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October 2015

October 16, 2015

Baltimore’s Catholic Review newspaper to become a monthly magazine

A trend continues. From The Baltimore Sun: The Catholic Review, which has chronicled Catholic life...

October 13, 2015

Hell freezes over: Playboy to stop publishing photos of nude women

No, this news isn’t from The Onion. It turns out that very soon, men really...

October 13, 2015

Hell freezes over: Playboy to stop publishing photos of nude women

No, this news isn't from The Onion. It turns out that very soon, men really...

October 12, 2015

From the Synod: Observers say media coverage “doesn’t reflect what we see in there”

From today’s press briefing, via CNS: Two couples attending the Synod of Bishops on the...

October 12, 2015

From the Synod: Observers say media coverage “doesn’t reflect what we see in there”

From today's press briefing, via CNS: Two couples attending the Synod of Bishops on the...

October 09, 2015

Fox News’s Kirsten Powers announces: “I’m becoming Catholic!”

The news has been hurtling around the world tonight on Twitter: About Powers, from her...

October 09, 2015

Just in time for Respect Life month, an app that slaps life in the face

A truly repellent idea: Wannabe tech entrepreneurs Julia Cordray and Nicole McCullough haven’t even launched...

October 09, 2015

Fox News’s Kirsten Powers announces: “I’m becoming Catholic!”

The news has been hurtling around the world tonight on Twitter: About Powers, from her...

October 09, 2015

Just in time for Respect Life month, an app that slaps life in the face

A truly repellent idea: Wannabe tech entrepreneurs Julia Cordray and Nicole McCullough haven’t even launched...

September 2015

September 29, 2015

Mercy is the message: Vatican announces theme for World Communications Day 2016

From CNS: For World Communications Day 2016, Pope Francis has chosen the theme "Communication and Mercy:...

September 29, 2015

Mercy is the message: Vatican announces theme for World Communications Day 2016

From CNS: For World Communications Day 2016, Pope Francis has chosen the theme “Communication and Mercy:...

September 26, 2015

New York Post changes its name for Pope Francis

It was just for one day but, heh, why not? Yesterday's front page. Details here....

September 26, 2015

New York Post changes its name for Pope Francis

It was just for one day but, heh, why not? Yesterday’s front page. Details here....

September 23, 2015

And now, Ann Coulter is bashing Catholics

After her remarks about Jews, should we be surprised? She sent out this tweet a...

September 23, 2015

And now, Ann Coulter is bashing Catholics

After her remarks about Jews, should we be surprised? She sent out this tweet a...

September 21, 2015

Biden on Francis: “He’s the embodiment of Catholic social doctrine that I was raised with”

The Vice President sat down for a lengthy interview with the editor of America magazine:...

September 21, 2015

Biden on Francis: “He’s the embodiment of Catholic social doctrine that I was raised with”

The Vice President sat down for a lengthy interview with the editor of America magazine:...

September 18, 2015

Advice from a priest on how to cover the papal visit

Roy Peter Clark, of the Poynter Institute, decided to ask his parish priest for advice...

September 18, 2015

Advice from a priest on how to cover the papal visit

Roy Peter Clark, of the Poynter Institute, decided to ask his parish priest for advice...

September 17, 2015

Archdiocese of Chicago hires Commonweal’s Grant Gallicho as director of publications and media

The press release: The Archdiocese of Chicago today named Grant Gallicho as its director of...

September 17, 2015

Archdiocese of Chicago hires Commonweal’s Grant Gallicho as director of publications and media

The press release: The Archdiocese of Chicago today named Grant Gallicho as its director of...

September 14, 2015

Chris Matthews writes about growing up Catholic in Philadelphia

From Philadelphia Magazine: We lived in a totally Catholic world — Irish Catholic. Mass at...

September 14, 2015

Chris Matthews writes about growing up Catholic in Philadelphia

From Philadelphia Magazine: We lived in a totally Catholic world — Irish Catholic. Mass at...

September 09, 2015

End of an era: National Geographic magazine ends non-profit status, partners with Fox

This is a big deal: The National Geographic magazine, a nonprofit publication since its founding...

September 09, 2015

End of an era: National Geographic magazine ends non-profit status, partners with Fox

This is a big deal: The National Geographic magazine, a nonprofit publication since its founding...

September 07, 2015

All pope, all the time: Time Warner plans special channel for papal visit

This is extraordinary—and, I think, unprecedented. It’s also a testament to the intense interest in...

September 07, 2015

“This may be the most positive presentation of Catholicism on American television ever”

As I wrote over at Aleteia, this was a media moment without precedent: You don’t...

September 07, 2015

“This may be the most positive presentation of Catholicism on American television ever”

As I wrote over at Aleteia, this was a media moment without precedent: You don’t...

September 07, 2015

All pope, all the time: Time Warner plans special channel for papal visit

This is extraordinary—and, I think, unprecedented. It’s also a testament to the intense interest in...

September 07, 2015

“This may be the most positive presentation of Catholicism on American television ever”

As I wrote over at Aleteia, this was a media moment without precedent: You don’t...