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August 2015

August 25, 2015

Dorothy Day would be appalled

Back in the 1950s, the venerable woman who founded The Catholic Worker wrote a famous...

August 24, 2015

Lavish funeral in Rome for alleged mob boss

From Catholic News Agency: An outlandish funeral for an alleged Italian mob boss, complete with...

August 24, 2015

Lavish funeral in Rome for alleged mob boss

From Catholic News Agency: An outlandish funeral for an alleged Italian mob boss, complete with...

August 20, 2015

Trump: “I’m going to have to scare the Pope…

He offered some wisdom to CNN yesterday: Donald Trump has revealed he would warn the...

August 20, 2015

Trump: “I’m going to have to scare the Pope…

He offered some wisdom to CNN yesterday: Donald Trump has revealed he would warn the...

August 20, 2015

Legal and lethal: Europe expands euthanasia for those “tired of living”

From The Washington Post: If you were a psychiatrist and a chronically depressed patient told...

August 20, 2015

Legal and lethal: Europe expands euthanasia for those “tired of living”

From The Washington Post: If you were a psychiatrist and a chronically depressed patient told...

August 20, 2015

Holy stock: S&P Dow Jones introduces Catholic Values index

From Marketwatch: S&P Dow Jones Indices, which brings us the much-followed S&P 500, now has...

August 20, 2015

Holy stock: S&P Dow Jones introduces Catholic Values index

From Marketwatch: S&P Dow Jones Indices, which brings us the much-followed S&P 500, now has...

August 19, 2015

Boom: Omaha sees Catholic surge in suburbs, may build more schools and churches

This is a good problem to have, I think. From Omaha.com: Step into St. Vincent de...

August 19, 2015

Boom: Omaha sees Catholic surge in suburbs, may build more schools and churches

This is a good problem to have, I think. From Omaha.com: Step into St. Vincent de...

August 19, 2015

“You worship idols”: haters slam Texas governor over Facebook post about the Virgin Mary

Further proof that anti-Catholicism is alive and well: Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) got a...

August 19, 2015

“You worship idols”: haters slam Texas governor over Facebook post about the Virgin Mary

Further proof that anti-Catholicism is alive and well: Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) got a...

August 13, 2015

Court rules against baker in same-sex marriage case

From CNN: An appellate court on Thursday ruled against a Colorado bakery owner who refused...

August 13, 2015

Court rules against baker in same-sex marriage case

From CNN: An appellate court on Thursday ruled against a Colorado bakery owner who refused...

August 11, 2015

The most Catholic cities in the U.S.

From Pew: Earlier this year, we took a look at the top three religious traditions that...

August 11, 2015

The most Catholic cities in the U.S.

From Pew: Earlier this year, we took a look at the top three religious traditions that...

August 10, 2015

Pope institutes World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation

Details: Pope Francis has instituted a World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, which...

August 10, 2015

Pope institutes World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation

Details: Pope Francis has instituted a World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, which...

August 08, 2015

Is John Kasich the GOP’s Pope Francis?

Time magazine thinks so: At times during the first GOP debate on Thursday night, it...

August 08, 2015

Is John Kasich the GOP’s Pope Francis?

Time magazine thinks so: At times during the first GOP debate on Thursday night, it...

August 07, 2015

Report: “Scores of Christians” kidnapped by ISIS in Homs, Syria

Details: Fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have abducted scores...

August 05, 2015

Awesome: Turkish couple spends their wedding day feeding Syrian refugees

Details: A Turkish couple who got married last week invited 4,000 Syrian refugees to celebrate...

August 05, 2015

Awesome: Turkish couple spends their wedding day feeding Syrian refugees

Details: A Turkish couple who got married last week invited 4,000 Syrian refugees to celebrate...

August 04, 2015

Fired Philadelphia teacher delivers petition, seeking to be reinstated

Can you say "photo op"? From Philly.com: Margie Winters, accompanied by about 50 supporters and...

August 02, 2015

Pregnant mother facing deportation seeks sanctuary in Catholic mission—UPDATED

From the Atlanta Journal Constitution: A pregnant El Salvadorian woman who has been ordered deported...

July 2015

July 30, 2015

Planned Parenthood website hacked? Really? — UPDATED

CNN reports: Planned Parenthood's website went down Wednesday afternoon in what the nonprofit health services organization...

July 30, 2015

Planned Parenthood website hacked? Really? — UPDATED

CNN reports: Planned Parenthood’s website went down Wednesday afternoon in what the nonprofit health services organization...

July 29, 2015

Church in Spain declares transgendered person not “suitable” to be a godparent

From Huffington Post in Spain: Alex Salinas is 21 years old. He was assigned female...

July 29, 2015

Their days are numbered: after thousands of years, Rome to stop using Roman numerals

Wow. From The Telegraph: They have survived thousands of years since their birth in ancient Rome,...