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September 2015

September 14, 2015

In new interview, Pope Francis addresses refugee crisis, blames “culture of ‘well-being'” for low birth rate in Europe

Details from CNA: In a new, wide-ranging interview Pope Francis spoke at length of the...

September 14, 2015

Changes in Catholic America: a snapshot of the country the Pope will be visiting

The good folks at Pew offer this demographic snapshot of the country Pope Francis will...

September 13, 2015

Congressman: U.S. has “disrupted” planned attack on pope

Details: Plans to attack the Pope Francis during his U.S. visit have already been thwarted,...

September 13, 2015

Congressman: U.S. has “disrupted” planned attack on pope

Details: Plans to attack the Pope Francis during his U.S. visit have already been thwarted,...

September 12, 2015

“Priest on the Street” asks: “What would you like Pope Francis to say to Congress?”

A nifty new video from those talented folks in the Archdiocese of Washington media office....

September 12, 2015

“Priest on the Street” asks: “What would you like Pope Francis to say to Congress?”

A nifty new video from those talented folks in the Archdiocese of Washington media office....

September 11, 2015

Pope Francis: “A person who can only see the splinters in the eyes of others falls into pettiness”

Highlights from today's homily: Pope Francis says that we must learn to not judge others...

September 11, 2015

Cuba announces it will release prisoners as “goodwill gesture” ahead of pope’s visit

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September 11, 2015

Pope Francis: “A person who can only see the splinters in the eyes of others falls into pettiness”

Highlights from today’s homily: Pope Francis says that we must learn to not judge others...

September 11, 2015

Cuba announces it will release prisoners as “goodwill gesture” ahead of pope’s visit

View image | gettyimages.com From the BBC: Cuba has said it will release more than...

September 10, 2015

Oprah joins celebrities welcoming Pope Francis to U.S.

Check this out, from Catholic Charities of New York, and then read the story behind...

September 10, 2015

On the road again: pope to visit Kenya during African trip

From the Vatican: Pope Francis will visit Kenya, Uganda, and the Central African Republic in...

September 10, 2015

Pope Francis tells priests if they aren’t merciful, stay out of the confessional

From CNS: To be a true Christian means being forgiving, kind, humble, gentle, generous, merciful...

September 10, 2015

“Flat Francis” meets Pope Francis

Remember when “Flat Francis” went to Epcot? Well, he finally made it to the Vatican,...

September 10, 2015

Oprah joins celebrities welcoming Pope Francis to U.S.

Check this out, from Catholic Charities of New York, and then read the story behind...

September 10, 2015

“Flat Francis” meets Pope Francis

Remember when "Flat Francis" went to Epcot? Well, he finally made it to the Vatican,...

September 10, 2015

Pope Francis tells priests if they aren’t merciful, stay out of the confessional

From CNS: To be a true Christian means being forgiving, kind, humble, gentle, generous, merciful...

September 10, 2015

On the road again: pope to visit Kenya during African trip

From the Vatican: Pope Francis will visit Kenya, Uganda, and the Central African Republic in...

September 09, 2015

Jorge Bergoglio’s personal experience with annulments

What does the pope know about the process? A lot, and much of it is...

September 09, 2015

What happened when an Orthodox Jewish woman met the pope

She couldn’t bow to him. So he bowed to her. I’m surprised this story hasn’t...

September 09, 2015

What happened when an Orthodox Jewish woman met the pope

She couldn't bow to him. So he bowed to her. I'm surprised this story hasn't...

September 09, 2015

Jorge Bergoglio’s personal experience with annulments

What does the pope know about the process? A lot, and much of it is...

September 08, 2015

Hungarian bishop on pope’s view of refugees: he’s wrong—UPDATED

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September 08, 2015

Hungarian bishop on pope’s view of refugees: he’s wrong—UPDATED

View image | gettyimages.com From The Washington Post: Pope Francis’s message Sunday couldn’t have been...

September 07, 2015

Washington Post: conservative dissent brewing inside the Vatican

Not surprising, but a timely overview: As he upends church convention, Francis also is grappling...

September 07, 2015

Obama invites gay Catholic to White House for pope’s visit

From The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A Marquette University grad's poignant note to President Barack Obama...

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

BREAKING: Vatican to announce annulment reforms Tuesday

In characteristically awkward translation, from the Vatican press office: The attention of journalists that tomorrow, Tuesday, September...

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

Obama invites gay Catholic to White House for pope’s visit

From The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A Marquette University grad’s poignant note to President Barack Obama...