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November 2014

November 24, 2014

Cardinal Sarah named Prefect for Congregation of Divine Worship

From The Vatican: On Sunday, 23 November 2014, the Holy Father named Cardinal Robert Sarah...

November 21, 2014

Pope: In the Christian community “no one is a stranger,” all are welcome

From CNS: The Catholic Church "is a mother without limits and without borders," welcoming and...

November 19, 2014

Pope Francis: “All Christians are equal in dignity before God, united by vocation to holiness”

From his General Audience this morning: Dear brothers and sisters, good morning. A great gift...

November 18, 2014

Patti Smith defends performance at Vatican: “I like Pope Francis and I’m happy to sing for him”

Details from The New York Daily News: Last week, the Godmother of Punk drew criticism...

November 17, 2014

Confirmed: Pope Francis announces trip to U.S. next year

Details: Pope Francis plans to visit Philadelphia in 2015, the pontiff announced today – his first...

November 15, 2014

Forbes on Pope Francis: “When it comes to innovation this guy is pretty epic”

The magazine also makes note of two awards the pontiff received last spring, including the...

November 15, 2014

Patti Smith sings “O Holy Night”

Here's an early taste of Christmas for you. A few eyebrows were raised yesterday when...

November 14, 2014

“If I were The Sovereign Order of Malta, I’d be miffed…”

With those words, blogger Elizabeth Westhoff offers some insight into the ancient order to which...

November 14, 2014

Pope celebrates Mass for children at Santa Marta

Details from Vatican Radio: Actions speak louder than words, particularly in transmitting the faith to...

November 13, 2014

Pope commissions showers for the homeless under the colonnades at St. Peter’s

Remarkable: "Father, I can’t go to the restaurant with you because I smell." Franco is...

November 13, 2014

Pope Francis: “The Kingdom of God is close to us everyday”

From his homily this morning: In the silence of a home, where there may only...

November 13, 2014

Is the pope purging conservatives?

Short answer: no. Still, after the recent news about Cardinal Burke, some think so. But Fr. Dwight...

November 12, 2014

Pope urges all the ordained to serve with humility

And—big headline here—he mentioned deacons. From Vatican Radio: Pope Francis today urged bishops, priests and deacons always...

November 11, 2014

NY Times: “Change is rattling the hierarchy” under Francis

Fresh from the USCCB gathering in Baltimore: Change is rattling the hierarchy of the Roman...

November 11, 2014

Deacon, are you an “unprofitable servant”?

From the pope's homily this morning: We must resist temptations that distance us from our...

November 10, 2014

Pope Francis: “All of us are capable of causing scandal”

Details: Every Christian, whatever his or her vocation, must be able to always forgive and...

November 08, 2014

Kasper: “The pope is not a liberal. He is a radical.”

Details: Just days before the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops opens its annual fall meeting,...

November 08, 2014

It’s official: Burke to Malta

After the longest run-up, the least surprising papal move of the year: At Roman Noon...

November 07, 2014

Pope warns against becoming “pagan Christians”

From his homily this morning: Even today there are "pagan Christians" who "behave like enemies...

November 06, 2014

Cardinal Burke says he has no animosity toward pope, those who claim he does are trying to discredit him

From Edward Pentin via Breitbart: Cardinal Raymond Burke has said he is at the service...

November 06, 2014

Forbes names world’s most powerful people—and the pope is near the top

He's #4. As the magazine puts it: The spiritual leader to one-sixth of the world's...

November 06, 2014

“Nothing like this has happened since the backstabbing behind the scenes at the Second Vatican Council…”

Damien Thompson unloads in The Spectator: ‘At this very critical moment, there is a strong...

November 05, 2014

Pope Francis asks faithful to pray for bishops: “It isn’t easy. We are all sinners, so pray for us.”

From his Wednesday audience: A Church that is not united around its bishop is a...

November 04, 2014

Minneapolis pastor hosts controversial priest, cites pope “wanting a mess”

Somehow, I think we'll be hearing more stories like this one: A south Minneapolis church plans to...

November 04, 2014

Pope slams “rivalry, vainglory” in the Church

From Monday's homily: Taking a cue from the Letter of St. Paul to the Philippians,...

October 2014

October 30, 2014

Backlash: “A schism isn’t out of the question”

That's the assessment of religion writer Andrew Brown in The Guardian: Until this weekend, I had...

October 29, 2014

Pope Francis: “We are all the Church!’

From today's audience: Often, we hear people say: the Church doesn’t do this …the Church...

October 28, 2014

Pope: “Our shared baptism is more important than our differences”

From Vatican Radio: In a private meeting with leaders of the inter-denominational Ark Community, Pope...

October 27, 2014

Pope Francis on evolution: “God is not a magician”—UPDATED

Details: Pope Francis on Monday (Oct. 27) waded into the controversial debate over the origins...

October 24, 2014

Pope Francis: “Building the unity of the Church, this is the task of every one of us”

From his daily homily: Every Christian is called to work for the unity of the...