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October 2013

October 26, 2013

Second U.S. bishop has hepatitis; Rome “Bishop School” linked to outbreak

Hours after news broke about Fargo's bishop, Kathy Schiffer—the Lois Lane of Patheos—uncovered this scoop: ...

October 25, 2013

Bishop diagnosed with hepatitis; hundreds may have been exposed

Details: The Fargo Catholic Diocese’s new bishop may have exposed hundreds of church members here...

October 24, 2013

“Deacon” takes over duties of “Bling Bishop” in Germany—UPDATED

Following up on yesterday's big news, a detail worth noting from this morning's New York...

October 23, 2013

Germany’s “Bling Bishop” given a “period of leave”—UPDATED

From AFP: The Vatican on Wednesday suspended a scandal-tainted German Catholic cleric dubbed the "bling...

October 15, 2013

“Courage with humility leads to true greatness”: a superb Columbus Day homily

Okay: I'm biased. But is there any bishop who preaches better than this? This comes...

October 10, 2013

Some advice on the shutdown from the bishops

Sister Mary Ann Walsh from the USCCB blogs: As the government shutdown continues, it may...

October 08, 2013

Historic: Pope Francis calls an Extraordinary Synod on the family

Such synods are rare. This one will be only the third of its kind ever....

October 02, 2013

How come Pope Francis doesn’t talk about deacons?

Good question. I got an e-mail today from a deacon friend on the West Coast:...

September 2013

September 25, 2013

The pope makes his mark in Newark, “the first truly Francis appointment”

And what is happening in Newark may be telling. Rocco has everything you need to...

September 23, 2013

NCR: Newark to get a coadjutor archbishop, Hebda from Gaylord

From the National Catholic Reporter: Pope Francis will appoint a coadjutor archbishop to the Archdiocese...

September 22, 2013

New Orleans archbishop orders school calendars changed to keep Sundays free

Details: After months of nudging Catholics to reclaim Sunday as a day to attend Mass...

September 21, 2013

Cardinal Seán O’Malley responds to Pope Francis interview

The cardinal, of course, is part of the "Super 8" group of advisors to Pope...

September 20, 2013

Turnabout? Bishop Tobin, once “disappointed” in Francis, now “grateful”

From NCR: The U.S. Catholic bishop who grabbed headlines when he said he was "disappointed"...

September 19, 2013

Quote of the day

"God is in everyone’s life. Even if the life of a person has been a...

September 19, 2013

Pope to bishops: careerism is a “cancer”

From the Vatican news site : Pope Francis received new Bishops from around the world...

September 18, 2013

“I always will be a Brooklyn kid”

The local paper, the Brooklyn Tablet, bids a fond farewell to Bishop Frank Caggiano, the...

September 16, 2013

Bishop Caggiano: “Witness is the most powerful method of conversion. Not confrontation. Witness.”

A great interview with a great priest: from the National Catholic Register, a chat with...

September 14, 2013

“There is a growing tendency to ‘tabloidism’ in the Catholic press…and the worrying phenomenon of blogs”

Some of the remarks from Most Rev. Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin, on the New Evangelization: We...

September 12, 2013

Cardinal urges more sensitivity in preaching on homosexuality

He's one of the eight cardinals—the "Super 8" or "Gang of 8"— advising Pope Francis, and...

September 05, 2013

Dolan to Obama on Syria: “Our focus is on saving lives by ending this conflict, not fueling it”

The USCCB president has written a letter to the U.S. president: September 4, 2013 President...

September 04, 2013

Great moments in the episcopacy: Cardinal Dolan does the Colbert Report—UPDATED

Here's Part 1 from last night. I'll add the second part when they make it...

September 03, 2013

Bishop warns against rising anti-Christian bigotry in U.S.

From the Washington Times: Bishop Thomas Paprocki is not the kind of Catholic leader who...

August 2013

August 30, 2013

Reports: Pope Francis to name Archbishop Pietro Parolin Secretary of State

It could happen as early as tomorrow, according to John Allen at NCR: Multiple reports...

August 26, 2013

Bishop blesses ranch site of Catholic college from horse-drawn carriage

Well now: there's a picture you don't see every day. Complete with altar server in...

August 24, 2013

Quote of the day

"In Catholic belief, all human life, no matter how wounded, flawed, young or old, is sacred because...

August 18, 2013

Bishop: “Our deacons are a blessing to our diocese…”

From Today's Catholic News in the diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend: With over 100 family,...

August 14, 2013

Bishop converts: Tobin becomes Republican

Details: Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence Thomas Tobin revealed Tuesday night that he recently became...

August 10, 2013

Bishop Lynch: “I am convinced that many so called Pro-Life groups are not really pro-life but merely anti-abortion”

Remarkable to read words like this coming from a Catholic bishop in the United States....

August 10, 2013

Bishop Lynch: “I am convinced that many so called Pro-Life groups are not really pro-life but merely anti-abortion”

Remarkable to read words like this coming from a Catholic bishop in the United States....

August 04, 2013

How an Italian boy from Brooklyn became bishop of Bridgeport

Photo: Gregory Shemitz A great profile of a great priest, from Greenwich Time: For a...