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March 2013

March 03, 2013

Cardinal Dolan: “The life of the church goes on”

From the New York Times, some thoughts from another conclave cardinal: The cavernous nave of...

March 01, 2013

Dolan talks about the challenges facing the next pope

The cardinal archbishop of New York sat down for an interview with Catholic News Service...

March 01, 2013

California diocese requires teachers to sign agreement on “modern errors”

Details: The Santa Rosa Catholic Diocese is requiring its 200 schoolteachers to sign an agreement...

February 2013

February 26, 2013

Nuncio: Benedict has “carried out a cleansing of the episcopate”

An interesting detail about the pope, via EWTN: Throughout his eight-year papacy, Pope Benedict XVI...

February 26, 2013

Cardinal Dolan’s final Mass before heading to Rome

The question some folks were asking: will he be coming back? The shot above was...

February 26, 2013

“We just can’t do business as usual; we just can’t keep the status quo”

That's Washington's Cardinal Donald Wuerl discussing priorities for the next pope. From Catholic News Service: ...

February 25, 2013

BREAKING: Cardinal O’Brien resigns

Details from the BBC: Britain's most senior Roman Catholic cleric, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, is stepping...

February 24, 2013

“He’d make a great pope—someday”

That's the common thinking about a personal favorite of mine among the papabile: a man...

February 23, 2013

Bombshell: Cardinal O’Brien of Scotland accused of “inappropriate behavior” by four priests

After making big news Friday, with his call for a married priesthood, Scotland's Cardinal Keith...

February 22, 2013

Richmond bishop issues directive on unique Anglican-Roman Catholic community

You may remember this story from last fall Now, an update: Diocese of Richmond Bishop...

February 21, 2013

German bishops allow “morning after” pill in cases of rape—UPDATED

Details from the AP: Roman Catholic-run hospitals can prescribe limited emergency contraception to rape victims,...

February 21, 2013

Who is the only living cardinal to have voted in three conclaves? —UPDATED

That would be Washington's Cardinal William Baum. His secretary for several years was Msgr. Bart...

February 19, 2013

Cardinal Roger Mahony, Suffering Servant

Seriously? Mark Shea drew my attention to the cardinal's blog post yesterday, in which the archbishop...

February 19, 2013

O’Malley rising?

John Allen this morning has some buzz surrounding the cardinal archbishop of Boston: While the...

February 19, 2013

Gomez and Mahony, a study in contrasts—UPDATED

With both men making headlines recently, the Los Angeles Times takes a closer look at...

February 15, 2013

Cardinal Mahony: “I am being called to be humiliated…”

From his blog: From our earliest catechism days we learn about the virtue of humility. ...

February 11, 2013

Dolan statement on pope’s resignation

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued...

February 09, 2013

“The President has been a proponent of an expediency that is shameful and criminal in the eyes of God…”

My own bishop, Nicholas DiMarzio, took note of the anniversary of Roe v. Wade in...

February 09, 2013

Bishop Paprocki tells a lapsed Catholic: “Why you should return to the Church…”

The bishop of Springfield responds to a newspaper columnist with a column of his own: ...

February 07, 2013

BREAKING: USCCB says revised HHS proposal “falls short”

The official statement, just released, along with Cardinal Dolan's response: +++ The Feb. 1 Notice...

February 06, 2013

Los Angeles considering capital campaign to raise $200 million

From the Los Angeles Times: In the midst of renewed public outrage over its handling...

February 01, 2013

The cardinal strikes back: Mahony publishes private letter to Gomez

This afternoon, Cardinal Roger Mahony posted the following on his blog: Friends in Christ, This...

February 01, 2013

“Cardinal Mahony’s La Cosa Nostra”

That's the stinging title of this piece from Real Clear Religion by George Neumayr (h

January 2013

January 31, 2013

BREAKING: Archbishop Gomez removes Cardinal Mahony from public duties, accepts resignation of Bishop Curry

Breaking news from Los Angeles, and Patheos' West Coast maven, Joanne McPortland, who notes that...

January 31, 2013

Bishop Farrell: “Our deacons are a great gift to the church…”

Bishop Kevin Farrell, of the Diocese of Dallas, looks forward to some upcoming ordinations: It...

January 26, 2013

“The petition on the White House web site labeling the church a ‘hate group’ is beyond the pale…”

The cardinal archbishop of Washington, Donald Wuerl, pops up in today's Washington Post and offers a...

January 25, 2013

Bishop Finn takes aim at the National Catholic Reporter—UPDATED

In his diocesan paper, Bishop Robert W. Finn of Kansas City-St. Joseph raises questions about...

January 04, 2013

The remarkable journey of Atlanta’s new auxiliary bishop—UPDATED

He's got quite an unusual background—and was influenced by the writings of Thomas Merton :...

January 03, 2013

New cathedral will use old windows

And they're beauties, as the sample above shows. Details: The Catholic Diocese of Raleigh has...

December 2012

December 31, 2012

New Year’s resolutions for the New Evangelization

Some great ideas from the blogging bishop, Christopher Coyne: As the new year begins, we...