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February 2019

February 19, 2019

Covington Update: Lawyers File $250 Million Lawsuit Against The Washington Post

From the blog of Hemmer Law: Today, Lin Wood and Todd McMurtry filed their first...

February 18, 2019

Pro-life: Utah Passes Bill Banning Abortions of Down Syndrome Babies

Great news: A bill that would outlaw abortions solely based on a Down syndrome diagnosis...

February 16, 2019

BREAKING: McCarrick Dismissed from Clerical State

From Vatican Media: The Holy Press Office has published a statement from the Vatican Congregation for the...

February 13, 2019

Covington Update: Final Report Clears Students, Finds ‘No Evidence’ of Racist Statements

Details, from "Kresta in the Afternoon" at Ave Maria Radio: On January 22, Greater Cincinnati...

February 10, 2019

It’s Everywhere: Investigation Finds 700 Victims of Southern Baptist Sex Abuse

From The Washington Post: “20 years, 700 victims” So reads part of the headline of...

February 09, 2019

‘Profoundly Wrong’: Muslim Denied Presence of Imam at His Execution — UPDATED

From Catholic News Agency: A Muslim man convicted of murder has been executed in Alabama...

February 05, 2019

In a First, Pope Francis Addresses Scandal of Priests Abusing Nuns: ‘We’re Working On It’

From The New York Times: Pope Francis said on Tuesday that the Roman Catholic Church...

February 04, 2019

‘Their God is Not My God’: How Life Under ISIS Led These Muslims to Christianity

From NBC News: Four years have passed since the Islamic State group's fighters were run...

February 03, 2019

Lawyers for Nick Sandmann send letters to news outlets ahead of possible lawsuits

Details: he attorneys that are representing the Covington Catholic High School student who went viral...

February 03, 2019

Love endures all things: turning the Covington nightmare into a gift

This is just great: A GoFundMe account redirected the attention given the harassment of a family with ties to...

January 2019

January 30, 2019

So help me God, this is a bad idea

From The Hill: The House Committee on Natural Resources is reportedly seeking to have the...

January 30, 2019

Asia Bibi headed to Canada

From The Catholic Register: Asia Bibi, the Catholic woman who spent eight years on death...

January 27, 2019

Statement from lawyers for Covington student Nick Sandmann: ‘We expect a multitude of civil lawsuits’

This was posted Friday on the website for Hemmer, DeFrank and Wessels. It comes from Nick...

January 27, 2019

Pro-choice pol denied communion in Ireland

Details: A Catholic priest reportedly refused to give communion to a pro-choice TD at a...

January 27, 2019

Horror: at least 27 killed in bombing during Mass at cathedral in Philippines

The video above shows the aftermath and offers additional information on the ground. Details: ...

January 25, 2019

BREAKING: Bishop apologizes to Covington students

Details: Diocese of Covington Bishop Roger Foys apologized Friday afternoon for issuing a premature statement...

January 24, 2019

Congress investigating Twitter account behind the Covington video

From The New York Times: Lawmakers are investigating the Twitter account that first shared a...

January 22, 2019

UPDATE: Statement from the Diocese of Covington and Covington Catholic High School

Posted this afternoon on their website: A statement from the Diocese of Covington and Covington...

January 22, 2019

Alabama church gives grocery gift cards to furloughed workers

The other day, I posted on how Catholic Charities in Washington is helping federal workers....

January 21, 2019

Notre Dame to cover its murals of Christopher Columbus

From CNA: A series of murals depicting Christopher Columbus' life and exploration displayed at the...

January 18, 2019

Could you be kept off a jury because you’re Catholic?

An interesting dissection from Aliza Plener Cover, a law professor: In August, Pope Francis declared...

January 12, 2019

In divided Poland, a dispute over the legacy of St. John Paul

Here's something you don't see every day in The New York Times, a long and...

January 11, 2019

UPDATE & CORRECTION: A nun invited President Trump to meet refugees at her center near the border

UPDATE: CNS this afternoon posted an update and correction, noting that an earlier version of...

January 10, 2019

A crime to be pro-life? Proposed abortion law for New York ‘worse than we thought it would be’

From The Evangelist in Albany: Officials at the New York State Catholic Conference are calling the Reproductive...

January 09, 2019

Traditionalist religious group sanctioned, ordered to stop presenting their teachings as Catholic

Details: The radical-traditionalist Catholic group the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is now...

January 07, 2019

Opus Dei paid nearly a million dollars in sexual misconduct suit against Father McCloskey

From The Washington Post: The Catholic community Opus Dei in 2005 paid $977,000 to settle...

January 05, 2019

Hate: swastika painted on doors of cathedral

From News 12 Connecticut: Police officers on patrol in Bridgeport discovered a swastika on the...

December 2018

December 28, 2018

‘Please pray for us’: Episcopal priest in Tennessee announces he’s becoming Catholic

Details: A conservative Episcopal priest, who is a top administrator in the Tennessee diocese, is leaving...

December 27, 2018

Christmas came anyway: Parishioners rebuild after man plowed SUV into church on Christmas Eve

Details: Members of Our Lady of Lavang Parish in Portland, Oregon did not let an...

December 27, 2018

Proposed laws could require priests to report on abuse heard in confession

This bears watching. From The Washington Post: In response to recent Catholic Church clergy sex...