plans to take the ALS “ice bucket challenge”

Far as I know, this is the first time a member of the episcopacy is getting...

August 21, 2014

Detroit’s Cardinal Szoka dies

From the Archdiocese of Detroit: With sadness and great hope in the Resurrection we share news...

August 17, 2014

Pope to Korean bishops: “Christians don’t come as conquerers”

From John Allen: Christianity is a missionary religion, and heading into Pope Francis’s trip to...

August 16, 2014

Sister Elizabeth Johnson fires back at bishops, calls investigation wasteful

Details from Religion News Service: A nun who drew U.S. Catholic bishops’ ire with...

August 08, 2014

What else did CNN get wrong?

From Baltimore's Catholic Review, here's an important addendum to CNN's piece on archbishops and where they...

August 07, 2014

US bishops ask parishes to pray for Iraq on August 17

This release just arrived in my in box: The chairman of the Committee of International...

August 07, 2014

Denver Christians, Jews, Muslims to pray for peace, “coming together as a people who believe in God”

Details: Demonstrating his deep concern for growing violence against innocent people in the Middle East,...

August 06, 2014

Oklahoma City archbishop on Black Mass: “This Satanic ritual is deadly serious”

Details: Archbishop Paul Coakley is calling for a Catholic campaign of prayer to oppose a...

August 05, 2014

Bishop calls for fasting, prayer in battle against Black Mass—UPDATED

Bishop Edward Slattery of Tulsa has issued a letter to his flock: As has been...

August 04, 2014

Speaking of archbishops…

...and where they live...here's one, hanging out where he lives. This picture is suddenly making...

August 04, 2014

CNN’s “gotcha” piece: Hitting bishops where they live

A few people sent me this link from CNN yesterday, forwarding it with a mix...

July 2014

July 30, 2014

Nienstedt: “I will continue serving as I have been called to do”—UPDATED

The embattled archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis has posted the following column in this week's...

July 29, 2014

Law firm completes investigation into Archbishop Nienstedt, submits report

From The Minneapolis Star-Tribune: A Minneapolis law firm hired by the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to investigate...

July 28, 2014

“Anyone talking about a priest shortage is talking nonsense”

Those are the words of Rockville Centre's Bishop William Murphy, quoted in this article from...

July 28, 2014

Bridgeport’s Bishop Caggiano: “It’s not our church, it’s His church…”

Bishop Frank Caggiano of Bridgeport is convoking a local synod in his diocese. Sean Salai,...

July 20, 2014

After four decades, Rochester eliminates lay preaching at Mass

I'm frankly surprised that this has been going on for so long. Details: For the...

July 19, 2014

Large number of Germans left Catholic Church last year

From AP: The German Bishops' Conference says the number of Germans leaving the Roman Catholic...

July 11, 2014

“He’s the prototype of a new generation of bishops, not grumpy and dogmatic”

From Reuters: The Vatican has appointed the archbishop of Berlin, seen by German media as...

July 10, 2014

Nancy Pelosi on child migration: “No one speaks more eloquently than the bishops”

No, this is not a joke: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, not known for rigorous...

July 05, 2014

Argentine military officers convicted in bishop’s murder

From the BBC: Two former senior military officers in Argentina have been convicted in connection...

June 2014

June 26, 2014

Vatican publishes working document for extraordinary Synod of Bishops

An overview from CNS: The working document for the October 2014 extraordinary Synod of Bishops...