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December 2019

December 29, 2019

‘The Jews are beloved of God’

I wanted to break my silence today, to post something following the horrific attacks in...

December 04, 2019

CNA: Rochester bishop requested Sheen beatification delay

This makes a lot of sense. Details: The beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen was delayed...

December 04, 2019

Growing number of U.S. Latinos leaving Catholic Church for Islam

Details: About 8 percent of all Muslim Americans adults are Latino, according to a 2017 report from...

December 04, 2019

It’s official: Malone resigns; Albany’s Scharfenberger to Buffalo as administrator

The Vatican announced it today, as expected: The Holy Father accepted the renunciation of the...

December 02, 2019

Reports: Buffalo’s Bishop Malone to step down Wednesday

From The Buffalo News: Bishop Richard J. Malone will request an “early retirement” and exit...

December 01, 2019

Shock: Bishop of Duluth dies at church Sunday morning

Details: The bishop of the Roman Catholic Church’s diocese in Duluth for the past 10...

December 01, 2019

VIDEO: Priest at center of communion controversy explains his decision

This is worth your time: an interview with Father Scott Nolan, the priest who told...

November 2019

November 27, 2019

Priest denies communion to judge in same-sex marriage — UPDATED

The video below from WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids tells the story: Details: Judge Sara...

November 26, 2019

In a first, WV bishop demands his predecessor apologize, pay restitution

“We regard the former bishop’s acceptance of this plan of amends as an act of...

November 26, 2019

NBC’s survey of Catholic Church employees reveals divisions

1 in 3 Catholic Church employees says sex abuse/misconduct is "still a major problem." Details:...

November 23, 2019

‘That just tells you what a beautiful world you have’

Oh yeah. This. A thousand times, this. On Thursday, 12-year-old Jonathan Jones, a colorblind student...

November 23, 2019

Defiled: missals burned, excrement spread in French church

In the church, prayer books were burned, excrement spread, a statue thrown to the ground. ...

November 21, 2019

Bad habit: retirement home told nun to stop wearing religious clothing

And now authorities say the home was wrong. From The New York Times: A Catholic...

November 21, 2019

Pope in Thailand: Mission is seeking family members we don’t know yet

Via CNS: Missionaries are not mercenaries, but beggars who recognize that some brothers and sisters...

November 20, 2019

A pro-life Catholic Democrat?! Meet John Bel Edwards

"Everything that I experienced growing up as a Catholic just pushed me towards service.” John...

November 20, 2019

Conscience matters: most states protect doctors who refuse to do abortions because of religion

From Reuters: The vast majority of U.S. states have passed laws blocking civil lawsuits that...

November 17, 2019

Shock: Lawsuit filed over funeral homily

“No parent, no sibling, no family member should ever, ever have to sit through what...

November 15, 2019

Pope will update catechism to include sins against ecology

Pope Francis called on the international community to recognize ecocide as a "crime against peace."...

November 14, 2019

WATCH: The proud Christian faith of the NFL’s Nick Foles

"You believe in Jesus, that changes your heart." Check out this video above, from...

November 13, 2019

AP: Attorney preparing lawsuit against Brooklyn’s Bishop DiMarzio

This is my bishop and the man who ordained me. I find this, on every...

November 12, 2019

Horror: ISIS kills Catholic priest in Syria — UPDATED

From Radio Free Europe: Unknown gunmen have shot dead an Armenian Catholic priest and his...

November 12, 2019

Message to U.S. bishops: Pass on the ‘Magisterium of Pope Francis’

This is generating a lot of buzz around the interwebs — Rocco described it as...

November 10, 2019

Shock: Tabernacle stolen from El Paso church

"The desecration of the greatest gift possessed by the Church, the Most Blessed Sacrament, is...

November 09, 2019

Cardinal Burke: ‘It’s clear that the pope doesn’t want me in any leadership position’

Cardinal Raymond Burke had several conversations recently with Ross Douthat of The New York Times,...

November 09, 2019

Why are fewer U.S. Latinos Catholic?

RNS unpacks that question, drawing on details from a recent Pew report: Harold Morales, a...

November 08, 2019

Eye on Iowa: Biden woos Catholics who elected Trump

“I’ll tell you what a priest told me today: Dubuque would not have refused him...

November 07, 2019

Christian YouTube star John Crist apologizes for ‘hurt and pain’ of his sexual misconduct

Count me among those who have enjoyed his bits on social media and shared them...

November 06, 2019

Judge scraps ‘conscience’ rule for health care workers

From The New York Times: A federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday overturned the Trump administration’s...

November 05, 2019

After five months, Pennsylvania pol who harassed pro-life activists apologizes to families

You may remember this story from last spring. Now, an update: A Pennsylvanian state lawmaker...

November 04, 2019

‘I am the guy who threw the Pachamama idols in the River Tiber…’

The young man who claims he did it released a video on YouTube this morning. ...