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April 2012

April 18, 2012

Cardinal Dolan named one of the 100 most influential people in the world

Details from TIME magazine: With his crimson cassock, wide grin and rotund good cheer, Timothy...

April 18, 2012

Quote of the day, on SSPX

"The response, the new response, is rather encouraging. But there are still developments that will...

April 17, 2012

Bishop: “We can no longer be Catholics by accident, but must be Catholics by conviction”

Details: “Heroic Catholicism, not casual Catholicism” is required to confront state and federal threats to...

April 16, 2012

Benedict and his bishops

A friend recently noted that, for all his greatness, Blessed John Paul was not necessarily...

April 13, 2012

Just saying no: Some Seattle parishes decline to circulate petitions against gay marriage referendum

And one of them is the cathedral parish. Details: A growing number of Seattle’s Catholic...

April 12, 2012

US bishops call for “fortnight for freedom” this summer to pray for religious liberty

From the newly-released Statement on Religious Liberty: Religious liberty is not only about our ability...

April 03, 2012

“How do we render God credible in this world?”

In a homily given on April 1, 2005, just before he was elected Pope, Pope...

April 02, 2012

Cardinal permits man in homosexual partnership to serve on parish council

Details: Overruling one of his parish priests, Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna has permitted a...

March 2012

March 30, 2012

“You’ve Got Holy Week”: Cardinal Dolan’s message on AOL

March 30, 2012

Catholic college withdraws speaking invitation to Kennedy’s widow

Details: A small Catholic college that invited Victoria Reggie Kennedy to speak at its spring...

March 15, 2012

What’s in your wallet? How about a Catholic ID card?

Catholics in England and Wales could soon have the credit-card sized document above in their...

March 14, 2012

Bishops hope to restart talks with White House over contraception mandate

Details: The Catholic bishop leading the push against the White House's contraception mandate says the...

March 13, 2012

Pennsylvania bishops: March 30 to be day of fasting over HHS mandate

Details: Calling the Obama administration's mandated insurance coverage for contraceptives an "assault" on religious freedom,...

March 12, 2012

Dolan: “We got burned” on gay marriage

Cardinal Timothy Dolan and bishops from around New York State headed to the state capitol...

March 07, 2012

Saved: Vatican reverses Cleveland decision on closing of 13 parishes

It's a rare reversal -- and one that should give other parishes around the country...

March 03, 2012

Cardinal Dolan calls on Catholics to be “very active, involved in politics”

He spoke on the subject today at a diocesan convocation. Details: Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan...

March 03, 2012

What if the bishops aren’t bluffing?

That's the question at the heart of this piece by Ed Morrissey: Earlier this week,...

March 01, 2012

From Cardinal Dolan: “We have to be realistic and prepare for tough times…”

From his blog today: The President invited us to “work out the wrinkles,” and we...

February 2012

February 29, 2012

The USCCB on communion: “We should be cautious when making judgments…”

Someone reminded me of this document, put out by the USCCB in 2006, which states:...

February 27, 2012

Another cardinal launches a blog

It's Washington's Cardinal Donald Wuerl, who this week introduces his contribution to the blogosphere, "Seek First...

February 26, 2012

Dolan: “I asked Jesus to help me fight the same temptations he did”

The new cardinal of New York gave a stemwinder of a homily Saturday night --...

February 23, 2012

Worth a thousand words

Cardinal Timothy Dolan (and, ahem, a deacon), during a Mass he celebrated this afternoon for...

February 23, 2012

Welcome home!

A banner spotted this morning in the lobby of the New York Catholic Center, which...

February 21, 2012

For only the second time, the son of a deacon becomes a bishop

Whispers has the scoop on Bishop-elect George Sheltz: His father a permanent deacon, according to...

February 21, 2012

When Benedict met Shirley

Cardinal Dolan took his mother to meet the pope yesterday: Capping a whirlwind nine-day trip...

February 20, 2012

Cardinal Dolan: “I’ll return home a cardinal, but I’m still a sinner”

New York's new cardinal shared some thoughts on his new title in an exclusive column...

February 15, 2012

“Cooperation with evil” and the contraceptive debate

David Gibson of the Religion News Service has an interesting analysis of the contraception c...

February 10, 2012

USCCB statement: “A first step in the right direction” — UPDATED

This just in: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) sees initial opportunities in...

February 10, 2012

NY Times: Bishops planned for battle on HHS mandate

Some background and analysis, from the New York Times: When after much internal debate the...

February 09, 2012

Dolan on HHS ruling this morning

CBS This Morning, actually. According to CNS: Cardinal-designate Timothy M. Dolan of New York said...