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October 2014

October 17, 2014

For first time, Sistine Chapel to be rented out for corporate event

Details: Pope Francis has for the first time allowed the Sistine Chapel to be rented...

October 01, 2014

Jews observe High Holy Days in Illinois Catholic church—UPDATED

Details: The trickiest part about hosting Beth Tikvah's Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur in the sanctuary...

October 01, 2014

What happens when you restore a church’s beauty?

Renovation, it turns out, can have some powerful side effects. In Crisis, Michael Tamara looks...

September 2014

September 26, 2014

Where is Jesus? What the Church teaches on the placement of the Blessed Sacrament

There's been some critical commentary about the new designs for Christ Cathedral in the Diocese...

September 24, 2014

Diocese unveils new design for Orange County’s Christ Cathedral—UPDATED

From Orange County Catholic: Outwardly, the familiar structure, with its 10,000 panes of glass, will...

August 2014

August 30, 2014

New trends in church design

St. Paul the Apostle in Spartanburg, SC, consecrated in 2013. Photo: Spartanburg Herald Journal. See...

August 26, 2014

Home run: one church’s smart idea for improving Mass attendance

A great location and a savvy social media campaign combine to create a textbook example...

August 04, 2014

Putin wants monasteries, church rebuilt inside Kremlin

Back to the future? Not so long ago, this would have been unthinkable. Details: Russian...

August 04, 2014

“Catholic Mass unlike any you’ve ever seen”

An unusual report, in the secular press, on a unique liturgy being celebrated in Norfolk,...

August 01, 2014

Solidarity: Catholic church paints Arabic “N” on its door

From The Richmond Register in Kentucky: Throughout its history the Roman Catholic Church has been...

July 2014

July 30, 2014

How do you renovate a church?

The Heritage Restoration and Design Studio in Illinois produced the video below, showing the impressive work...

July 13, 2014

Detroit “Mass Mob” fills city’s largest church

Amazing: For the third time in a row, the Detroit Mass Mob movement filled every...

July 07, 2014

Celebrating Mass at Celebration

One of the pleasures of traveling around the country is getting to experience Mass at...

July 06, 2014

Boom: Catholic Church growing in Georgia

Details, from The Chattanooga Times Free Press: Two separate car dealerships failed at a concrete-and-glass...

June 2014

June 16, 2014

Report: shooting of Phoenix priests is just the latest incident in wave of church violence in US

Details from The Christian Science Monitor: The shooting of two priests at a Phoenix church...

June 11, 2014

The myth of Catholic “decline”—UPDATED

It can be tempting, when ingesting a daily diet of internet chatter, to think the...

June 07, 2014

“Jesus Lives”: Easter decorations in Illinois

A deacon candidate thought I might appreciate the pictures below, of St. Joseph the Worker...

May 2014

May 31, 2014

Mass in the Extraordinary Form at a Brooklyn church—UPDATED

Some may remember the pictures I posted last week, showcasing the newly renovated Holy Name...

May 26, 2014

Is it appropriate to display the American flag in church?

The question arises after I posted the image below on Facebook. It comes from my...

May 26, 2014

Check this out: one parish’s own news show—and this place is a hotbed for vocations

A friend from Georgia sent this my way. All I can say is: wow. It's...

May 19, 2014

What was and what is: the dramatic difference a church renovation makes

Behold, some images from the restoration of Holy Name of Jesus Church in Brooklyn, just...

May 17, 2014

Amazing renovation of Brooklyn church completed

Regular readers may remember postings from a few months ago about the renovation of Holy...

May 14, 2014

Bishop urges Catholics at “blended” parish in Virginia to go elsewhere—UPDATED

You may remember when this unique parish made news last year. Now it's in the...

May 14, 2014

A great night in Brooklyn: dedicating the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph

A little history was made in the Diocese of Brooklyn last night, as Bishop Nicholas...

May 07, 2014

Raleigh unveils new plans for scaled-back cathedral

Details: Catholic Bishop Michael Burbidge unveiled a scaled-back plan for a new cathedral in West...

May 06, 2014

“They took confessionals and he put them in his bar as urinal stalls”

Photo: by Evan Boudreau/Catholic Register From The Catholic Register in Canada comes this story...

April 2014

April 29, 2014

Report: Archdiocese of New York moves to close historic parishes in massive consolidation

Details: The Archdiocese of New York took a major step last week toward consolidating its...

April 22, 2014

Andrea Bocelli drops by Miami church for Easter Mass

This seems to a regular stop for him. Details: The Zaldivar family got a tip...

April 19, 2014

Rejoice: America’s newest parish will be launched tomorrow—UPDATED WITH VIDEO

Some wonderful news about my friend Father Gregory West and his growing flock in South...

April 05, 2014

Syracuse board approves removing crosses from former Catholic church so it can become a mosque

Details: A city board on Thursday gave a Muslim group the go-ahead to remove six...