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December 2018

December 26, 2018

Historic: Muslim Iraq makes Christmas Day a national holiday

For a country that is overwhelmingly Muslim, with only a small minority of Christians, this...

December 25, 2018

Merry Christmas: that priest is a fake

You hear about these things from time to time, but I've never heard of an...

December 24, 2018

Shock: Brooklyn priest kills himself days before Christmas

Details: A Brooklyn priest killed himself inside a church rectory less than two weeks before...

December 21, 2018

Shattered: a plea from a parish hit by Alaska earthquake

Yesterday, I received an email from Deacon Jim Lee, from Eagle River, Alaska. His parish...

December 20, 2018

Caught on tape: Thief stealing instruments from Queens Catholic church

From the In My Backyard Desk, some news from a historic parish, the first in...

December 18, 2018

Pope: ‘Political addresses that blame every evil on migrants are unacceptable’

From CNS: In today's climate of mistrust, rejection and nationalism, the world urgently needs peacemakers...

December 17, 2018

Must-read: the headline-making homily delivered after a young man’s suicide

Ed Peters has the scoop: If the text recently sent to me really was the homily that Fr....

December 13, 2018

Beautiful: How George H. W. Bush secretly sponsored a Filipino child

Amazing story: Nearly 20 years ago, former President George H.W. Bush wanted to sponsor a...

December 04, 2018

Homeless man smashes statues in Phoenix basilica

The same weekend a shrine was desecrated in Brooklyn, a vandal attacked statues in Phoenix....

December 03, 2018

Outrage: Man urinates on shrine, destroys statues at Brooklyn Catholic church

Details: A man urinated on and then knocked over two statues of angels guarding the...

December 01, 2018

RIP, George H.W. Bush, man of faith

The 41st President of the United States died Friday night at his home in Houston...

November 2018

November 25, 2018

Madison’s Bishop Robert Morlino has died

The official release from the diocese: The Most Rev. Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison,...

November 24, 2018

CDC: Number of abortions in U.S. hit historic low

This news almost got lost in the holiday shuffle, but it was released Wednesday: Fewer...

November 23, 2018

Family of slain American missionary forgives those who killed him

Details: The family of an American missionary has forgiven the native tribe which killed him...

November 11, 2018

After Pittsburgh, Catholic churches in New York turning to armed ushers, live shooter training

A sad sign of the times: The power of prayer can now be measured by...

November 08, 2018

Boston Catholic parish holds funeral Mass for Whitey Bulger

Details: Catholic parish in South Boston that sits within feet of the Winter Hill Gang's...

November 04, 2018

Supreme Court will decide case of Maryland’s controversial Peace Cross

Longtime Bench-sitters may remember this story from several years back: A complaint filed by an...

November 03, 2018

Kavanaugh GoFundMe campaign will donate money raised to Catholic charity

Nice: Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh turned down more than $600,000 raised by a GoFundMe campaign in...

November 02, 2018

‘We love each other enough to make sure we’re safe’: Pastor adds bulletproof pulpit, gun mount, trauma bags to church

The mind boggles: At Fort Des Moines Church of Christ, Pastor Mike Demastus says the...

October 2018

October 18, 2018

Catholic pharmacist refuses drug to woman seeking to complete a miscarriage

From USA TODAY: A Michigan woman is demanding that Meijer discipline a pharmacist and implement a company-wide...

October 08, 2018

Goodbye, Columbus: a holiday with deep Catholic roots is disappearing

Incredible, but true, via USA TODAY: The city of Columbus, Ohio, will not observe the controversial federal...

September 2018

September 08, 2018

Survey: Catholics leaving the Church in greater numbers than any other religion

Among the facts posted recently by Pew: There are roughly 51 million Catholic adults in...

September 06, 2018

Legatus announces it is putting its annual tithe to Holy See in escrow

Legatus is a large and growing lay organization of Catholic business people founded by Thomas...

July 2018

July 31, 2018

Delaware priest attacked, doused with wine at rectory office

Details: Pastor William Graney and another Resurrection Parish staff member were assaulted on Monday at...

July 29, 2018

Thousands in Nicaragua march to support Catholic Church

Details: Thousands of anti-government protesters in Nicaragua have taken part in a march to show...

July 26, 2018

Vandal breaks into landmark Los Angeles church where Cardinal Mahony now worships

From The Los Angeles Times: The interior of one of Los Angeles' best known...

July 11, 2018

‘Catholics rock the courthouse’

From Kathleen Parker in The Washington Post: There’s no question the bench is heavily weighted...

July 08, 2018

Catholic priest spat upon, parishioners heckled during march in Scotland

From Crux: A Catholic priest and several parishioners were “subjected to vile abuse” on Saturday,...

July 03, 2018

Kate Spade’s Catholic funeral

This didn't garner much attention when it happened a little over a week ago,...

July 02, 2018

On Amy Barrett, abortion and questions of faith

The National Law Journal has a good overview of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, said to...