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June 2015

June 10, 2015

Kidnapped Franciscan freed in Syria

Great news: The Custody of the Holy Land announced that the Father Dhiya Azziz has...

June 09, 2015

President Obama: “Every human being, made in the image of God, deserves to live in dignity”

View image | gettyimages.com From the transcript of his remarks today to the Catholic Health Association: ...

June 09, 2015

Polish president rescues host during Mass

H/T to Gerard Nadal, who posted this remarkable item on Facebook: On the National Thanksgiving...

June 08, 2015

Report: abortions down in most states, dropping 12% since 2010

From AP: Abortions have declined in states where new laws make it harder to have...

June 05, 2015

Criminal charges filed against Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis

From The Minneapolis Star Tribune: The Ramsey County Attorney’s office filed criminal charges Friday against...

June 04, 2015

Let us prey: scammers ripping off faithful who want to see Pope Francis in U.S.

View image | gettyimages.com Take note: We received an email from a parishioner at Good...

June 03, 2015

Abu Dhabi to open its second Catholic church

From Vatican Radio: The first Catholic Church in the UAE, St. Joseph’s Abu Dhabi, was...

June 01, 2015

This is our Church: more Catholics, more parishes, fewer priests

View image | gettyimages.com Some highlights of a CARA report released today: Arguably, the three...

May 2015

May 31, 2015

Hundreds gathered in Arizona to protest Muslims—and then this happened

That rally—in which armed protestors stood outside a mosque, wore profanity-adorned t-shirts about Islam, and screamed—resulted...

May 31, 2015

Hundreds gathered in Arizona to protest Muslims—and then this happened

That rally—in which armed protestors stood outside a mosque, wore profanity-adorned t-shirts about Islam, and screamed—resulted...

May 29, 2015

Vatican archbishop overseeing World Meeting of Families under investigation for embezzlement

From Philly.com: The Vatican archbishop in charge of overseeing the World Meeting of Families is...

May 29, 2015

Vatican archbishop overseeing World Meeting of Families under investigation for embezzlement

From Philly.com: The Vatican archbishop in charge of overseeing the World Meeting of Families is...

May 29, 2015

From “nones” to nothing: study charts what may be America’s least religious generation

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May 29, 2015

From “nones” to nothing: study charts what may be America’s least religious generation

View image | gettyimages.com A press release, from San Diego State University, offers some sobering...

May 28, 2015

Catholic university moves statue of missionary after some complain it is racist—UPDATED

Details: Saint Louis University has removed a statue on its campus depicting a famous Jesuit...

May 28, 2015

Catholic university moves statue of missionary after some complain it is racist—UPDATED

Details: Saint Louis University has removed a statue on its campus depicting a famous Jesuit...

May 25, 2015

What happened in Ireland?

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May 25, 2015

What happened in Ireland?

View image | gettyimages.com A look at the historic vote Saturday to legalize same-sex marriage, via...

May 23, 2015

Barack Obama hails beatification of Oscar Romero

View image | gettyimages.com From McClatchy: A papal envoy Saturday declared slain Archbishop Óscar...

May 23, 2015

Barack Obama hails beatification of Oscar Romero

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May 23, 2015

Court rules New York can ban “Choose Life” license plates for being controversial, “patently offensive”

From Reuters: A divided federal appeals court gave New York wide authority to regulate the...

May 23, 2015

Court rules New York can ban “Choose Life” license plates for being controversial, “patently offensive”

From Reuters: A divided federal appeals court gave New York wide authority to regulate the...

May 22, 2015

Syrian Catholic archdiocese confirms priest kidnapped; deacon also missing

Details from CNA: The Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Homs confirmed on Friday that a priest...

May 22, 2015

Syrian Catholic archdiocese confirms priest kidnapped; deacon also missing

Details from CNA: The Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Homs confirmed on Friday that a priest...

May 21, 2015

“The world is becoming more religious, not less…”

An interesting perspective, from author Wes Granberg-Michaelson in The Washington Post: While Christianity may be on...

May 21, 2015

SF aftershock: controversial priest, Fr. Illo, removed—UPDATED

You probably remember this headline-grabber from January. Now an update: The controversial pastor of a...

May 21, 2015

“The world is becoming more religious, not less…”

An interesting perspective, from author Wes Granberg-Michaelson in The Washington Post: While Christianity may be on...

May 21, 2015

SF aftershock: controversial priest, Fr. Illo, removed—UPDATED

You probably remember this headline-grabber from January. Now an update: The controversial pastor of a...

May 16, 2015

Great moments in education: teacher screens “Fifty Shades of Grey” for high school students

Details: Part of the erotic movie “Fifty Shades of Grey” was shown in a West...

May 16, 2015

There go the Germans. Again.

From the National Catholic Register: A public dispute has broken out between Germany’s top lay...