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October 2015

October 15, 2015

“Truly a miracle”: Kidnapped Syrian priest describes his escape from ISIS

Miraculous, indeed, via Catholic News Agency: A Syrian priest who was captured by Islamic State...

October 15, 2015

“Truly a miracle”: Kidnapped Syrian priest describes his escape from ISIS

Miraculous, indeed, via Catholic News Agency: A Syrian priest who was captured by Islamic State...

October 07, 2015

Confessions of a new confessor

From Ethika Politica comes this view from the other side of screen, via Fr. Gabriel...

October 07, 2015

Confessions of a new confessor

From Ethika Politica comes this view from the other side of screen, via Fr. Gabriel...

October 03, 2015

New Jersey priest arrested, accused of pointing musket at 8-year-old boy

From The New York Daily News: A football loving New Jersey priest was arrested Friday...

October 03, 2015

Vatican fires gay priest ahead of Synod—UPDATED

Fron AP: The Vatican on Saturday fired a monsignor who came out as gay on...

October 03, 2015

New Jersey priest arrested, accused of pointing musket at 8-year-old boy

From The New York Daily News: A football loving New Jersey priest was arrested Friday...

October 03, 2015

Vatican fires gay priest ahead of Synod—UPDATED

Fron AP: The Vatican on Saturday fired a monsignor who came out as gay on...

September 2015

September 24, 2015

Archbishop sanctions priest who attended woman’s ordination conference

You saw the video of the conference's closing liturgy here. Now, a priest who took...

September 24, 2015

Archbishop sanctions priest who attended woman’s ordination conference

You saw the video of the conference’s closing liturgy here. Now, a priest who took...

September 15, 2015

“Long before I became a priest, I encouraged my girlfriend to have an abortion…”

Here’s something you don’t read every day, from Aleteia: I write today as a priest...

September 15, 2015

“Long before I became a priest, I encouraged my girlfriend to have an abortion…”

Here's something you don't read every day, from Aleteia: I write today as a priest...

September 13, 2015

A family that still prays together: Florida deacon’s son becomes a pastor

Back in the early days of my blog, I posted this great story about Deacon...

September 13, 2015

A family that still prays together: Florida deacon’s son becomes a pastor

Back in the early days of my blog, I posted this great story about Deacon...

September 12, 2015

Another married Anglican priest ordained for the Catholic Church

This time, in Canada: The number of Catholic priests in Canada has fallen sharply in...

September 12, 2015

Another married Anglican priest ordained for the Catholic Church

This time, in Canada: The number of Catholic priests in Canada has fallen sharply 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

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 07, 2015

Bishop seeks to answer question: how much should priests be paid?

I’ve never heard of a diocese doing something like this before—or, at least, being so...

September 07, 2015

Bishop seeks to answer question: how much should priests be paid?

I've never heard of a diocese doing something like this before—or, at least, being so...

September 02, 2015

A Catholic Worker responds to the scandal in Des Moines: “There is an underlying clericalism I find deeply disturbing”

You may remember this story from last week—wherein a bishop moved to forbid Mass at...

September 02, 2015

A Catholic Worker responds to the scandal in Des Moines: “There is an underlying clericalism I find deeply disturbing”

You may remember this story from last week—wherein a bishop moved to forbid Mass at...

September 01, 2015

For Year of Mercy, pope allows all priests to grant absolution for abortion, permits confession with SSPX priests

From a long letter on the jubilee issued today: The tragedy of abortion is experienced...

September 01, 2015

For Year of Mercy, pope allows all priests to grant absolution for abortion, permits confession with SSPX priests

From a long letter on the jubilee issued today: The tragedy of abortion is experienced...

August 2015

August 30, 2015

What happened when a layman wore a cassock

Fascinating: Esquire Magazine – not a publication ChurchPOP would normally recommend reading – published a...

August 28, 2015

New rector named to replace Robert Barron at Mundelein

From The Archdiocese of Chicago website: Blase J. Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, today announced the...

August 28, 2015

New rector named to replace Robert Barron at Mundelein

From The Archdiocese of Chicago website: Blase J. Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, today announced the...

August 27, 2015

A priest faces death with faith: “I became a Jesuit to save souls, including my own”

From The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Since being diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer in late January, the...

August 27, 2015

A priest faces death with faith: “I became a Jesuit to save souls, including my own”

From The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Since being diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer in late January, the...

August 18, 2015

Vatican accepting online applications for “missionaries of mercy”

From CNS: Pope Francis is looking for a few good “missionaries of mercy,” priests who...